50 USC App, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950: Front Matter
From Title 50-AppendixDEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950ACT SEPT. 8, 1950, CH. 932, 64 STAT. 798
ACT SEPT. 8, 1950, CH. 932, 64 STAT. 798
Sec.
2061.
Short title.
2062.
Declaration of policy.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Statement of policy.
TITLE I-PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
2071.
Priority in contracts and orders.
(a)
Allocation of materials, services, and facilities.
(b)
Critical and strategic materials.
(c)
Domestic energy; materials, equipment, and services.
2072.
Hoarding of designated scarce materials.
2073.
Penalties.
2074.
Limitation on actions without Congressional authorization.
(a)
Wage or price controls.
(b)
Chemical or biological weapons.
2075.
Presidential power to ration gasoline among classes of end-users unaffected.
2076.
Designation of energy as a strategic and critical material.
2077.
Strengthening domestic capability.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Critical components and critical technology items.
2078.
Modernization of small business suppliers.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Modernization of equipment.
TITLE II-AUTHORITY TO REQUISITION AND CONDEMN
2081.
Omitted.
TITLE III-EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND SUPPLY
2091.
Loan guarantees.
(a)
Purpose of loans; guaranteeing agencies; Presidential determinations.
(b)
Fiscal agents; accountability; reimbursement.
(c)
Supervision; interest, fees, procedures.
(d)
Funds available for guarantees.
(e)
Identification of industrial resource shortfall; prevention of personal financial insolvency or bankruptcy.
2092.
Loans to private business enterprises.
(a)
Purposes.
(b)
Terms and conditions; Presidential determinations.
(c)
Identification of industrial resource shortfall.
2093.
Purchase of raw materials and installation of equipment.
(a)
Presidential provisions.
(b)
Terms and conditions of purchase.
(c)
Subsidy payments on domestically produced materials; exclusion of agricultural products.
(d)
Transportation, storage, and processing.
(e)
Installation of equipment in industrial facilities.
(f)
Transfer of excess materials to national stockpile.
(g)
Development of substitutes for strategic and critical materials.
2094.
Defense Production Act Fund.
(a)
Establishment of Fund.
(b)
Moneys in Fund.
(c)
Use of Fund.
(d)
Duration of Fund.
(e)
Fund balance.
(f)
Fund manager.
(g)
Liabilities against Fund.
2095.
Synthetic fuel production.
(a)
Immediate Presidential action to meet national defense needs; exercise of authorities; United States Synthetic Fuel Corporation authority unaffected.
(b)
Specific Presidential authorities; requisites, limitations, etc.
(c)
Purchases and commitments to purchase by President; authority; limitations; advance payments prior to construction of synthetic fuel project.
(d)
Bidding and contracting procedures and requirements applicable to purchases and commitments to purchase.
(e)
Scope of Presidential procurement power.
(f)
Determinations necessary for purchase and sale of synthetic fuel.
(g)
Maximum liability of Federal Government under contracts; budgetary certifications.
(h)
Loan, guarantee, or purchase agreement not to be deemed a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
(i)
Labor standards; applicability, certifications, etc.
(j)
Other jurisdictional, etc., authorities relating to water resources and rights unaffected.
(k)
Termination of contracting or commitment authority of President; renewal or extension of contracts.
2096.
Synthetic fuel production subsequent to determinations respecting a national energy supply shortage of defense fuels.
(a)
Invocation of authorities; judicial review prohibited.
(b)
Immediate Presidential action to meet national defense needs; exercise of authorities; United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation authority unaffected.
(c)
Specific Presidential authorities; requisites, limitations, etc.
(d)
Purchases and commitments to purchase by President; authority; limitations; advance payments prior to construction of synthetic fuel project.
(e)
Bidding and contracting procedures and requirements applicable to purchases and commitments to purchase.
(f)
Scope of Presidential procurement power.
(g)
Determinations respecting purchase and sale of synthetic fuel.
(h)
Maximum liability of Federal Government under contracts; budgetary certifications.
(i)
Loan, guarantee, or purchase not to be deemed a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
(j)
Labor standards; applicability, certifications, etc.
(k)
Other jurisdictional, etc., authorities relating to water resources and rights unaffected.
(l)
Renewals and extensions of contracts.
2096a.
Annual reports on synthetic fuel production.
2097.
Synthetic fuel action.
(a)
"Synthetic fuel action" defined.
(b)
Submission to Congress by President.
2098.
Definitions.
2099.
Annual report on impact of offsets.
(a)
Annual report on impact of offsets.
(b)
Interagency studies and related data.
(c)
Notice of offset agreements.
(d)
Contents of report.
(e)
Utilization of annual report in negotiations.
2099a.
Civil-military integration.
TITLE IV-PRICE AND WAGE STABILIZATION
2101 to 2112. Omitted.
TITLE V-SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES
2121 to 2123. Omitted.
TITLE VI-CONTROL OF REAL ESTATE CREDIT
2131 to 2137. Repealed or Omitted.
TITLE VII-GENERAL PROVISIONS
2151.
Small business.
(a)
Participation.
(b)
Administration of Act.
(c)
Advisory committee participation.
(d)
Information.
(e)
Allocations under section 101.
2152.
Definitions.
2153.
Civilian personnel.
2154.
Regulations and orders.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Procurement regulations.
2155.
Investigations; records; reports; subpoenas; right to counsel.
2156.
Jurisdiction of courts; injunctions; venue; process; effect of termination of provisions.
2157.
Liability for compliance with invalid regulations; discrimination against orders or contracts affected by priorities or allocations.
2158.
Voluntary agreements and plans of action for preparedness programs and expansion of production capacity and supply.
(a)
Immunity from civil and criminal liability or defense to action under antitrust laws; exceptions.
(b)
Definitions.
(c)
Prerequisites for agreements and plans of action; delegation of authority to Presidential designees.
(d)
Advisory committees; establishment; applicable provisions; membership; notice and participation in meetings; verbatim transcript; availability to public.
(e)
Rules; promulgation by Presidential designees; consultation by Attorney General with Chairman of Federal Trade Commission; approval of Attorney General; procedures; incorporation of standards and procedures for development of agreements and plans of action.
(f)
Commencement of agreements and plans of action; expiration date; extensions.
(g)
Monitoring of agreements and plans of action by Attorney General and Chairman of Federal Trade Commission.
(h)
Required provisions of rules for implementation of agreements and plans of action.
(i)
Rules; promulgation by Attorney General and Chairman of Federal Trade Commission.
(j)
Defenses.
(k)
Surveys and studies by Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission; content; annual report to Congress and President by Attorney General.
(l)
Annual report to Congress and President by Presidential designees; contents.
(m)
Jurisdiction to enjoin statutory exemption or suspension and order for production of transcripts, etc.; procedures.
(n)
Exemption from Advisory Committee Act provisions.
(o)
Preemption of contract law in emergencies.
2158a.
Repealed.
2159.
Public participation in rulemaking.
(a)
Exemption from Administrative Procedure Act.
(b)
Opportunity for notice and comment.
(c)
Public comment on procurement regulations.
2160.
Employment of personnel; appointment policies; nucleus executive reserve; use of confidential information by employees; printing and distribution of reports.
2161.
Authorization of appropriations; availability of funds.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Title III authorization.
2162.
Repealed.
2163.
Territorial application of Act.
2163a.
Repealed.
2164.
Separability.
2165.
Repealed.
2166.
Termination of Act.
2167 to 2169. Repealed.
2170.
Authority to review certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers.
(a)
Investigations.
(b)
Mandatory investigations.
(c)
Confidentiality of information.
(d)
Action by the President.
(e)
Findings of the President.
(f)
Factors to be considered.
(g)
Report to the Congress.
(h)
Regulations.
(i)
Effect on other law.
(j)
Technology risk assessments.
(k)
Quadrennial report.
2170a.
Prohibition on purchase of United States defense contractors by entities controlled by foreign governments.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Inapplicability to certain cases.
(c)
Definitions.
2170b.
Reports on foreign industrial espionage.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Annual update.
(c)
Form of reports.
(d)
Omitted.
(e)
Definition.
2171.
Defense industrial base information system.
(a)
Establishment required.
(b)
Sources of information.
(c)
Strategic plan for developing comprehensive system.
(d)
Capabilities of system.
(e)
Report on subcontractor and supplier base.
Amendments
1952-Act June 30, 1952, ch. 530, title I, §116(a),
1951-Act July 31, 1951, ch. 275, title I, §107,
Termination Date
For termination of certain provisions of act Sept. 8, 1950, see section 2166 of this Appendix.
Act Referred to in Other Sections
This Act is referred to in sections 2182, 2183 of this Appendix; title 30 section 1604; title 42 sections 1591a, 1593e, 5195a.