,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bg1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,fields introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct the ,comptroller ,general to     
study the efficacy of procurement for   
long-lead items and stockpiling under   
the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,dpa ,advanced ,procurement ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,,gao study on stockpiling  
and long-lead items  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states shall1 not later than #a
 year after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 submit to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate a study on the efficacy  
of the current methods used by ,,dpa    
agencies to address ,,dpa-related       

long-lead items and related stockpiling 
challenges4  7b7 ,requirements ,when    
conducting the study required under     
subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller        
,general shall-- 7#a7 examine how       
,,dpa-related long-lead items are       
currently procured and stockpiled by    
,,dpa agencies2  7#b7 identify ways in  
which ,federal agencies can work        
together to better address procurement  
and stockpiling of ,,dpa-related        
long-lead items2 and  7#c7 provide      
legislative recommendations1 including  
amendments to the ,,dpa1 to address     
procurement of ,,dpa-related long-lead  
items and the stockpiling of such items4
  7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,,dpa ,the term ,,dpa means the    
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq474  7#b7 ,,dpa   
agency ,the term ,,dpa agency means a   
,federal agency to which the ,president 
has delegated authority under the ,,dpa4
  7#c7 ,long-lead item ,the term        
long-lead item means components of a    

system or piece of equipment for which  
the times to design and fabricate are   
the longest1 and therefore1 to which an 
early commitment of funds may be        
desirable to complete the system by the 
earliest possible date4  #c4 ,short     
title correction ,the first undesignated
 section of the ,defense ,production    
,act of #aiej is amended1 effective on  
the date of enactment of such ,act1 by  
striking cited as the ,defense and      
inserting cited as the ,defense4