44 CFR § 333.32 - Controlling the general distribution of a material in the civilian market.

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title: "44 CFR § 333.32 - Controlling the general distribution of a material in the civilian market."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "333.32"
section_name: "Controlling the general distribution of a material in the civilian market."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_name: "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "6 U.S.C. 313, 314; 50 U.S.C. 4511,  E.O. 13603, 77 FR 16651; E.O. 13909, 85 FR 16227; E.O. 13911, 85 FR 18403; DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 2017); DHS Delegation 09052 Rev 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020)."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 28510, May 13, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 333.32 Controlling the general distribution of a material in the civilian market.

No allocation action by FEMA may be used to control the general distribution of a material in the civilian market unless the President, the Administrator, or another official with lawful authority under section 101(b) of the Act has made a written finding that:

(a) Such material is a scarce and critical material essential to the national defense, and

(b) The requirements of the national defense for such material cannot otherwise be met without creating a significant dislocation of the normal distribution of such material in the civilian market to such a degree as to create appreciable hardship.