PROVISIONS IN THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950

[Act of September 8, 1950, 64 Stat. 798; as amended by Act of July 31, 1951, 65 Stat. 131; Act of June 30, 1952, 66 Stat. 296; Act of June 30, 1953, 67 Stat. 129; Act of June 30, 1955, 69 Stat. 255; Act of August 9, 1955, 69 Stat. 580; Act of June 29, 1956, 70 Stat. 408; Act of June 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 241; Act of June 30, 1960, 74 Stat. 782; and Act of June 28, 1962, 72 Stat. 112]

TITLE I-PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATION

SEC. 101. [50 U. S. C. app. 2071] The President is hereby authorized (1) to require that performance under contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) which he deems necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense shall take priority over performance under any other contract or order, and, for the purpose of assuring such priority, to require acceptance and performance of such contracts or orders in preference to other contracts or orders by any person he finds to be capable of their performance, and (2) to allocate materials and facilities in such manner, upon such conditions, and to such extent as he shall deem necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense. ***

SEC. 103. [50 U. S. C. app. 2073] Any person who willfully performs any act prohibited, or willfully fails to perform any act required, by the provisions of this title or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

TITLE VII-GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 703. (a) [50 U. S. C. app. 2153] Except as otherwise specifically provided, the President may delegate any power or authority conferred upon him by this Act to any officer or agency of the Government, including any new agency or agencies (and the President is hereby authorized to create such new agencies other than corporate agencies, as he deems necessary), and he may authorize such redelegations by that officer or agency as the President may deem appropriate. ***1

SEC. 717. [50 U. S. C. app. 2166] (a) Title I (except section 104), title III, and title VII (except section 714) of this Act, and all authority conferred thereunder, shall terminate at the close of June 30, 1964. * * *

1 The powers conferred by this Act relating to air transport have been delegated by Executive Orders from tome to time. See E. O. 10480, post 259.

PROVISION IN THE FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION ACT

[Act of March 21, 1938, 52 Stat. 111, as amended by Aot of June 23, 1938, 52 Stat. 1027; Act of September 18, 1940, 54 Stat. 898, Act of July 14, 1952, 66 Stat. 632; Act of August 23, 1598 (Federal Aviation Act), 72 Stat. 731; and Act of Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1750]

SEC. 5. (a) (1) [15 U.S.C. 45] Unfair methods of competition in commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.

(6) The Commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, common carriers subject to the Acts to regulate commerce, air carriers and foreign air carriers subject to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and persons, partnerships, or corporations insofar as they are subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, except as provided in section 406(b) of said Act, from using unfair methods of competition in commerce and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce.

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PROVISIONS IN PART II OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT

[Act of August 9, 1945, 49 Stat. 545, as amended by Act of June 23, 1938, 52 Stat. 1027; Act of September 18, 1940, 54 Stat. 898; Act of August 3, 1956, 70 Stat. 958]

SEO. 203. (b) [49 U. S. C. 303] Nothing in this part, except the provisions of section 204 relative to qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and safety of operation or standards of equipment shall be construed to include 7 (a) the transportation of persons or property by motor vehicle when incidental to transportation by aircraft ***. (As amended by section 1107 (j) of the Civil Aeronautics Act.)

SEC. 204. (a) [49 U. S. C. 304] It shall be the duty of the Commission

(1) To regulate common carriers by motor vehicle as provided in this part, and to that end the Commission may establish reasonable requirements with respect to continuous and adequate service, transportation of baggage and express, uniform systems of accounts, records, and reports, preservation of records, qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees, and safety of operation and equipment.

(2) To regulate contract carriers by motor vehicle as provided in this part, and to that end the Commission may establish reasonable requirements with respect to uniform systems of accounts, records, and reports, preservation of records, qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees, and safety of operation and equipment. (3) To establish for private carriers of property by motor vehicle, if need therefor is found, reasonable requirements to promote safety of operations, and to that end prescribe qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees, and standards of equipment. In the event such requirements are established, the term "motor carrier" shall be construed to include private carriers of property by motor vehicle in the administration of sections 204 (c); 205; 220; 221; 222 (a), (b), (d), (f), and (g); and 224, of this part (as amended by the Transportation Act of 1940, 54 Stat. 898, approved September 18, 1940).

(4) To regulate brokers as provided in this part, and to that end the Commission may establish reasonable requirements with respect to licensing, financial responsibility, accounts, records, reports, operations, and practices of any such person or persons.

(5) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions pertaining to safety, the Commission may avail itself of the assistance of any of the several research agencies of the Federal Government having

special knowledge of any such matter, to conduct such scientific and technical researches, investigations, and tests as may be necessary to promote the safety of operation and equipment of motor vehicles as provided in this part; the Commission may transfer to such agency or agencies such funds as may be necessary and available to make this provision effective.

(6) To administer, execute, and enforce all provisions of this part, to make all necessary orders in connection therewith, and to prescribe rules, regulations, and procedure for such administration;

[Paragraph 4 (a) as added by, and paragraph 7 as restated by the Transportation Act of 1940, 54 Stat. 898, approved September 18, 1940, are not included.]

PROVISIONS IN THE FEDERAL EXPLOSIVES ACT

[Act of November 24, 1942, 56 Stat. 1022, as amended by Act of August 23, 1958 (Federal Aviation Act), 72 Stat. 731]

SEC. 123. [50 U.S.C. 123] *** This chapter shall not apply to explosives or ingredients which are in transit upon vessels, railroad cars, or conveyances in conformity with statutory law or with rules or regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission, or regulations of the Secretary of Commerce, or to explosives or ingredients which are in transit upon aircraft in conformity with statutory law or with the rules and regulations of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency. ***

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