{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-101.52","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 101.52","heading":"Controlling the general distribution of a material in the civilian market.","body":"No allocation action taken by HHS may be used to control the general distribution of a material in the civilian market, unless the Secretary has:\n(a) Made a written finding that:\n(1) Such material is a scarce and critical material essential to the national defense, and\n(2) 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;\n(b) Submitted the finding for the President's approval through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and\n(c) The President has approved the finding.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 101—HEALTH RESOURCES PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (HRPAS)","Subpart E—Allocation Actions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"78bad3905675a5d9a96a1b6ffc2ffcf42d6b3e989493066e072418269badfb3f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-101.51","next":"us/45-cfr-101.53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}