DPA Reform Act of 2023

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide that authority under the Act can only be exercised during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DPA Reform Act of 2023 2. Declaration of war required to exercise authority under the DPA (a) Priorities and allocations Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq. (1) in section 101— (A) in subsection (a) by striking authorized authorized, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, (B) in subsection (c)(1) by inserting during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, may, (2) in section 102 by inserting during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, hoarding, (3) in section 107(b)(1) by striking peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national emergency a period in which Congress has formally declared war (b) Expansion of productive capacity and supply Title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq. (1) in section 301(a)(1) by striking the President may authorize the President may, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, authorize (2) in section 302(a) by striking the President may make the President may, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, make (3) in section 303— (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the President may make the President may, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, make (B) in subsection (c)(2) by striking the President may make the President may, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, make (C) in subsection (e)(1) by inserting , during a period in which Congress has formally declared war the President is authorized (D) in subsection (g) by striking the President may make the President may, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, make (c) General provisions Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq. (1) in section 703 by inserting , during a period in which Congress has formally declared war Any officer or agency head may (2) in section 708(c)(1) by striking the President may consult the President may, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, consult (3) in section 710— (A) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, authorized, (B) in subsection (c) by inserting during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, authorized, (C) in subsection (d) by striking The President may utilize The President may, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, utilize (D) in subsection (e) by striking authorized authorized, during a period in which Congress has formally declared war, (d) Technical amendments (1) Section 101(c)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4511(c)(1) paragraph (3) paragraph (2) (2) Section 710 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4560 (A) by redesignating subsections (b) through (g) as subsections (a) through (f), respectively; (B) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (b) subsection (C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking section 55a section 3109

Summary: DPA Reform Act of 2023This bill modifies the Defense Production Act of 1950 by requiring that there must be a declaration of war to exercise authority under the act.The act generally gives the President certain authorities to influence domestic industry in the interest of national defense. The bill provides that there must be a declaration of war for the President to exercise authority under the act related to (1) priorities and allocations for materials and services; (2) the expansion of productive capacity and supply; and (3) general provisions, such as those related to appointment policies.