10 U.S.C. § 8723
Section 8723 · When Secretary may require
Amended 4 times on record
The Secretary shall from time to time reexamine the need for the production of petroleum from oil shale for national defense when that production is authorized under section 8722 of this title. If he finds that the authorized quantity is no longer needed, he shall reduce production to the amount currently needed for national defense.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8723 was renumbered section 9263 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 8722" for "section 7422".
Pub. L. 115–232, §807(d)(5), renumbered section 7423 of this title as this section.
1976—Pub. L. 94–258 struck out "of the Navy" after "Secretary" and "or products" after "petroleum".
1962—Pub. L. 87–796 directed the Secretary to reexamine, from time to time, the need for production of products from oil shale.
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.