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Ex. ECO-A-074 Order Primary source read

Voluntary Agreement Under Section 708 of the Defense Production Act; Manufacture and Distribution of Critical Healthcare Resources Necessary To Respond to a Pandemic, 85 Fed. Reg. 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020)

DPA section 708 voluntary agreement (PPE manufacture and distribution)

FEMA (Administrator) with the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
Defense Production Act sec. 708 (50 U.S.C. 4558); Executive Order 13911
Issued
2020-08-17 Aug. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-08-17
End
Five-year term; plans of action published Dec. 8, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 79020) and May 28, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 28851) (read as 2020-12-08)
In force
Aug. 17, 2020 to Dec. 8, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Supply chain
Addressees
  • participating manufacturers and distributors of PPE
  • FEMA
Functions reached
  • SC
  • DS
Collection
Supply chain and borders ECO-A

Operative words

Establishes a voluntary agreement under section 708 for the manufacture, allocation and distribution of critical healthcare resources, with antitrust defense for participants acting under approved plans of action.

Enforcement

50 U.S.C. 4558

Notes

Federal coordination of PPE allocation continued through 2021.