By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered that the functions remaining under Title IV of the Act shall be, and they are hereby, delegated as follows:
Executive Order 10494—Disposition of Functions Remaining Under Title IV of the Defense Production Act
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