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§4658 Defense Production Act of 1950 Efforts

Title 15 › Chapter 72A— CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS FOR AMERICA › § 4658

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must, not later than 180 days after January 1, 2021, give Congress a report that explains a plan to use powers in Title III of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) to build or improve U.S. production of microelectronics and related technologies. The plan only applies if Congress provides money and if, under Title III, the President finds those technologies are essential to national defense and U.S. industry cannot meet the need. The President must make the plan after consulting relevant federal agency heads, the advisory committee under section 708(d) of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4558(d)), and appropriate private-sector stakeholders.

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Title 15, §4658

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(a)Not later than 180 days after January 1, 2021, the President shall submit to Congress a report on a plan of action for any use of authorities available in title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) to establish or enhance a domestic production capability for microelectronics technologies and related technologies, subject to—
(1)the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and
(2)a determination made under the plan pursuant to such title III that such technologies are essential to the national defense and that domestic industrial capabilities are insufficient to meet these needs.
(b)The President shall develop the plan of action required by subsection (a) in consultation with any relevant head of a Federal agency, an advisory committee established under section 708(d) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4558(d)), and appropriate stakeholders in the private sector.

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The Defense Production Act of 1950, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, 64 Stat. 798, which is classified principally to chapter 55 (§ 4501 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 4531 et seq.) of chapter 55. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 4501 of Title 50 and Tables.

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15 U.S.C. § 4658

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60