Download or read book The Defense Production Act of 1950 written by Jared T. Brown and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-03 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (DPA),1 provides the President a broad set of authorities to ensure that domestic industry can meet national defense requirements. In the DPA, Congress has found that "the security of the United States is dependent on the ability of the domestic industrial base to supply materials and services for the national defense and to prepare for and respond to military conflicts, natural or man-caused disasters, or acts of terrorism within the United States.