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Witnesses urge stronger Defense Production Act committee and interagency coordination
Summary
Members and witnesses discussed reforms to the Defense Production Act Committee (DPAC) and ways to strengthen interagency coordination, reporting, and resourcing to ensure faster, whole-of-government responses.
Rep. Young Kim and other members told witnesses that the Defense Production Act Committee (DPAC) was created to coordinate cabinet-level use of DPA authorities and urged reforms to make it an effective crisis tool.
Adam Levin of the Congressional Research Service said DPAC’s original remit included reporting on titles 1, 3 and 7, and that later reauthorizations narrowed its scope to title 1. "When the DPAC was established, it had purview for reporting on all of the DPA title 1, title 3, and title 7," Levin said, and…
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