DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: enhance private sector outreach in support of Defense Production Act (see H.R. 8038), H2674 [24MR]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of the Interior as member (see H.R. 7074), H893 [14JA]

Defense Production Act Committee: allow for special hiring authority to appoint subject matter experts to identify, solicit, evaluate, or approve activities that may receive financial assistance under Defense Production Act (see H.R. 8138), H2789 [27MR]

——— modify committee requirements and establish Subcommittee on Emerging Technology (see H.R. 8053), H2675 [24MR]

——— require to maintain database of actions (see H.R. 7771), H2369 [3MR]

Dept. of Defense: amend to limit eligibility for assistance, increase monetary penalties, and establish fraud risk management processes (see H.R. 8030), H2627 [20MR]

——— require Defense Production Act Committee to conduct discussion-based simulations (see H.R. 8071), H2710 [25MR]

Economy: declare emergency regarding cost of living in U.S. and direct actions to be taken to address such emergency (see S. 4266), S1669 [26MR] (see H.R. 8135), H2789 [27MR]

GAO: study efficacy of procurement for long-lead items and stockpiling under Defense Production Act (see H.R. 8136), H2789 [27MR]

Herbicides: prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order entitled ‘‘Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides’’ (see S. 4425), S2081 [28AP] (see H.R. 7601), H2233 [20FE]

Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production (see S. 3600), S115 [8JA]

Modernize and reauthorize (see H.R. 7688), H2327 [25FE]

National security: amend to address workforce and skilled labor needs for national defense (see H.R. 8133), H2789 [27MR]

——— ensure supply of certain medical articles essential to national defense (see H.R. 7777), H2369 [3MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: order to restart oil production at Sable Offshore pipeline in California, H2548 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Housing: require President to declare national housing emergency and invoke Defense Production Act to incentivize residential housing production, S229 [15JA]

Reports filed

DPA Modernization Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 7688) (H. Rept. 119–611), H2923 [15AP]