,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhji ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #cj1 #bjad,received ,,an ,,act ,to reauthorize the ,defense ,production ,act1 to improve the ,defense ,production ,act ,committee1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,reauthorization ,section #gag7;a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #baff7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #bjad and inserting #bjai2 and 7#b7 by striking on or after the date of enactment of the ,defense ,production ,act ,reauthorization of #bjji4 #b4 ,defense ,production ,act ,committee improvements ,section #gbb of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #baga7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking advise the ,president and inserting coordinate and plan for2 and 7,b7 by striking the authority and inserting the priorities and allocations authorities2 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3 7#b7 ,the ,chairperson of the ,committee shall be the head of the agency to which the ,president has delegated primary responsibility for government-wide coordination of the authorities in this ,act4 2 7#c7 by amending subsection 7c7 to read as follows3 7c7 ,coordination of ,committee activities ,the ,chairperson shall appoint one person to coordinate all of the activities of the ,committee1 and such person shall-- 7#a7 be a full-time employee of the ,federal ,government2 7#b7 report to the ,chairperson2 and 7#c7 carry out such activities relating to the ,committee as the ,chairperson may determine appropriate4 2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking ,not later than and all that follows through ,committee shall submit and inserting the following3 ,the ,committee shall issue a report each year by ,march #ca2 7,b7 by striking each member of the ,committee and inserting the ,chairperson2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking a review of the authority under this ,act of and inserting a description of the contingency planning by2 and 7ii7 by inserting before the semicolon the following3 for events that might require the use of the priorities and allocations authorities2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking authority described in paragraph 7#a7 and inserting priorities and allocations authorities in this ,act2 7,e7 by amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3 7#c7 recommendations for legislation actions1 as appropriate1 to support the effective use of the priorities and allocations authorities in this ,act2 2 7,f7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking all aspects of and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting the use of the priorities and allocations authorities in this ,act22 and 7,g7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 up-to-date copies of the rules described under section #aja7;d77#a72 and 7#f7 short attestations signed by each member of the ,committee stating their concurrence in the report4 4 #c4 ,updated rulemaking ,section #aja7;d77#a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #bjga7;d77#a77 is amended by striking not later than and all that follows through rules and inserting the following3 issue1 and annually review and update whenever appropriate1 final rules4 #d4 ,presidential determination 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjc7;a7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #bjic7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 by striking determines and inserting the following3 1 on a non-delegable basis1 determines1 with appropriate explanatory material and in writing12 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at the end2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 purchases1 purchase commitments1 or other action pursuant to this section are the most cost effective1 expedient1 and practical alternative method for meeting the need4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,limitation ,if the taking of any action or actions under this section to correct an industrial resource shortfall would cause the aggregate outstanding amount of all such actions for such industrial resource shortfall to exceed #ej1jjj1jjj1 no such action or actions may be taken1 unless such action or actions are authorized to exceed such amount by an ,act of ,congress4 4 7b7 ,exception ,section #cjc7;a77#f77;,c7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej1 as added by subsection 7a77#b71 shall not apply to a project undertaken pursuant to a determination made before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #gaa of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #bafa7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate and inserting is authorized to be appropriated #acc1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjae and each fiscal year thereafter2 and 7#b7 by striking the second and third sentences4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,july #bi1 #bjad4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk