# 50 U.S.C. § 4512: Hoarding of designated scarce materials

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4512

## Section

- **Citation:** 50 U.S.C. § 4512
- **Heading:** Hoarding of designated scarce materials
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE > CHAPTER 55—DEFENSE PRODUCTION > SUBCHAPTER I—PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS

## Text

In order to prevent hoarding, no person shall accumulate (1) in excess of the reasonable demands of business, personal, or home consumption, or (2) for the purpose of resale at prices in excess of prevailing market prices, materials which have been designated by the President as scarce materials or materials the supply of which would be threatened by such accumulation. The President shall order published in the Federal Register, and in such other manner as he may deem appropriate, every designation of materials the accumulation of which is unlawful and any withdrawal of such designation. In making such designations the President may prescribe such conditions with respect to the accumulation of materials in excess of the reasonable demands of business, personal, or home consumption as he deems necessary to carry out the objectives of this chapter. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority contained in sections 4511 and 4554 of this title.

( Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932 , title I, § 102, 64 Stat. 799 ; July 31, 1951, ch. 275 , title I, § 101(b), 65 Stat. 132 .)

## Nearby sections

- [50 U.S.C. § 4511 Priority in contracts and orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4511.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4512 Hoarding of designated scarce materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4512.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4513 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4513.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4514 Limitation on actions without congressional authorization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4514.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4515 Presidential power to ration gasoline among classes of end-users unaffected](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4515.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4516 Designation of energy as a strategic and critical material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4516.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4517 Strengthening domestic capability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4517.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4518 Modernization of small business suppliers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4518.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4531 Presidential authorization for the national defense](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4531.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4532 Loans to private business enterprises](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4532.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4533 Other presidential action authorized](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4533.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4534 Defense Production Act Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4534.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4535 Reports on exercise of authorities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4535.md)
- [50 U.S.C. § 4551 Small business](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4551.md)

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