Defense Production Act: Use and Challenges from Fiscal Years 2018 to 2024 , June 12 , 2025
Defense Production Act: Use and Challenges from Fiscal Years 2018 to 2024 , June 12 , 2025
From the report: "Congress enacted the Defense Production Act (DPA) in 1950 to grant the President expanded authority over critical production and economic policy to ensure the availability of industrial resources for national defense, particularly during times of emergency. Three DPA title authorities are currently in effect:
Title I Priorities and Allocations. Allows delegated agencies and others to require companies in the U.S. to prioritize certain contracts or orders and allocate materials, services, and facilities to promote national defense.
Title III Expansion of Productive Capacity and Supply. Allows delegated agencies to provide investments such as purchases and purchase commitments, as well as loans to suppliers, to sustain or expand production for national defense.
Title VII General Provisions. Allows delegated agencies to assess the industrial base, establish voluntary agreements with industry to foster collaboration, and create an executive reserve to aid federal agencies in times of national emergency, among other things."
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