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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3542 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the establishment 
of a DPA Registry, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2025 
Mr. HIMES (for himself and Mr. NUNN of Iowa) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require 
the establishment of a DPA Registry, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CLEAR (Committee 
Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) 
Defense Production Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
ACT COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 722 of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4567) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘on the effec-
tive use of the priorities and allocations authorities 
under this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the effective use of 
the authorities provided under this Act’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the chairperson of the Committee.’’. 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Chairperson of 
the Committee shall be a senior, full-time em-
ployee of the Department of Commerce classi-
fied as a member of the Senior Executive Serv-
ice, as defined in section 2101a of title 5, 
United States Code, selected by the Secretary 
of Commerce. 
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‘‘(B) REPORTING AUTHORITY.—The Chair-
person of the Committee shall report directly to 
the Secretary of Commerce on all matters— 
‘‘(i) undertaken under this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) relating to and the Committee. 
‘‘(C) DUTIES.—The Chairperson of the 
Committee’s primary job responsibility shall be 
to lead the Committee and help fulfill the re-
sponsibilities of the Committee under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(D) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The 
Chairperson of the Committee shall provide in-
formation to each member of the Committee 
about— 
‘‘(i) the frequency of the meetings of 
the Committee and the expected content of 
such meetings; 
‘‘(ii) the type and quality of informa-
tion that needs to be shared with the Com-
mittee by Federal departments and agen-
cies on the planned and actual use of au-
thorities provided under this Act; and 
‘‘(iii) any other information necessary 
for the President, acting through the Com-
mittee, to coordinate and plan for the ef-
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fective use of the authorities provided 
under this Act.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF THE COMMITTEE ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the Chairperson of the 
Committee has the necessary staff and re-
sources to carry out this section; and 
‘‘(B) shall submit funding requests on be-
half of the Committee and the Chairperson for 
inclusion in the President’s budget of the 
United States; 
‘‘(2) COORDINATOR.—The members of the 
Committee shall, not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this subsection, designate one member 
of the Senior Executive Service, as defined in section 
2101a of title 5, from each department, agency, or 
independent establishment of the Federal Govern-
ment to which the President has delegated authority 
under this Act, to coordinate with the Chairperson 
of the Committee as required by the Chairperson on 
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the effective use of the authorities provided under 
this Act.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) a review of the use of the authorities pro-
vided under this Act by each department, agency, or 
independent establishment of the Federal Govern-
ment to which the President has delegated authority 
under this Act; and 
‘‘(2) recommendations about how to effectively 
use the authorities provided under this Act in a 
manner that is consistent with the statement of pol-
icy set forth in section 2(b).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘to sup-
port the effective use of the priorities and allo-
cations authorities in this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘to support the effective use of the authorities 
provided under this Act’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the use 
of the priorities and allocations authorities in 
this Act;’’ and inserting ‘‘the effective use of 
the authorities provided under this Act; and’’; 
and 
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(D) by striking paragraph (5) and redesig-
nating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall issue a re-
port to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the quality of the co-
ordination and planning relating to the effective 
use of the authorities provided under the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 completed by the 
Committee under section 722 of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950; 
(B) a review of the information provided 
by the Chairperson of the Committee to mem-
bers of the Committee under section 722(b)(2) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950; 
(C) an identification of the authorities pro-
vided under the Defense Production Act of 
1950 that may need additional attention from 
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the Committee established under section 722 of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950; and 
(D) any other recommendations relating to 
how the Committee established under section 
722 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
could improve its coordination and planning. 
SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY REGISTRY OF USES OF DPA AU-
THORITIES. 
Title VII of the of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 724. REGISTRY OF USES OF DPA AUTHORITIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Chairperson of the Defense Production 
Act Committee established under section 722 of this Act, 
shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this section, establish a secure, electronic database that 
can include records about how each authority under this 
Act is used by the Federal Government (in this section 
referred to as the ‘DPA Registry’). 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The DPA Registry established by 
the Secretary of Commerce under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) identify each use of an authority provided 
under this Act by any Federal agency on or after the 
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date that is 1 year before the date of the enactment 
of this section; and 
‘‘(2) describe, with respect to each use identi-
fied under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) why the authority was used; and 
‘‘(B) how the authority was used to accom-
plish an objective in support of the national de-
fense of the United States. 
‘‘(c) ADDITION OF INFORMATION TO THE DPA REG-
ISTRY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal 
agency that uses the authorities provided under this 
Act shall, not later than 180 days after the estab-
lishment of the DPA database under subsection (a), 
enter any data into the DPA database that the 
Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Com-
mittee may require, including information about 
each use of an authority provided under the Act by 
the Federal agency on or after the date that is 1 
year before the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) UPDATE.—The head of each Federal agen-
cy that uses the authorities provided under this Act 
shall, each quarter, update the information in the 
DPA registry and submit any new information that 
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the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act 
Committee may require. 
‘‘(d) SECURITY OF DPA REGISTRY.—The Secretary 
of Commerce, acting through the Chairperson of the De-
fense Production Act Committee, shall ensure that the 
DPA registry is secure from cyber attacks and manipula-
tion. 
‘‘(e) DPA REGISTRY ACCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce, acting through the Chairperson of the De-
fense Production Act Committee, shall ensure that 
the DPA Registry is structured in such a way to 
allow access to varying information for different 
types of users, including— 
‘‘(A) users employed by or contracted by 
Federal agencies or the Congress; and 
‘‘(B) users who are members of the public. 
‘‘(2) SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
of Commerce, acting through the Chairperson of the 
Defense Production Act Committee, may limit access 
to certain types of information in the DPA Registry 
that may be sensitive to the national security of the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) PROMOTION
OF
TRANSPARENCY.—The 
Secretary of Commerce, shall in carrying out this 
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section, maximize transparency by providing as 
much access to information in the DPA Registry as 
is practicable while preserving the national security 
of the United States.’’. 
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