[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8038 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8038

To enhance private-sector outreach in support of the Defense Production 
                  Act of 1950, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2026

 Mrs. Beatty (for herself and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To enhance private-sector outreach in support of the Defense Production 
                  Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DPA Private-Sector Outreach Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE-SECTOR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 722 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4567) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Toolkit and Online Resources Site.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 365 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this subsection, the Committee shall 
        develop a toolkit and an online `one-stop shop' that allows 
        Federal agencies to share information and resources with 
        interested persons regarding the use of authorities under this 
        Act (other than authorities under section 721 or title VIII), 
        including the following:
                    ``(A) The process for solicitations under such 
                authorities, including information on submitting offers 
                and receiving assistance.
                    ``(B) Opportunities under such authorities for 
                business concerns, including small business concerns 
                (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
                (15 U.S.C. 632)), to participate in contracts and other 
                funding mechanisms allowed under such authorities.
                    ``(C) A searchable description of awards, including 
                an identification of the awardee and any priority 
                rating for such award, made using such authorities.
                    ``(D) A description of any voluntary agreements and 
                executive reserves established, consistent with such 
                authorities, including an identification of the parties 
                engaged in each activity and the goals and terms of 
                such activity, as the Committee determines appropriate.
                    ``(E) The contact information for an individual at 
                each Federal agency to which the President may delegate 
                such authorities.
            ``(2) Outreach.--Not later than 365 days after the 
        development of the toolkit required in paragraph (1), the 
        Committee shall develop a plan for each Federal agency to which 
        the President has delegated authorities under this Act (other 
        than authorities under section 721 or title VIII) to conduct 
        outreach activities to educate the private sector about the 
        commercial opportunities available under such authorities. The 
        Committee shall update such plans as needed, but not less 
        frequently than annually.''.
    (b) Report.--Subsection (e) of section 722 of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4567), as so redeisgnated, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) a description of outreach activities conducted under 
        subsection (d); and''.

SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE CORRECTION.

    The first undesignated section of the the Defense Production Act of 
1950 is amended, effective on the date of enactment of such Act, by 
striking ``cited as ``the Defense'' and inserting ``cited as the 
``Defense''.
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