15 CFR 700.70
§ 700.70 General provisions.
United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective
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- 15 CFR 700.70, § 700.70 General provisions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/61801
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(a) Compliance actions may be taken for any reason necessary or appropriate to the enforcement or the administration of the Defense Production Act, the Selective Service Act and related statutes, this part, or an official action. Such actions include audits, investigations, or other inquiries.
(b) Willful violation of any of the provisions of Title I or section 705 of the Defense Production Act, this part, or an official action of the Department of Commerce, is a criminal act, punishable as provided in sections 103 and 705 of the Defense Production Act.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.