,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbd,mr4   
,luetkemeyer introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,financial ,services1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prioritize ,federal      
permitting for certain national defense 
activities related to the authorities   
under the ,defense ,production ,act of  
#aiej and projects related to such      
activities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,help ,expedite ,lagging           
,permitting for ,defense ,production    
,act or the ,help ,,dpa ,act4  #b4      
,findings2 sense of ,congress  7a7      
,findings ,the ,congress finds that--   
7#a7 title ,,iii of the ,defense        

,production ,act of #aiej is used to    
ensure that our nation has sufficient   
industrial resources to meet our        
national security needs2 and  7#b7      
projects funded under such title are of 
critical importance to the national     
security are almost always time         
sensitive4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7   
the ,federal permitting process should  
not delay crucial national defense      
projects any longer than necessary2 and 
7#b7 projects funded under title ,,iii  
of the ,defense ,production ,act of     
#aiej and projects given the highest    
priority under title ,i of the ,defense 
,production ,act of #aiej deserve an    
expedited ,federal permitting process4  
#c4 ,improving permitting for certain   
national defense sectors experiencing an
 industrial base shortfall  7a7 ,faster 
permitting ,section #dajja7f77;,a7 of   
the ,,fast ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#dcgjm7#f77;,a77 is amended by inserting
 a covered national defense activity 7as

 defined in section #gab7;b7 of the     
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej71    
after energy storage14  7b7 ,prioritized
 permitting ,the ,defense ,production   
,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7 is  
amended by inserting after section #gaa 
the following3  #gab4 ,prioritized      
permitting  7a7 ,in general ,with       
respect to a project that is a covered  
national defense activity1 if such      
project requires a permit from a        
,federal agency1 the ,federal agency    
shall prioritize the consideration of   
such permit over all over projects      
requiring a permit from the agency4  7b7
 ,covered national defense activity     
defined ,the term covered national      
defense activity means a project-- 7#a7 
funded in whole or in part with loans   
made or guaranteed1 or grants made1     
under title ,,iii2  7#b7 in a sector    
essential for the national defense with 
respect to which the ,president makes a 
determination under this ,act that the  
sector is experiencing an industrial    

base shortfall2 or  7#c7 for the        
production of goods or services1 the    
contracts or orders for which the       
,president has deemed necessary or      
appropriate to promote the national     
defense and has prioritized under title 
,i4  4