United States Code
50 U.S.C. § 4512
Hoarding of designated scarce materials
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- HR 7688 DPA Modernization Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8030 DPA Transparency Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 7777 Protecting America’s Medical Supply Chains Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 3600 National Housing Emergency Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Amends its part · enacted · 119th Congress
- S 3555 Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 4720 Cracking Down on Price Gouging Act Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3542 CLEAR (Committee Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) Defense Production Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2246 Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 1053 FIGHT China Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 7476 Countering Communist China Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 1166 Public Health Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 555 SAVE Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2226 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2678 Outbound Investment Transparency Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 2780 DPA Reform Act of 2023 Amends its part 4512(c)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 8232 DPA Reform Act of 2022 Amends its part 4512(c)(1) · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 3837 SAVE Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 4792 Countering Communist China Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 3146 SAVE Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 266 Public Health Emergency Production Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 925 The Heroes Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 5293 To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions that were formerly classified to title 50, Appendix, Un... Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.
In order to prevent hoarding, no person shall accumulate (1) in excess of the reasonable demands of business, personal, or home consumption, or (2) for the purpose of resale at prices in excess of prevailing market prices, materials which have been designated by the President as scarce materials or materials the supply of which would be threatened by such accumulation. The President shall order published in the Federal Register, and in such other manner as he may deem appropriate, every designation of materials the accumulation of which is unlawful and any withdrawal of such designation. In making such designations the President may prescribe such conditions with respect to the accumulation of materials in excess of the reasonable demands of business, personal, or home consumption as he deems necessary to carry out the objectives of this chapter. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority contained in sections 4511 and 4554 of this title.
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