---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 U.S.C. § 4535"
title: "50"
title_heading: "War and National Defense"
number: "4535"
heading: "Reports on exercise of authorities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/50/4535"
units:
  - "Chapter 55 — Defense Production"
  - "Subchapter II — Expansion of Productive Capacity and Supply"
---

# §4535. Reports on exercise of authorities

- (a) **In general—** The President, or the head of an agency to which the President has delegated authorities under this subchapter, shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/50/3352.md?p=1) with respect to any action taken pursuant to such authorities—
  - (1) except as provided by [paragraph (2)](#a-2), not later than 30 days after taking the action; and
  - (2) in the case of an action that involves a business concern in the United Kingdom or Australia, not later than 30 days before taking the action.
- (b) **Elements—**
  - (1) **In general—** Each report and briefing required by [subsection (a)](#a) with respect to an action described in that subsection shall include—
    - (A) a justification of the necessity of the use of authorities under this subchapter; and
    - (B) a description of the financial terms of any related financial transaction.
  - (2) **Additional elements relating to business concerns in the United Kingdom or Australia—** Each report and briefing required by [subsection (a)](#a) with respect to an action described in [paragraph (2)](#b-2) of that subsection shall include, in addition to the elements under [paragraph (1)](#b-1)—
    - (A) a certification that business concerns in the United States or Canada were not available with respect to the action; and
    - (B) an analysis of why such business concerns were not available.
- (c) **Appropriate congressional committees defined—** In this section, the term “[appropriate congressional committees](/usc/50/3352.md?p=1)” means—
  - (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial [Services](/usc/50/4552.md?p=16) of the House of Representatives; and
  - (2) in the case of an action described in [subsection (a)](#a) involving [materials](/usc/50/4552.md?p=13) critical to national security (as defined in [section 4552(7)(B)(ii)(II)(bb) of this title](/usc/50/4552.md?p=7-B-ii-II-bb)), the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.

## Source credit

(Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, § 305, as added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title X, § 1080(b), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 416.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior sections 305 to 310 of act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, were omitted in the general amendment of title III of the Act by Pub. L. 111–67.

Section 305, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title I, § 104(e), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 619; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(o)(3), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2653, related to synthetic fuel production.

Section 306, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title I, § 104(e), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 623; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, § 1062(o)(3), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2653, related to synthetic fuel production subsequent to determinations respecting a national energy supply shortage of defense fuels.

Section 307, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title I, § 104(e), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 628; amended Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 151, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4218, related to synthetic fuel action.

Section 308, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title I, § 104(e), June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 631, related to definitions of “Government synthetic fuel project”, “synthetic fuel”, “synthetic fuel project”, and “United States”.

Section 309, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, as added Pub. L. 98–265, § 6, Apr. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 152; amended Pub. L. 99–441, § 4, Oct. 3, 1986, 100 Stat. 1117; Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 124, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4207; Pub. L. 107–47, § 4(5), Oct. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 260, related to annual report on impact of offsets. See section 4568 of this title.

Section 310, act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title III, as added Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 125, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4208, related to civil-military integration.