Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to 
reflect the requirements of subsection (a), consistent 
with the revisions made pursuant to paragraph (1). 
SEC. 4. ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
(a) OUTREACH REPRESENTATIVE.—Consistent with 
the authorities in title VII of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4551 et seq.), the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
may designate or appoint, pursuant to section 703 of such 
Act (50 U.S.C. 4553), an individual to be known as the 
‘‘Outreach Representative’’ for the COVID–19 emergency 
period. Such individual shall— 
(1) be appointed from among individuals with 
substantial experience in the production or distribu-
tion of medical supplies or equipment; and 
(2) act as the Government-wide single point of 
contact during the COVID–19 emergency for out-
reach to manufacturing companies and their sup-
pliers who may be interested in producing medical 
supplies or equipment, including the materials de-
scribed under section 2. 
(b) ENCOURAGING
PARTNERSHIPS.—During the 
COVID–19 emergency period, the Outreach Representa-
tive shall seek to develop partnerships between companies, 
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in coordination with any overall coordinator appointed by 
the President to oversee the response to the COVID–19 
emergency, including through the exercise of the authori-
ties delegated by the President under section 708 of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4558). 
SEC. 5. ENHANCEMENT OF SUPPLY CHAIN PRODUCTION. 
In exercising authority under title III of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) with re-
spect to materials described in section 2, the President 
shall seek to ensure that support is provided to companies 
that comprise the supply chains for reagents, components, 
raw materials, and other materials and items necessary 
to produce or use the materials described in section 2 to 
the extent necessary for the national defense during the 
COVID–19 emergency period. 
SEC. 6. ENHANCED REPORTING DURING COVID–19 EMER-
GENCY. 
(a) REPORT ON EXERCISING AUTHORITIES UNDER 
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
in consultation with the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency, the Secretary 
of Defense, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees a report on the exercise of au-
thorities under titles I, III, and VII of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) 
prior to the date of such report for the purposes of 
the COVID–19 response. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
subsection (a) and the update required under para-
graph (3) shall include the following: 
(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each 
exercise of such authority— 
(i) an explanation of the purpose of 
the applicable contract, purchase order, or 
other exercise of authority (including an 
allocation of materials, services, and facili-
ties under section 101(a)(2) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4511(a)(2)); 
(ii) the cost of such exercise of au-
thority; and 
(iii) if applicable— 
(I) the amount of goods that 
were purchased or allocated; 
(II) an identification of the entity 
awarded a contract or purchase order 
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or that was the subject of the exercise 
of authority; and 
(III) an identification of any en-
tity that had shipments delayed by the 
exercise of any authority under the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(B) CONSULTATIONS.—A description of 
any consultations conducted with relevant 
stakeholders on the needs addressed by the ex-
ercise of the authorities described in paragraph 
(1). 
(3) UPDATE.—The President shall provide an 
additional briefing to the appropriate congressional 
committees on the matters described under para-
graph (2) no later than four months after the sub-
mission of the report. 
(b) EXERCISE OF LOAN AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any loan made pursuant to 
section 302 or 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, carried out by the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation pursuant to the 
authorities delegated by Executive Order No. 13922, 
shall be subject to the notification requirements con-
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tained in section 1446 of the BUILD Act of 2018 
(22 U.S.C. 9656). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—For purposes of the notifications required by 
paragraph (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’, as used section 1446 of the BUILD 
Act of 2018, shall be deemed to include the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Hous-
ing and Urban Development of the Senate. 
(c) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall 
terminate on the later of— 
(1) December 31, 2021; or 
(2) the end of the COVID–19 emergency pe-
riod. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SMALL BUSI-
NESS. 
The report required by section 304(f)(3) of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534(f)(3)) for 
fiscal years 2022 and 2023 shall include the percentage 
of contracts awarded using funds to carry out the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 for each of the fiscal years 2022 
and 2023, respectively, to small business concerns (as de-
fined under section 702 of such Act). 
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