HR 16668 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
National Emergencies Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1974-09-16)
Plain Language Summary
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National Emergencies Act - States that no authority conferred under any law of the United States upon the President or upon any other officer, employee, agency, or other entity of the Government of the United States, as the result of any national emergency, shall be exercised except as provided under this Act and that any national emergency declared or otherwise designated as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act is terminated on the two hundred and seventieth day after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless otherwise previously terminated. States that, in the event the President finds that the proclamation of a national emergency is essential to the preservation, protection, and defense of the Constitution, and is essential to the common defense, safety, or well-being of the territory and people of the United States, the President is authorized to publicly declare the existence of a national emergency. Provides that any authority conferred under any law to be exercised with respect to a war or a national emergency shall not be exercised until the President states in an Executive Order issued with respect to that war or emergency, the specific provisions of law …
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