### Question
How does TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT OF 1917 define date of cessation of hostilities?


### Answer
Under *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 38*, **date of cessation of hostilities** is defined as:

> the date of enactment of this Act [May 16, 1946];

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

