DPA Advanced Procurement Act of 2026

Cleo Fields

Democrat · LA · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2026-03-27

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This bill would expand the federal government's ability to use emergency procurement powers to quickly acquire goods and services during crises without going through normal competitive bidding processes. It would likely give agencies more flexibility to work directly with suppliers during national emergencies, natural disasters, or other urgent situations where speed matters more than traditional purchasing rules. The changes would affect how federal agencies buy everything from emergency supplies to equipment, potentially allowing them to bypass some oversight requirements when time is critical.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8136 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8136 To direct the Comptroller General to study the efficacy of procurement for long-lead items and stockpiling under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Mr. Fields introduced the following bill; 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 1950, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``DPA Advanced Procurement Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON STOCKPILING AND LONG-LEAD ITEMS. (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 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 challenges. (b) Requirements.--When conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall-- (1) examine how DPA-related long-lead items are currently procured and stockpiled by DPA agencies; (2) identify ways in which Federal agencies can work together to better address procurement and stockpiling of DPA- related long-lead items; and (3) provide legislative recommendations, including amendments to the DPA, to address procurement of DPA-related long-lead items and the stockpiling of such items. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) DPA.--The term ``DPA'' means the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). (2) DPA agency.--The term ``DPA agency'' means a Federal agency to which the President has delegated authority under the DPA. (3) 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 longest, and therefore, to which an early commitment of funds may be desirable to complete the system by the earliest possible date. SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE CORRECTION. The first undesignated section of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended, effective on the date of enactment of such Act, by striking ``cited as `the Defense''' and inserting ``cited as the `Defense'''. <all>

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