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# 10 U.S.C. § 940 - Art. 140. Delegation by the President

## Text

The President may delegate any authority vested in him under this chapter, and provide for the subdelegation of any such authority.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 78.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 94050:736.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 140), 64 Stat. 145. The word “may” is substituted for the words “is authorized to * * * to”.