Defense Production Act , DPA (Abkürzung)

The president has the power to void foreign transactions under the Defense Production Act.

This temporary amendment to the Defense Production Act was made permanent in 1991.

I am requesting, therefore, that the Congress once again extend the Defense Production Act.

Perhaps Penn Central could be financed federally under the Defense Production Act.

The Defense Production Act: Choice as to Allocations.

Under the 1950 Defense Production Act, the Commerce Department has the authority to make companies sell national security items to the Pentagon.

The purpose of this executive order is to delegate authority and address national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Defense Production Act Speeds Up Wartime Purchases.

The Defense Production Act also authorized the President to direct important industries to put weapons and equipment production ahead of commercial orders to meet military needs.

Lockwood, David E. Defense Production Act: Purpose and Scope.

After the outbreak of the Korean War, the U.S. Congress enacted the Defense Production Act.

September 8 - The Defense Production Act is enacted into law in the U.S., shaping American military contracting for the next 60 years.

Trekking Through That Valley of Death-The Defense Production Act.

Gramm said he believed any terrorism insurance proposal written would become an amendment to the Defense Production Act, which also is under the Banking Committee's jurisdiction.

The rules involve the Exon-Florio Amendment to the Defense Production Act, which gives the President the right to block foreign investments that threaten national security.

Congressional hearings over the reconstituted WSB's powers occurred as Congress also debated renewing the Defense Production Act.

Financial Services Defense Production Act Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth Subcommittee hearing.

Blocked in Senate The President's authority was provided by the Exon-Florio amendment to the Defense Production Act, which was not renewed last month.

Truman named DiSalle his successor until Eisenhower named a permanent replacement or Congress failed to renew the Defense Production Act.

Nibley, Stuart B. "Defense Production Act: The Government's Old but Powerful Procurement Tool."

Using the powers granted to him by the Defense Production Act (which had been enacted only in September 1950), Truman created the Office of Defense Mobilization.

The Defense Production Act had allowed Washington to perform that function and then, if those allocations created problems in the civilian market, to direct the use of civilian supplies, too.

The amendment was passed into law under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and amended Section 721 of Defense Production Act of 1950.

I urge, therefore, a two-year extension of the Defense Production Act and Title II of the First War Powers Act of 1941.

After Congress amended the Defense Production Act in July 1951 to permit looser price controls, ESA Administrator Eric Johnston quit in frustration six weeks later.