Defense Production Act of 1950

Defense Production Act
Long title	An Act to establish a system of priorities and allocations for materials and facilities, authorize the requisitioning thereof, provide financial assistance for expansion of productive capacity and supply, provide for price and wage stabilization, provide for the settlement of labor disputes, strengthen controls over credit, and by these measures facilitate the production of goods and services necessary for the national security, and for other purposes
Enacted by	the 81st United States Congress
Effective	September 8, 1950
Citations
Public law	81-774
Statutes at Large	64 Stat. 798
Codification
Titles amended	50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections created	50 U.S.C. Chapter 55
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 9176;

The Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 81–774) is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War.^[1] It was part of a broad civil defense and war mobilization effort in the context of the Cold War. Its implementing regulations, the Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS), are located at 15 CFR §§700 to 700.93. Since 1950, the Act has been reauthorized over 50 times.^[1] It has been periodically amended and remains in force.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Congressional Research Service, The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Considerations for Congress Archived April 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, updated November 20, 2018, accessed January 17, 2019 fas.org
^ Lawson, Aidan; Rhee, June (June 3, 2020). "Usage of the Defense Production Act throughout history and to combat COVID-19". Yale School of Management. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[history-1] Congressional Research Service, The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Considerations for Congress Archived April 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, updated November 20, 2018, accessed January 17, 2019 fas.org

[:1-2] Lawson, Aidan; Rhee, June (June 3, 2020). "Usage of the Defense Production Act throughout history and to combat COVID-19". Yale School of Management. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

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