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10 U.S.C. § 2644 — Control of transportation systems in time of war
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In time of war, the President, through the Secretary of Defense, may take possession and assume control of all or part of any system of transportation to transport troops, war material, and equipment, or for other purposes related to the emergency. So far as necessary, he may use the system to the exclusion of other traffic.
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In time of war, the President, through the Secretary of Defense, may take possession and assume control of all or part of any system of transportation to transport troops, war material, and equipment, or for other purposes related to the emergency. So far as necessary, he may use the system to the exclusion of other traffic.
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**(a) Regulations.—** The Secretary of Defense shall promulgate regulations containing the requirement described in subsection (b) and such other provisions as the Secretary considers necessary to administer such requirement. Such regulations shall require that each contract described in subsection (c) shall contain a clause requiring the contractor to comply with such regulations.
**(b) Requirement.—** The regulations promulgated under this section shall require each contractor carrying out a contract described in subsection (c) to list immediately with the appropriate local employment service office, and where appropriate the Interstate Job Bank (established by the United States Employment Service), all of its suitable employment openings under such contract.
**(c) Covered Contracts.—** The regulations promulgated under this section shall apply to any contract entered into with the Department of Defense in an amount of $500,000 or more.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 587, authorized President, through Secretary of the Air Force, to assume control of any transportation system in time of war. See [section 2644 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2644&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2644
States. Such appropriated funds may be supple-
mented with additional funds derived from im-
proved management practices implemented pur-
suant to sections 2481(c)(3) and 2487(c) of this
title.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 334(a),
Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 261; amended Pub. L.
109–163, div. A, title VI, § 673, Jan. 6, 2006, 119
Stat. 3319; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VI,
§ 661(h), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2172.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328 inserted at end
‘‘Such appropriated funds may be supplemented with
additional funds derived from improved management
practices implemented pursuant to sections 2481(c)(3)
and 2487(c) of this title.’’
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted ‘‘to destina-
tions outside the continental United States without re-
lying on the Air Mobility Command, the Military Sea-
lift Command,’’ for ‘‘by sea without relying on the
Military Sealift Command’’ and ‘‘contracts for sea-
borne transportation’’ for ‘‘transportation contracts’’,
and added subsec. (b).
§ 2644. Control of transportation systems in time
of war
In time of war, the President, through the Sec-
retary of Defense, may take possession and as-
sume control of all or part of any system of
transportation to transport troops, war mate-
rial, and equipment, or for other purposes re-
lated to the emergency. So far as necessary, he
may use the system to the exclusion of other
traffic.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 266, § 4742; re-
numbered § 2644 and amended Pub. L. 104–201,
div. A, title IX, § 906(a), (b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110
Stat. 2620.)
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