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[CITE: 50USC408]

 
                   TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                      CHAPTER 15--NATIONAL SECURITY
 
         SUBCHAPTER II--MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 408. Applicable laws

    Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, 
the provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes as now or hereafter 
amended shall be applicable to the Department of Defense.

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 201(d), as added Aug. 10, 1949, 
ch. 412, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 579.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in text, means act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 
Stat. 495, as amended, known as the National Security Act of 1947. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 401 of this title and Tables.
    Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was entitled 
``Provisions Applicable to All Executive Departments'', and consisted of 
R.S. Secs. 158 to 198. For provisions of the Code derived from such 
title 4, see sections 101, 301, 303, 304, 503, 2952, 3101, 3106, 3341, 
3345 to 3349, 5535, and 5536 of Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees; section 207 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure; 
sections 514 and 520 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure; 
section 3321 of Title 31, Money and Finance.

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 171-1 of Title 5 prior to 
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization 
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
