H.R. 8071

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8071 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8071 To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the Defense Production Act Committee to conduct discussion-based simulations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2026 Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the Defense Production Act Committee to conduct discussion-based simulations, 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 ``Strengthening and Improving Mobilization Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DISCUSSION-BASED SIMULATIONS. Title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 306. DISCUSSION-BASED SIMULATIONS. ``At least once every 5 years, the Defense Production Act Committee shall conduct a discussion-based simulation (commonly known as a `table-top exercise') to determine the resources needed and the best use of the authorities under title I and this title.''. 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''. <all>