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10 U.S.C. § 2644 — Control of transportation systems in time of war

10 U.S.C. § 2644

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
antitrust

In time of war, the President, through the Secretary of Defense, may take possession and assume control of all or part of any system of transportation to transport troops, war material, and equipment, or for other purposes related to the emergency. So far as necessary, he may use the system to the exclusion of other traffic.

In time of war, the President, through the Secretary of Defense, may take possession and assume control of all or part of any system of transportation to transport troops, war material, and equipment, or for other purposes related to the emergency. So far as necessary, he may use the system to the exclusion of other traffic.