In the event of any difference in view arising between the Secretary of Agriculture and any other officer or agency of the Government in the administration of functions under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to food, such difference of view shall be submitted to the Director of Defense Mobilization for decision.
Executive Order 10200—Establishing the Defense Production Administration
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