Section 721(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 721(a) of act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, as added by Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5021, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1425, which is classified to section 4565(a) of Title 50, War and National Defense. Section 721(a) of the Act was struck out, and a new section 721(a) was added, by Pub. L. 110–49, § 2, July 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 246. As so added, section 721(a) does not refer to investigations by the President or the President’s designee.

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2537 of this title as this section.

2017—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 115–91 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which required annual reports to Congress regarding the information collected under subsec. (a).

2016—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–328 substituted “(50 U.S.C. 4565(a))” for “(50 U.S.C. App. 2170(a))”.

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “$10,000,000” for “$100,000”.

1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–35, § 201(d)(5), substituted “respectively, that” for “respectively, which”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–35, § 201(h)(2), struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: “In this section, the term ‘defense critical technology’ has the meaning provided that term by section 2491(8) of this title.”

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.