Other short titles | Lever Food Act |
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Long title | An Act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel. |
Nicknames | Lever Act |
Enacted by | the 65th United States Congress |
Effective | August 10, 1917 |
Citations | |
Public law | [Link is broken 65-41] |
Statutes at Large | 40 Stat. 276 |
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The Food and Fuel Control Act, Pub. L. 65–41, 40 Stat. 276, enacted August 10, 1917, also called the Lever Act or the Lever Food Act was a World War I era US law that among other things created the United States Food Administration and the United States Fuel Administration.