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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 625-JUNE 24, 1948 (h) (1) The President is empowered, through the Secretary of Defense, to require all producers of steel in the United States to make available, to individuals, firms, associations, companies, corporations, or organized manufacturing industries having orders for steel products or steel materials required by the armed forces, such percentages of the steel production of such producers, in equal proportion deemed neces- sary for the expeditious execution of orders for such products or materials. Compliance with such requirement shall be obligatory on all such producers of steel and such requirement shall take precedence over all orders and contracts theretofore placed with such producers. If any such producer of steel or the responsible head or heads thereof refuses to comply with such requirement, the President, through the Secretary of Defense, is authorized to take immediate possession of the plant or plants of such producer and, through the appropriate branch, bureau, or department of the armed forces, to insure com- pliance with such requirement. Any such producer of steel or the responsible head or heads thereof refusing to comply with such require- ment shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years and a fine not exceeding $50,000. (2) The President shall report to the Congress on the final day of each six-month period following the date of enactment of this Act the percentage figure, or if such information is not available, the approximate percentage figure, of the total steel production in the United States required to be made available during such period for the execution of orders for steel products and steel materials required by the armed forces, if such percentage figure is in excess of 10 per centum. SAVING PROVISION SEC. 19. Nothing in this title shall be deemed to amend any provi- sion of the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 495). EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 20. This title shall become effective immediately; except that unless the President, or the Congress by concurrent resolution, declares a national emergency after the date of enactment of this Act, no person shall be inducted or ordered into active service without his consent under this title within ninety days after the date of its enact- ment. The Secretary of the Army, for the Army and the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy, for the Navy and Marine Corps, are hereby authorized and directed to initiate and carry forward an intensified voluntary enlistment campaign in an effort to obtain the required personnel strengths. TITLE II SEC. 201. The Articles of War (41 Stat. 787 to 811, as amended) are hereby amended as follows: Article 1 is amended to read as follows: "(a) The word 'officer' shall be construed to refer to a commissioned officer. "(b) The word 'soldier' shall be construed as including a noncom- missioned officer, a private, or any other enlisted man or woman. "(c) The word 'company' shall be construed as including a troop, battery, or corresponding unit of the ground or air forces. "(d) The word 'battalion' shall be construed as including a squad- ron or corresponding unit of the ground or air forces. "(e) The word 'cadet' shall be construed to refer to a cadet of the United States Military Academy." 627 Availability of steel to manufacturers. Compliance. Failure to comply. Penalty. Report to Congress. 5U.S.C., Supp.I, 1171 note. 10U. .C. 1472. "Officer." "Soldier." "Company. " "Battalon." "Cadet."

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