### Question
Can you define what date of cessation of hostilities means?


### Answer
**Date of cessation of hostilities** is defined as the following in *50 U.S.C. § 4335*:

> the date specified by proclamation of the President or by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress whichever is the earlier.

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 4335*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-TRADING WITH THE ENEMY**

