EMERGENCY POWERS CONTINUATION ACT (PUBLIC LAW 450, 82ND CONGRESS)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R001000080001-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 21, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2005/02/10 : CIA-RDP57-00384R001000080001-4
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
BUREAU OF THE BEET
Washingtom 25, D. Co
August 21, 1952
TO THE BADS OF EXUTIYE DBPARTIIIENTS AND AGENCIES:
Subject: Ramsrg Pavers Continuation Act (Public Law ISO, 82nd
Congrssa
GGG
Public Law loo extends only until April 1, 1,953,9 the !a8 statutory
ital therein, some of which concern your agency. These items contain
authorities which by their terms were effective during the state of war
and the 1939 and 19111 emergencies - all now terminated6 Prior to their
tereninatici a bill was introduced, the terms of which would continue
these items in effect during the 1950 emergency and for six months there-
after. However, it was clearly indicated by the Judiciary Committees in
the course of the hearings that this period of extension was not satin=
factory in an onnibus bill. Acting upon their recommendation and that
o.L the conferees, Congress, in Public Law 150, limited the extension to
-April 1, 1953, a period which it apparently considered sufficient to en-
able the appropriate substantive committees to consider the question of
further continuing the statutes contained in Public Law 450 on an Indi-
vidual basis. The Judiciary Committees felt that it was improper for
them to be responsible for continuing for any longer period statutes
which did not fall under their jurisdiction, and they also felt that
the appropriate substantive committees should look into the need for
For this reason the President feels that we should not again seek
general extension of these laws in another omnibus bill, Accordingly,
we sending this letter as notification that each agency primarily
concern with the further extension or the substantive aseaadeasnt of
the various statutes in Public Law 450 will be expected to assum the
responsibility for seeing that the necessary legislation is introduced
in congress Lou consideration by the appropriate ccmmitteees