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119-hr-8053119th Congress

DPA Emerging Technology Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

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Summary

This bill would amend the Defense Production Act to create a dedicated Emerging Technology Subcommittee to focus federal coordination on new technologies. It would also set minimum meeting rules, allow the committee chair to form subcommittees, and require a study on a strategic biomanufacturing reserve.

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  • Federal agencies would get more structured coordination because the DPA Committee must meet at least twice a year and the chair could form subcommittees for targeted work.
  • Defense supply chain planners and industry would face new analysis on how covered technologies affect national defense needs and where they can close supply gaps.
  • Technology sectors would see focused attention since the Subcommittee must define “covered technology” and consider AI and robotics, biotechnology, cryptography and quantum computing, materials science, semiconductors, and space.
  • Biomanufacturing and national preparedness planners would be subject to an 18‑month evaluation of the benefits, drawbacks, and resources needed to establish a strategic reserve of critical biomanufacturing inputs for defense.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

MA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

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