Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-6530
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2020-04-17
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Disaster relief and insurance

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires 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 (Stafford Act).</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the President or each federal agency to which the President delegates authority under the Defense Production Act, within 14 days of exercising authority provided under such Act, to report to Congress disclosing (1) the production, transport, distribution, sale, delivery, and construction of all materials, services, and facilities related to the exercise of such authority; and (2) any private entity in receipt or possession of such materials, services, and facilities.</p> <p>The bill requires the President or each federal agency to which the President delegates authority under the Stafford Act's federal emergency disaster relief assistance provision, within 14 days of exercising such authority, to report to Congress disclosing all equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, services, and other resources provided to federal agencies, private organizations, and state and local governments related to such exercise of authority. </p> <p>Such reports shall be updated periodically, not less than every 14 days, while such authority is in use.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6530 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 Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act . 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: 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, services, and facilities related to the exercise of such authority; 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. . 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 (1) In general Within 14 days of exercising 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 governments under this Act related to such exercise of authority. (2) Update Each report made under subsection (a) shall be updated periodically, not less than every 14 days, while such authority is in use. .