Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of 1939
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of 1939, 50 USC § 98, is a United States federal law establishing strategic materials supply reserves for the United States common defense, industrial demands, and military commitments. The Act of Congress authorize the acquisition of raw material stocks for inventory disposition, rotation, and storage within the United States.
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| Long title | An Act to provide for the common defense by acquiring stocks of strategic and critical materials essential to the needs of industry for the manufacture of supplies for the armed forces and the civilian population in time of a national emergency, and to encourage, as far as possible, the further development of strategic and critical materials within the United States for common defense. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | SCMA |
| Nicknames | National Defense Stockpile Act of 1939 |
| Enacted by | the 76th United States Congress |
| Effective | June 7, 1939 |
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| Public law | Pub.L. 76–117 |
| Statutes at Large | 53 Stat. 811 |
| Codification | |
| Titles amended | 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense |
| U.S.C. sections created | 50 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. III § 98 et seq. |
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The Senate legislation was passed by the 76th Congressional session and enacted into law by the 32nd President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt on June 7, 1939.
Provisions of the Act
The strategic war materials federal law was drafted as seven sections providing critical material supplies in the event of dependence for a national emergency or threat to the national security of the United States.
| 50 U.S.C. § 1 ~ | Declaration of Policy |
| 50 U.S.C. § 2 ~ | Determination of Strategic and Critical Materials Quantities of Strategic and Critical Materials |
| 50 U.S.C. § 3 ~ | U.S. Treasury Purchase Domestic Production or Supply Insufficient Replacement of Stocks of Material Subject to Deterioration Annual Report of Expenditures and Method of Materials Rotation |
| 50 U.S.C. § 4 ~ | Strategic and Critical Materials Use Restricted President Order for Strategic and Critical Materials Utilization |
| 50 U.S.C. § 5 ~ | Purchases of American Materials Period Allowed for Production and Delivery from Domestic Source |
| 50 U.S.C. § 6 ~ | Appropriation Authorized, Fiscal Years 1939-1943 |
| 50 U.S.C. § 7 ~ | Investigations of Development Domestic Mineral Resources Treatment and Utilization of Lower Grade Reserves, Substitutes, etc. Funds Authorized for Fiscal Years 1940-1943 Specific Bureau Allotments |
Amendments to 1939 Act
Amendments and authorization extensions to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
| Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration |
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| July 23, 1946 | P.L. 79-520 | 60 Stat. 596 | S. 752 | Harry S. Truman |
| September 21, 1961 | P.L. 87-269 | 75 Stat. 566 | H.R. 7447 | John F. Kennedy |
| September 28, 1962 | P.L. 87-720 | 76 Stat. 666 | H.R. 12416 | John F. Kennedy |
| April 9, 1963 | P.L. 88-8 | 77 Stat. 6 | S. 1089 | John F. Kennedy |
| July 14, 1964 | P.L. 88-373 | 78 Stat. 318 | H.R. 11257 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| July 14, 1964 | P.L. 88-374 | 78 Stat. 319 | H.R. 11004 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| November 17, 1971 | P.L. 92-156 | 85 Stat. 423 | H.R. 8687 | Richard M. Nixon |
| July 30, 1979 | P.L. 96-41 | 93 Stat. 319 | H.R. 2154 | Jimmy E. Carter |
| December 29, 1979 | P.L. 96-175 | 93 Stat. 1289 | H.R. 595 | Jimmy E. Carter |
See also
External links
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (February 13, 1940). "The President Urges Immediate Appropriations for the Purchase of Strategic War Materials - February 13, 1940". University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 94–95.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (July 2, 1940). "Proclamation No. 2413 - Export of War Materials and Strategic Raw Products Prohibited Except by License - July 2, 1940". University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 277–281.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (September 29, 1944). "The President, in a Letter to the Foreign Economic Administration, Defines Certain Policies to Be Followed After Defeat of Germany - September 29, 1944". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 295–298.
- Truman, Harry S. (July 23, 1946). "Statement by the President Upon Signing the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act - July 23, 1946". University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 353–354.
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (October 10, 1955). "Executive Order 10638 - Authorizing the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization To Order the Release of Strategic and Critical Materials From Stock Piles in the Event of an Attack Upon the United States - October 10, 1955". Homeland Security Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 271–272.
- Carter, Jimmy E. (September 10, 1979). "Executive Order 12155 - Strategic and Critical Materials - September 10, 1979". University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1620–1621.
- Reagan, Ronald W. (March 13, 1981). "Statement on the National Defense Stockpile of Strategic and Critical Materials - March 13, 1981". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 242.
- Reagan, Ronald W. (May 2, 1983). "Executive Order 12417 - Strategic and Critical Materials - May 2, 1983". University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 632.
- "Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ GAO-10-617R. U.S. Government Accountability Office. April 14, 2010. OCLC 700056314.
- "Rare Earth Materials: Developing a Comprehensive Approach Could Help DOD Better Manage National Security Risks in the Supply Chain" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ GAO-16-161. U.S. Government Accountability Office. February 11, 2016. OCLC 938859875.
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