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handle is hein.crs/goveayu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ~.Research Service COVID-19: Defense Production Act (DPA) Developments and Issues for Congress May 13, 2020 The Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) is being employed by the Trump Administration in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to facilitate the production and availability of essential goods, supplies, and services. This Insight considers recent DPA actions with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses associated policy considerations for Congress. It is a companion to CRS Insights IN 11337, IN 11280, and IN11231. See CRS Report R43767 for a more in-depth discussion of DPA history and authorities. New DPA Actions in Response to COVID-19 Since April 15, seven DPA actions have been made public: According to Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) COVID-19 records, FEMA issued four DPA priority-rated orders to the 3M company for N95 respirators on April 16, April 21, and April 28. The orders were made pursuant to an April 2 White House memorandum. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the DPA priority-rated orders for N95 respirators from producer 3M on April 14. On April 20, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced it had set aside $750 million of $1 billion in new DPA Title III appropriations for health resources, with $250 million reserved for defense industrial base supply chains investments. On April 21, DOD announced a $133 million Title III investment in N95 respirator production, per a previous April 11 announcement. The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a New York resident on April 24, and two individuals on April 28, with violating DPA anti-hoarding/price gouging provisions. On April 28, President Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13917 directing the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to exercise DPA authorities to address meat and poultry plant closures, and any other food supply chain issues, due to the pandemic. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11387 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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