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50 U.S.C. § 1601

Termination of existing declared emergencies

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(a) All powers and authorities possessed by the President, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or any executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, as a result of the existence of any declaration of national emergency in effect on September 14, 1976, are terminated two years from September 14, 1976. Such termination shall not affect—(1) any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined on such date;(2) any action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to such date; or(3) any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to such date.(b) For the purpose of this section, the words “any national emergency in effect” means a general declaration of emergency made by the President.(Pub. L. 94–412, title I, § 101, Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1255.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesShort Title

Pub. L. 94–412, § 1, Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1255, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter, amending section 1481 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, and section 2667 of Title 10, Armed Forces, repealing section 249 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, section 831d of Title 16, Conservation, section 1383 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 211b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and section 1742 of the former Appendix to this title, and enacting provisions set out below] may be cited as the ‘National Emergencies Act’.”

Savings Provision

Pub. L. 94–412, title V, § 501(h), Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1258, provided that: “This section [amending section 1481 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality and section 2667 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and repealing section 249 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, section 831d of Title 16, Conservation, section 1383 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 211b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] shall not affect—“(1) any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined at the time of repeal;“(2) any action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to repeal; or“(3) any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to repeal.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 59 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: Regan v. Wald, 468 U.S. 222 (1984).
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Regan v. Wald, 468 U.S. 222 (1984). · cites it 2× “1255, 50 U. S. C. § 1601 et seq., which, by its § 101(a), provided that powers exercised pursuant to existing states of national emergency would be terminated within two years after its date of enactment.”
United States v. Robert Rollins, 301 F.3d 511 (7th Cir. 2002). · cites it 2× “See 50 U.S.C. § 1601 (a) (“All powers and authorities possessed by the President, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or any executive agency, .”
United States v. John E. Sandles, 469 F.3d 508 (6th Cir. 2006). · cites it 3× “Sandies argued for dismissal because the bank-robbery statute which he had been charged with violating had been repealed by 50 U.S.C. § 1601 and because the Government did not prove that the bank’s FDIC insurance covered robbery and theft.”
State of California v. Donald Trump, 963 F.3d 926 (9th Cir. 2020). “The President concurrently issued a proclamation under the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1601–1651, “declar[ing] that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States.”
Sierra Club v. Donald Trump, 963 F.3d 874 (9th Cir. 2020). “The President concurrently issued a proclamation under the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1601–1651, “declar[ing] that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States.”
In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001, 392 F. Supp. 2d 539 (S.D.N.Y. 2005). “, the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq., United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended, 22 U.”
New England Merchants Nat'l Bank v. Iran Power Generation & Transmission Co., 502 F. Supp. 120 (S.D.N.Y. 1980). · cites it 2× “, the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq., and 3 U.S.C. § 301 , I, Jimmy Carter, President of the United States, find that the situation in Iran constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United…”
Kashani v. Tsann Kuen China Enter. Co., 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 174 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “In imposing the freeze, the President exercised powers authorized under the IEEPA and the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. § 1601 ). Thereafter, unilateral trade sanctions were imposed against Iran.”
United States v. Spawr Optical Rsch., Inc., a Corp., Walter J. Spawr & Frances A. Spawr, Individuals, 685 F.2d 1076 (9th Cir. 1982). · cites it 2× “This court has previously commented that the national emergencies relied on in this case were terminated effective September 14, 1978 only by operation of the National Emergencies Act of 1976, 50 U.S.C. § 1601 . Cornet Stores v. Morton, 632 F.”
Siemens Energy, Inc. v. PDVSA, 82 F.4th 144 (2d Cir. 2023). “(IEEPA); the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.; and 3 U.S.C. § 301 .”
Mario Alfonso Tagle & Lourdes A. Martinez v. Donald T. Regan, as Sec'y of Treasury of the United States, Defendant, 643 F.2d 1058 (5th Cir. 1981). · cites it 2× “S.C. § 1601 (a). Section 502(a)(1) of the law, codified at 50 U.”
Reading & Bates Corp. v. United States, 40 Fed. Cl. 737 (Fed. Cl. 1998). “, the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq., and 3 U.S.C. § 301 ,1, Jimmy Carter, President of the United States, find that the situation in Iran constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United…”
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