H.R. 8038

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8038 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8038

To enhance private-sector outreach in support of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 24, 2026

Mrs. Beatty (for herself and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To enhance private-sector outreach in support of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``DPA Private-Sector Outreach Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE-SECTOR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 722 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4567) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
subsection:
``(d) Toolkit and Online Resources Site.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 365 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Committee shall 
develop a toolkit and an online `one-stop shop' that allows 
Federal agencies to share information and resources with 
interested persons regarding the use of authorities under this 
Act (other than authorities under section 721 or title VIII), 
including the following:
``(A) The process for solicitations under such 
authorities, including information on submitting offers 
and receiving assistance.
``(B) Opportunities under such authorities for 
business concerns, including small business concerns 
(as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632)), to participate in contracts and other 
funding mechanisms allowed under such authorities.
``(C) A searchable description of awards, including 
an identification of the awardee and any priority 
rating for such award, made using such authorities.
``(D) A description of any voluntary agreements and 
executive reserves established, consistent with such 
authorities, including an identification of the parties 
engaged in each activity and the goals and terms of 
such activity, as the Committee determines appropriate.
``(E) The contact information for an individual at 
each Federal agency to which the President may delegate 
such authorities.
``(2) Outreach.--Not later than 365 days after the 
development of the toolkit required in paragraph (1), the 
Committee shall develop a plan for each Federal agency to which 
the President has delegated authorities under this Act (other 
than authorities under section 721 or title VIII) to conduct 
outreach activities to educate the private sector about the 
commercial opportunities available under such authorities. The 
Committee shall update such plans as needed, but not less 
frequently than annually.''.
(b) Report.--Subsection (e) of section 722 of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4567), as so redeisgnated, is 
amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
paragraph:
``(6) a description of outreach activities conducted under 
subsection (d); and''.

SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE CORRECTION.

The first undesignated section of the the Defense Production Act of 
1950 is amended, effective on the date of enactment of such Act, by 
striking ``cited as ``the Defense'' and inserting ``cited as the 
``Defense''.
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