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[CITE: 10USC7423]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle C--Navy and Marine Corps
 
                     PART IV--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                  CHAPTER 641--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
 
Sec. 7423. Periodic re-examination of production requirements

    The Secretary shall from time to time reexamine the need for the 
production of petroleum from oil shale for national defense when that 
production is authorized under section 7422 of this title. If he finds 
that the authorized quantity is no longer needed, he shall reduce 
production to the amount currently needed for national defense.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 458; Pub. L. 87-796, Sec. 1(3), Oct. 
11, 1962, 76 Stat. 904; Pub. L. 94-258, title II, Sec. 201(4), Apr. 5, 
1976, 90 Stat. 309.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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7423..................................  34 U.S.C. 524 (186th through 243d    Ju
ne 4, 1920, ch. 228 (1st par.,
                                         words of 1st par.).                  1
86th through 243d words, of
                                                                              a
mended 3d and 4th provisos), 41
                                                                              S
tat. 813; June 30, 1938, ch. 851,
                                                                              S
ec.  1, 52 Stat. 1252; June 17,
                                                                              1
944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 280.
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                               Amendments

    1976--Pub. L. 94-258 struck out ``of the Navy'' after ``Secretary'' 
and ``or products'' after ``petroleum''.
    1962--Pub. L. 87-796 directed the Secretary to reexamine, from time 
to time, the need for production of products from oil shale.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 43 section 1601.
