THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
OF 1950, AS AMENDED
[50 U.S.C. § 4501 et seq.]
Current through P.L. 115-232, enacted August 13, 2018
August 2018
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950,
AS AMENDED
[50 U.S.C. § 4501 et seq.]
Table of Contents
Sec. 1. Short Title [50 U.S.C. § 4501 ............................................................................................ 1
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy [50 U.S.C. § 4502] .......................................................................... 1
Title I – Priorities and Allocations .................................................................................................. 3
Sec. 101. Priority in Contracts and Orders [50 U.S.C. § 4511] ................................................ 3
Sec. 102. Hoarding of Designated Scarce Materials [50 U.S.C. § 4512] .................................. 5
Sec. 103. Penalties [50 U.S.C. § 4513] ..................................................................................... 5
Sec. 104. Limitation on Actions Without Congressional Authorization [50 U.S.C. § 4514] ... 5
Sec. 105. Presidential Power to Ration Gasoline Among Classes of End-Users Unaffected [50
U.S.C. § 4515] ...................................................................................................................... 5
Sec. 106. Designation of Energy as a Strategic and Critical Material [50 U.S.C. § 4516] ....... 6
Sec. 107. Strengthening Domestic Capability [50 U.S.C. § 4517] ........................................... 6
Sec. 108. Modernization of Small Business Suppliers [50 U.S.C. § 4518] .............................. 7
Title II – Authority to Requisition and Condemn [repealed] .......................................................... 7
Title III – Expansion of Productive Capacity and Supply .............................................................. 7
Sec. 301. Presidential Authorization for the National Defense [50 U.S.C. § 4531] ................. 7
Sec. 302. Loans to Private Business Enterpr