Federal · Title 50 — War and National Defense
50 U.S.C. § 3818: Effective date
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This chapter shall become effective immediately; except that unless the President, or the Congress by concurrent resolution, declares a national emergency after June 24, 1948 , no person shall be inducted or ordered into active service without his consent under this chapter within ninety days after June 24, 1948 .
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