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PUBLIC LAW 96-JUNE 30, 1953
SEC. 9. Subsection (e) of section 705 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: "All information obtained by the Office of Price Stabilization under this section 705, as amended, and not made public prior to April 30, 1953, shall be deemed confidential and shall not be published or disclosed, either to the public or to another Federal agency except the Congress or any duly authorized committee thereof, and except the Department of Justice for such use as it may deem necessary in the performance of its functions, unless the President determines that the withholding thereof is contrary to the interests of the national defense, and any person willfully violating this provision shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both." SEC. 10. (a) Paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section Y14 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is amended by striking out "June 30, 1953" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 31, 1953". (b) Paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of section 714 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is amended by inserting after the word "allocated" the first time it appears therein the words "in the civilian market". (c) Paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of section 714 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is repealed. SEC. 11. Subsection (a) of section 717 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " (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, 1955. Section 714 of this Act, and all authority conferred thereunder, shall terminate at the close of July 31, 1953. Section 104, title II, and title VI of this Act, and all authority conferred thereunder, shall terminate at the close of June 30, 1953. Titles IV and V of this Act, and all authority conferred thereunder, shall terminate at the close of April 30, 1953." SEC. 12. The first sentence of subsection (c) of section 717 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is amended by adding before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "or the taking of any action (including the making of new guarantees) deemed by a guaranteeing agency to be necessary to accomplish the orderly liquidation, adjustment or settlement of any loans guaranteed under this Act, including actions deemed necessary to avoid undue hardship to borrowers in reconverting to normal civilian production; and all of the authority granted to the President, guaranteeing agencies, and fiscal agents, under section 301 of this Act shall be applicable to actions taken pursuant to the authority contained in this subsection". Approved June 30, 1953. Public Law 96
5 0 US C app. 2155. Office of Price Stabilization. Information.
Penalty.
SDPA, termination. 66 Stat. 306. s o u s e app. 2163a.
Repeal. Termination dates. 50 USC app. 2166.
5 0 U S e 2091.
app.
CHAPTER 172
JOINT RESOLUTION To extend the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions from July 1, 1953, to August 1, 1953. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Emergency Powers Continuation Act (66 Stat. 330), as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting the date "July 1, 1953" wherever it appears therein and by inserting in lieu thereof the date "August 1, 1953": Provided,
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