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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6530 
To require the President to report to Congress on certain authorities used 
under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2020 
Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and 
Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the President to report to Congress on certain 
authorities used under the Defense Production Act of 
1950 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, 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 ‘‘Emergency Supply 
Chain Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950. 
Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4551 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 724. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY REPORT 
TO CONGRESS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 14 days of exercising any 
authority provided under title I or title III of this Act, 
the President, or the head of each Federal agency to which 
the President delegates authority under such title, shall 
issue a report to Congress disclosing— 
‘‘(1) the production, transport, distribution, 
sale, delivery, and construction of all materials, serv-
ices, and facilities related to the exercise of such au-
thority; and 
‘‘(2) any private entity in receipt or possession 
of such materials, services, and facilities. 
‘‘(b) UPDATE.—Each report made under subsection 
(a) shall be updated periodically, not less than every 14 
days, while such authority is in use.’’. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. 
Section 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 14 days of exer-
cising authority under subsection (a), the President, 
or the head of each Federal agency to which the 
President delegates authority under this section, 
shall submit to Congress a report disclosing all 
equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, services, 
and other resources provided to Federal agencies, 
private organizations, and State and local govern-
ments under this Act related to such exercise of au-
thority. 
‘‘(2) UPDATE.—Each report made under sub-
section (a) shall be updated periodically, not less 
than every 14 days, while such authority is in use.’’. 
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