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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 7688 (Introduced in House) — To modernize and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Priorities and allocations

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Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq. ) is amended— in section 101— by striking he each place such term appears and inserting the President ; in subsection (a), by striking or appropriate each place such term appears; in subsection (b)— by striking The powers and inserting
(1)The powers ; by striking unless the President finds
(1)that such and inserting the following: unless— the President finds that— such ; by striking defense, and
(2)that and inserting the following: defense; and that ; by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the powers are used to address— a national emergency declared by the President; a natural disaster declared by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; or a public health emergency, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act. The powers described in this section may not be used to control the general distribution of any material in the civilian market for a period exceeding 1 year, except that the President may extend such 1-year period for up to 180 days upon reporting to Congress, on a non-delegable basis, that the extension is essential to meet national defense requirements. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the and inserting The ; and in paragraph (3), by striking President and inserting Executive Director of the Defense Production Act Committee ; and in subsection (d)— strike section shall and all that follows through issue, and annually review and update and insert the following: section, in consultation with the Defense Production Act Committee— shall— issue and ; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as subparagraph (B), and adjusting the margin of such subparagraph accordingly; in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: may waive or revise relevant regulations for the purpose of expediting the procurement of critical technologies (as defined under section 316(a)) or critical minerals subject to the priorities and allocations. ; in section 102— by striking he each place such term appears and inserting the President ; and by striking sections 101 and 704 of this Act and inserting sections 101 and 304 ; in section 103, by striking $10,000 and inserting $100,000 ; by redesignating section 107 as section 204 and transferring such section so as to appear after section 303; and by redesignating section 108 as section 207 and transferring such section so as to appear after section 305.
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