To prioritize Federal permitting for certain national defense activities related to the authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and projects related to such activities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prioritize Federal permitting for certain national defense activities related to the authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and projects related to such activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB209258DB7CA4142BAAB624AC3F1F82B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Expedite Lagging Permitting for Defense Production Act or the Help DPA Act.
- Section H5069F5DF79994333ACFE4B2FD1CD5150: 2. Findings; sense of Congress The Congress finds that— title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is used to ensure that our nation has sufficient...
- Section H33AF1D0C0E9446F4938575B3593D0B43: 3. Improving permitting for certain national defense sectors experiencing an industrial base shortfall Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C....
- Section HCE9C05FAC83345B0BFD0757348894C23: 712. Prioritized permitting With respect to a project that is a covered national defense activity, if such project requires a permit from a Federal agency, the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prioritize Federal permitting for certain national defense activities related to the authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and projects related to such activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prioritize Federal permitting for certain national defense activities related to the authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and projects related to such activities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Luetkemeyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a project— funded in whole or in part with loans made or guaranteed, or grants made, under title III
a project— funded in whole or in part with loans made or guaranteed, or grants made, under title III
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