1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Defense Production Act (DPA): Recent Developments in Response to COVID-19 Updated July 28, 2020 The Administration has employed the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) as part of federal countermeasures to the Coronavirus
2、 Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The DPA confers presidential authorities to mobilize domestic industry in service of the national defense, broadly defined, including emergency preparedness. The DPA includes provisions under Title I to prioritize the acceptance of contracts, and to allocate scarce
3、 goods, materials, and services; and under Title III, to provide for the expansion of productive capacity. Title VII provides definitions and other supporting provisions. This Insight considers recent DPA actions in response to COVID-19 and is intended as a companion to CRS Insight IN11387. See CRS
4、Report R43767 for an in-depth discussion of DPA history and authorities. Recent DPA Implementation Actions Since May 12, a number of DPA actions have occurred or been made public: May 12: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a “voluntary agreem
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