Sec. 3. Transparency registry of uses of DPA authorities
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Title VII of the of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Committee established under section 722 of this Act, shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, establish a secure, electronic database that can include records about how each authority under this Act is used by the Federal Government (in this section referred to as the DPA Registry ). The DPA Registry established by the Secretary of Commerce under subsection
(a)shall— identify each use of an authority provided under this Act by any Federal agency on or after the date that is 1 year before the date of the enactment of this section; and describe, with respect to each use identified under paragraph (1)— why the authority was used; and how the authority was used to accomplish an objective in support of the national defense of the United States. The head of each Federal agency that uses the authorities provided under this Act shall, not later than 180 days after the establishment of the DPA database under subsection (a), enter any data into the DPA database that the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Committee may require, including information about each use of an authority provided under the Act by the Federal agency on or after the date that is 1 year before the date of the enactment of this section. The head of each Federal agency that uses the authorities provided under this Act shall, each quarter, update the information in the DPA registry and submit any new information that the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Committee may require. The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Committee, shall ensure that the DPA registry is secure from cyber attacks and manipulation. The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Committee, shall ensure that the DPA Registry is structured in such a way to allow access to varying information for different types of users, including— users employed by or contracted by Federal agencies or the Congress; and users who are members of the public. The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Committee, may limit access to certain types of information in the DPA Registry that may be sensitive to the national security of the United States. The Secretary of Commerce, shall in carrying out this section, maximize transparency by providing as much access to information in the DPA Registry as is practicable while preserving the national security of the United States. .
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