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# 10 U.S.C. § 121 - Regulations

## Text

The President may prescribe regulations to carry out his functions, powers, and duties under this title.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 6.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 121[No source].[No source]. The revised section is inserted to make express the President’s general authority to issue regulations, which has been expressly reflected in many laws and left to inference in the remainder.