Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102
§4515 Presidential Power to Ration Gasoline Among Classes of End-users Unaffected
Title 50 › CHAPTER 55 — DEFENSE PRODUCTION › SUBCHAPTER I — PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS › § 4515
Summary
The President may not ration gasoline among types of users without Congress' approval.
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Title 50, §4515
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the President to institute, without the approval of the Congress, a program for the rationing of gasoline among classes of end-users.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Termination of SectionFor termination of section, see section 4564(a) of this title.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, 64 Stat. 798, known as the Defense Production Act of 1950, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 4501 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 2075 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective June 30, 1980, see section 107 of Pub. L. 96–294, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1980 Amendment note under section 4502 of this title.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 4515
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102