To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill makes a single statutory date change to the Defense Production Act of 1950. Section 717(a), codified at 50 U.S.C. 4564(a), currently contains an expiration date of September 30, 2025. The bill strikes that date and inserts September 30, 2031. The practical effect is a six-year extension of the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act framework, which supports priority contracts, industrial-base capacity, emergency preparedness, and national-defense production tools. It does not create a new DPA program or change eligibility criteria; it preserves the existing authority for agencies and industries that rely on DPA orders, agreements, and industrial-base actions.
Who Benefits and How
Defense Production Act program offices benefit from continued authority through September 30, 2031. Defense industrial base suppliers benefit from continuity for priority contracts and industrial capacity actions. Emergency preparedness agencies benefit from continued access to DPA tools for supply-chain and production needs. National security planners benefit because the authority does not lapse in 2025.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Companies subject to DPA priority orders remain exposed to federal production and allocation requirements through 2031. Federal agencies using DPA authority must continue administering orders, agreements, and industrial-base programs. Congressional oversight committees must monitor DPA use for six additional years. Federal taxpayers remain responsible for any appropriated DPA industrial-base spending during the extension.
Key Provisions
- Extends Defense Production Act authority from September 30, 2025, to September 30, 2031.
- Preserves existing DPA industrial-base and priority-contract tools without creating a new program.
- Protects continuity for emergency preparedness and national-defense production authorities.
- Modifies section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 by replacing the sunset date.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends the Defense Production Act of 1950 authority in section 717(a) from September 30, 2025, to September 30, 2031.
Key Policy Areas
Defense Production Act, Industrial Policy, National Security
Primary Purpose
Extends the Defense Production Act of 1950 authority in section 717(a) from September 30, 2025, to September 30, 2031.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Defense Production Act program offices
- Defense industrial base suppliers
- Emergency preparedness agencies
- National security planners
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Companies subject to DPA priority orders
- Federal agencies using DPA authority
- Congressional oversight committees
- Federal taxpayers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
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