Defense Production Act (DPA): Recent Developments in Response to COVID-19

Abstract

The Administration has employed the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) as part of federal countermeasures to the Coronavirus 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 goods, materials, and services; and under Title III, to provide for the expansion of productive capacity. Title VII provides definitions and other supporting provisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 28, 2020
Accession Number
AD1123212

Entities

People

  • Heidi M. Peters
  • Michael H. Cecire

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Economic Security
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Government Procurement
  • Health
  • Homeland Security
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Protective Equipment
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Economics
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting