---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 33.50"
title: "49"
number: "33.50"
heading: "Policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/33.50"
---

# §33.50. Policy.

- (a) It is the policy of the Federal Government that the allocations authority under title I of the Defense Production Act may:
  - (1) Only be used when there is insufficient supply of a material, service, or facility to satisfy national defense supply requirements through the use of the priorities authority or when the use of the priorities authority would cause a severe and prolonged disruption in the supply of materials, services, or facilities available to support normal U.S. economic activities; and
  - (2) **Not be used to ration materials or services at the retail level.**
- (b) Allocation orders, when used, will be distributed equitably among the suppliers of the materials, services, or facilities being allocated and not require any person to relinquish a disproportionate share of the civilian market.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 82; 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 2061-2171; 50 U.S.C. App § 468; Executive Order 12742, (56 FR 1079, January 8, 1991); Executive Order 13603, (77 FR 16651, March 16, 2012).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 59801, Oct. 1, 2012, unless otherwise noted.