Sec. 6. Enhancements to the Defense Production Act of 1950
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Section 107 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4517 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: With respect to a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, or preparations for such a health emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency are authorized to carry out the authorities provided under this section to the same extent as the President. .
Section 108 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4518 ) is amended— in the heading, by striking and inserting MODERNIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPLIERS ; SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION AND FAIR INCLUSION by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: In providing any assistance under this Act, the President shall accord a strong preference for subcontractors and suppliers that are— small business concerns; or businesses of any size owned by women, minorities, veterans, and the disabled. To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall accord the preference described under paragraph
(1)to small business concerns and businesses described in paragraph (1)(B) that are located in areas of high unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified by the Secretary of Labor. ; and by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term minority — has the meaning given the term in section 308(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989; and includes any indigenous person in the United States, including any territories of the United States. . Section 304(f)(3) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4534(f)(3) ) is amended by striking year. and inserting year, including the percentage of contracts awarded using Fund amounts to each of the groups described in section 108(a)(1)(B) (and, with respect to minorities, disaggregated by ethnic group), and the percentage of the total amount expended during such fiscal year on such contracts. . Section 702(14) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by striking and critical infrastructure protection and restoration and inserting , critical infrastructure protection and restoration, and health emergency preparedness and response activities .
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