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 132 50 u. §2072.

PUBLIC LAW 96—JULY 31, 1951

[65 STAT.

8. c. app

-50 U.S.C. 51 2071, 2154.

^b) Section 102 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentences: "In making such designations the President may prescribe such conditions with respect to the accumulation of materials in excess of the reasonable demands of business, personal, or home consumption as he deems necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority app- contained in sections 101 and 704 of this Act." (c) Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is hereby amended by adding the following section: "SEC. 104. Import controls of fats and oils (including oil-bearing materials, fatty acids, and soap and soap powder, but excluding petroleum and petroleum products and coconuts and coconut products), peanuts, butter, cheese and other dairy products, and rice and rice products are necessary for the protection of the essential security interests and economy of the United States in the existing emergency in international relations, and no imports of any such commodity or product shall be admitted to the United States until after June 30, 1952, which the Secretary of Agriculture determines would (a) impair or reduce the domestic production of any such commodity or product below present production levels, or below such higher levels as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem necessary in view of domestic and international conditions, or (b) interfere with the orderly domestic storing and marketing of any such commodity or product, or (c) result in any unnecessary burden or expenditures under any Government price support program. The President shall exercise the authority and powers conferred by this section." AUTHORITY TO R E Q U I S I T I O N AND C O N D E M N

50 U.S.C. a p p. §2081.

Acquisition of real property.

40 U.S.C. §§ 2.57, 258. Condemnation proceedings.

SEC. 102. (a) Title II of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by adding to the heading thereof the words "AND CONDEMN". (b) Section 201 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended— (1) By adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new sentence: "No real property (other than equipment and facilities, and buildings and other structures^ to be demolished and used as scrap or second-hand materials) shall be acquired under this subsection." (2) By adding after subsection (a) the following new subsection: " (b) Whenever the President deems it necessary in the interest of national defense, he may acquire by purchase, donation, or other means of transfer, or may cause proceedings to be instituted in any court having jurisdiction of such proceedings to acquire by condemnation, any real property, including facilities, temporary use thereof, or other interest therein, together with any personal property located thereon or used therewith, that he deems necessary for the national defense, such proceedings to be in accordance with the Act of August 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 357), as amended, or any other applicable Federal statute. Before condemnation proceedings are instituted pursuant to this section, an effort shall be made to acquire the property involved by negotiation unless, because of reasonable doubt as to the identity of the owner or owners, because of the large number of persons with whom it would be necessary to negotiate, or for other reasons, the effort to acquire by negotiation would involve, in the judgment of the President, such delay in acquiring the property as to be contrary to the interest of national defense. In any condemnation proceeding instituted pursuant to this section, the court shall not order the party in possession to surrender possession in advance of final judgment unless a declaration of taking has been filed, and a deposit of the amount estimated to be just compensation has been made, under the

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