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handle is hein.crs/govecla0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional SResearch Service New COVID-19 Defense Production Act (DPA) Actions: Implementation Considerations March 1, 2021 The Biden Administration has taken several executive branch actions under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Those actions suggest a revised DPA approach and raise potential implementation issues. This Insight considers those issues and policy considerations for Congress. It is intended as a companion to CRS Insight IN11593. See CRS Report R43767 for a discussion of DPA history and authorities. Recent DPA Actions The Biden Administration has issued two executive orders-E.O.s 13987 and 14001-that directly reference the DPA, and other E.O.s with additional potential relevance. On February 5, 2021, White House COVID-19 Supply Chain Coordinator Timothy W. Manning elaborated on three specific DPA actions the Administration was pursuing: 1. Issuing DPA Title I priority-rated orders to support the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine production and supply chain (Moderna is reportedly already receiving support under Operation Warp Speed); 2. Expanding manufacturing capacity to facilitate production of 61 million rapid point-of- care COVID-19 tests by six suppliers, likely under Title III expansion ofproductive capacity authorities; and 3. Constructing new domestic PPE manufacturing capacity (likely also under Title III), particularly for nitrile gloves, to reduce long-term U.S. dependence on foreign suppliers. These planned investments are broadly consistent with the Biden Administration's published COVID-19 strategy, and previous CRS analyses of DPA production for COVID-19 countermeasures. The February 5 briefing indicated additional DPA actions in support of the COVID-19 vaccine, PPE, and testing capacity are forthcoming. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11619 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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