### Question
How is the "date of cessation of hostilities" defined?


### Answer
The term **date of cessation of hostilities** is defined in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 38* as follows -

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

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 38*
  - Heading: **TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT OF 1917 > ACT OCT. 6, 1917, CH. 106, 40 STAT. 411**

