**(a) In general** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two Assistant Secretaries of Commerce to assist the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in carrying out the functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of [section 4851(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4851/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Continuation in office of one Assistant Secretary** An individual appointed as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce under section 15(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 11 See References in Text note below. (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)) and serving in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve in one of the Assistant Secretary positions established under subsection (a) on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.
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**(a) In general** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, two Assistant Secretaries of Commerce to assist the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in carrying out the functions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of [section 4851(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4851/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Continuation in office of one Assistant Secretary** An individual appointed as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce under section 15(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 11 See References in Text note below. (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)) and serving in that position on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve in one of the Assistant Secretary positions established under subsection (a) on and after that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.
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**(a)** Any authority granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may be exercised to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such threat.
**(b)** The authorities granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may only be exercised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat with respect to which a national emergency has been declared for purposes of this chapter and may not be exercised for any other purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal with any new threat shall be based on a new declaration of national emergency which must be with respect to such threat.
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§ 1701. Unusual and extraordinary threat; dec-
laration of national emergency; exercise of
Presidential authorities
(a) Any authority granted to the President by
section 1702 of this title may be exercised to deal
with any unusual and extraordinary threat,
which has its source in whole or substantial part
outside the United States, to the national secu-
rity, foreign policy, or economy of the United
States, if the President declares a national
emergency with respect to such threat.
(b) The authorities granted to the President
by section 1702 of this title may only be exer-
cised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary
threat with respect to which a national emer-
gency has been declared for purposes of this
chapter and may not be exercised for any other
purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal
with any new threat shall be based on a new dec-
laration of national emergency which must be
with respect to such threat.
(Pub. L. 95–223, title II, § 202, Dec. 28, 1977, 91
Stat. 1626.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE OF 2024 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 118–50, div. O, § 1, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 988,
provided that: ‘‘This division [enacting section 1710 of
this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under
this section, and amending provisions set out as a note
under this section] may be cited as the ‘Strengthening
Tools to Counter the Use of Human Shields Act’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2023 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 117–336, § 1, Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6147, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 1709 of this title] may
be cited as the ‘Protecting American Intellectual Prop-
erty Act of 2022’.’’
SHORT TITLE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 117–54, § 1(a), Nov. 10, 2021, 135 Stat. 413, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 2277a o
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§ 4801. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Controlled
The term ‘‘controlled’’ refers to an item sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the United States
under subchapter I.
(2) Dual-use
The term ‘‘dual-use’’, with respect to an
item, means the item has civilian applications
and military, terrorism, weapons of mass de-
struction, or law-enforcement-related applica-
tions.
(3) Export
The term ‘‘export’’, with respect to an item
subject to controls under subchapter I, in-
cludes—
(A) the shipment or transmission of the
item out of the United States, including the
sending or taking of the item out of the
United States, in any manner; and
(B) the release or transfer of technology or
source code relating to the item to a foreign
person in the United States.
(4) Export Administration Regulations
The term ‘‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’’ means—
(A) the Export Administration Regulations
as promulgated, maintained, and amended
under the authority of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act [50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.] and codified, as of August 13,
2018, in subchapter C of chapter VII of title
15, Code of Federal Regulations; or
(B) regulations that are promulgated,
maintained, and amended under the author-
ity of subchapter I on or after August 13,
2018.
(5) Foreign person
The term ‘‘foreign person’’ means—
(A) any natural person who is not a lawful
permanent resident of the United States,
citizen of the United States, or any other
protected individual (as such term is defined
in section 1324b(a)(3) of title 8);
(B) any corporation, business association,
partnership, trust, society or any other enti-
ty or group that is not incorporated in the
United States or organized to do business in
the United States, as well as international
organi