,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,riley ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,def5se ,production ,act ( #aiej to   
provide = /rict] prohibitions on price  
g\g+ ( c]ta9 mat]ials1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,crack+ ,d[n on ,price ,g\g+ ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on price g\g+ ( c]ta9  
mat]ials ,! ,def5se ,production ,act (  
#aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deab7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 section #ajb-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,9 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,prohibition on  
ho>d+ & price g\g+ ( c]ta9 mat]ials or  
goods ,9  2  7,b7 by ins]t+ & price g\g+
 aft] prev5t ho>d+2  7,c7 by /rik+      
accumulate 7#a7 & ins]t+ 7#a7           
accumulate2  7,d7 by /rik+ = ! purpose (
 resale at prices 9 excess ( prevail+   
m>ket prices & ins]t+ sell or (f] to    
sell at prices t grossly exce$ prevail+ 
m>ket prices = ! same or simil> mat]ials

 or critical goods 9 ! trade area or at 
an unfairly excessive price2  7,e7 by   
/rik+ accumulation4 & ins]t+            
accumulation1 or any critical good "u an
 acute %ortage42  7,f7 by ins]t+ sc>ce  
aft] designation (2 &  7,g7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,unfairly excessive 
price  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a price is an     
unfairly excessive price if !re is a    
gross disp>ity 9 ! price ( a mat]ial or 
critical good at ! "t ( ! transaction & 
! price ( ! mat]ial or critical good    
imm$iately prior to--  7,a7 ! effective 
date ( ! ,presid5t designat+ ! mat]ial z
 a sc>ce mat]ial2 or  7,b7 ! date on :i*
 an acute %ortage ( ! critical good     
beg9s4  7#b7  ,gross disp>ity  7,a7     
,presumptive  ,a presumptive gross      
disp>ity includes a #aj p]c5t increase (
 price relative to--  7i7 ! effective   
date ( ! ,presid5t designat+ ! mat]ial z
 a sc>ce mat]ial2 or  7ii7 ! date on :i*
 an acute %ortage ( ! critical good     
beg9s4  7,b7  ,o!r price increase  ,no?+
 9 ?is subsection %all preclude a price 

increase t is less ?an a #aj p]c5t      
increase ( ! price ( a mat]ial or       
critical good relative to ! price on !  
effective date ( ! ,presid5t designat+  
su* mat]ial z a sc>ce mat]ial1 or ! date
 on :i* an acute %ortage beg9s1 f       
con/itut+ a gross disp>ity4  7#c7       
,exception  ,not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#a7 &   
7#b71 a price is n an unfairly excessive
 price if x is ! result (--  7,a7 a     
legitimate bus9ess ne$ ( ! sell]2 or    
7,b7 additional co/s outside ! control (
 ! sell]4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,acute %ortage ,! t]m     
acute %ortage means any negative supply 
impact t is caus$ by--  7,a7 a disease2 
7,b7 a pa?og52  7,c7 a natural disa/]2  
7,d7 a milit>y conflict2  7,e7 t]rorism2
  7,f7 supply-*a9 disruptions2  7,g7    
extreme indu/ry consolidation2 or  7,h7 
any o!r simil> exig5t con/ra9t4  7#b7   
,critical good ,! t]m critical good     
means-- 7,a7 any consum] food item1     
good1 or s]vice t is us$1 b\ght1 or     
r5d]$ prim>ily = p]sonal1 family1 or    

h\sehold purposes2  7,b7 any ess5tial   
m$ical or em]g5cy supply or s]vice2     
7,c7 any en]gy res\rce1 includ+--  7i7  
fuel2  7ii7 electricity2 or  7iii7 home 
heat+ oil2 or  7,d7 any o!r ess5tial    
good or s]vice us$ to promote ! heal?1  
safety1 or welf>e ( ! public4  2 &  7#b7
 9 section #ajc-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,any &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 any  2 &    
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7    
,p5alty = violation ( section #ajb ,any 
p]son :o willfully p]=ms any act        
prohibit$ by ! provisions ( section #ajb
 or any rule1 regulation1 or ord]       
!reund]1 %all1 ^u conviction1 be f9$ !  
great] ( #bj1jjj or #cjj p]c5t ( !      
rev5ue g5]at$ 9 violation ( su* section4
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