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# 50 U.S.C. § 1704 - Authority to issue regulations

## Text

The President may issue such regulations, including regulations prescribing definitions, as may be necessary for the exercise of the authorities granted by this chapter.

(Pub. L. 95–223, title II, § 205, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1628.)