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The Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 (Pub. L. 81–774) is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War. [1] It was part of a broad civil defense and war mobilization effort in the context of the Cold War.
The National Defense Resources Preparedness executive order (Executive Order 13603) is an order of the President of the United States, signed by President Barack Obama on March 16, 2012. [1] The purpose of this executive order is to delegate authority and address national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act ...
The law authorizes the president to control the production of “essential materials and goods” in the name of national defense, according to the CRS. Under the act, the president can require ...
And yet, the only solutions they seem capable of coming up with are using the Defense Production Act and antitrust.The Defense Production Act (DPA), first approved in 1950, says it’s imperative ...
Trump's attacks against GM again highlight the president's baffling stance on officially invoking the Defense Production Act. Day after day, Trump has said different things about ventilators and ...
By authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950, President Harry S. Truman established the Office of Defense Mobilization (ODM) by Executive Order 10193, issued December 16, 1950. ODM's charge was to regulate the economy so that defense production needs could be met, even if this meant restricting the flow of goods and services to the ...
During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, President Trump opened remarks by confirming that he has invoked the Defense Production Act, a move that many have called for him to take to help ...
The amendment was passed into law under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and amended Section 721 of Defense Production Act of 1950. All foreign investments that might affect national security may be reviewed and if deemed to pose a threat to security, the President of the United States may block the investment.