[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR700.4]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

PART 700_DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

                           Subpart B_Overview

 

Sec. 700.4  Priorities and allocations in a national emergency.



    (a) In the event of a national emergency, special rules may be 

established as needed to supplement this part, thus ensuring rapid 

industrial response and the timely availability of critical industrial 

items and facilities to meet the urgent national defense requirements, 

including domestic emergency preparedness requirements, of approved 

programs.

    (b) The special rules established in response to the emergency may 

include provisions for the taking of certain emergency official actions 

and the allocation of critical and scarce materials and facilities.



[63 FR 31921, June 11, 1998]