{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-789.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 789.33","heading":"Controlling the general distribution of a material in the civilian market.","body":"(a) No allocations by USDA may be used to control the general distribution of a material in the civilian market, unless the Secretary has:\n(1) Made a written finding that:\n(i) Such material is a scarce and critical material essential to the national defense; and\n(ii) 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(2) 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(3) The President has approved the finding.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VII—FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—SPECIAL PROGRAMS","PART 789—AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (APAS)","Subpart E—Allocations Actions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"23f0f855dd60b374e18d7229cabc1c24ba99e44f98ffca363ae70cc75bfe3351","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-789.32","next":"us/7-cfr-789.34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}