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50 U.S.C. § 4555 — Civilian personnel
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Any officer or agency head may—
(1) appoint civilian personnel without regard to [section 5331(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5331/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and
(2) fix the rate of basic pay for such personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates,
except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule, as the President deems appropriate to carry out this chapter.
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Any officer or agency head may—
(1) appoint civilian personnel without regard to [section 5331(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5331/b&num=0&edition=prelim) and without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and
(2) fix the rate of basic pay for such personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates,
except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule, as the President deems appropriate to carry out this chapter.
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**(a) Enforcement in House of Representatives** It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider a rule or order that waives the application of [section 658d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section658d&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Disposition of points of order**
(1) **Application to House of Representatives** — This subsection shall apply only to the House of Representatives.
(2) **Threshold burden** — In order to be cognizable by the Chair, a point of order under [section 658d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section658d&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (a) of this section must specify the precise language on which it is premised.
(3) **Question of consideration** — As disposition of points of order under [section 658d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section658d&num=0&edition=prelim) or subsection (a) of this section, the Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to the proposition that is the subject of the points of order.
(4) **Debate and intervening motions** — A question of consideration under this section shall be debatable for 10 minutes by each Member initiating a point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent on each point of order, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole rise, as the case may be.
(5) **Effect on amendment in order as original text** — The disposition of the question of consideration under this subsection with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be considered also to determine the question of consideration under this subsection with respect to an amendm
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**(a) In general** No entity controlled by a foreign government may merge with, acquire, or take over a company engaged in interstate commerce in the United States that—
(1) is performing a Department of Defense contract, or a Department of Energy contract under a national security program, that cannot be performed satisfactorily unless that company is given access to information in a proscribed category of information; or
(2) during the previous fiscal year, was awarded—
(A) Department of Defense prime contracts in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000,000; or
(B) Department of Energy prime contracts under national security programs in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000,000.
**(b) Inapplicability to certain cases** The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply if a merger, acquisition, or takeover is not suspended or prohibited pursuant to [section 4565 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4565&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Definitions** In this section:
(1) The term “entity controlled by a foreign government” includes—
(A) any domestic or foreign organization or corporation that is effectively owned or controlled by a foreign government; and
(B) any individual acting on behalf of a foreign government,
as determined by the President.
(2) The term “proscribed category of information” means a category of information that—
(A) with respect to Department of Defense contracts—
(i) includes special access information;
(ii) is determined by the Secretary of Defense to include information the disclosure of which to an entity controlled by a foreign government is not in the national security interests of the United States; and
(iii) is defined in regulations prescribed by th
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**(a) In general** The President, or the head of an agency to which the President has delegated authorities under this subchapter, shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to any action taken pursuant to such authorities—
(1) except as provided by paragraph (2), not later than 30 days after taking the action; and
(2) in the case of an action that involves a business concern in the United Kingdom or Australia, not later than 30 days before taking the action.
**(b) Elements**
(1) **In general** — Each report and briefing required by subsection (a) with respect to an action described in that subsection shall include—
(A) a justification of the necessity of the use of authorities under this subchapter; and
(B) a description of the financial terms of any related financial transaction.
(2) **Additional elements relating to business concerns in the United Kingdom or Australia** — Each report and briefing required by subsection (a) with respect to an action described in paragraph (2) of that subsection shall include, in addition to the elements under paragraph (1)—
(A) a certification that business concerns in the United States or Canada were not available with respect to the action; and
(B) an analysis of why such business concerns were not available.
**(c) Appropriate congressional committees defined** In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
(2) in the case of an action described in subsection (a) involving materials critical to national security (as defined in [section 4552(7)(B)(ii)(II)(bb) of this title](https://usco
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**(a) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
**(b) Transfer authority** Funds made available for the purposes of this subchapter may be allocated or transferred for any of the purposes of this subchapter, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to any agency or government corporation designated to assist in carrying out this subchapter. Each such allocation or transfer shall be reported in full detail to the Congress within 30 days after such allocation or transfer.
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — Except as provided in [section 4584(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4584/d&num=0&edition=prelim), the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) **Country of concern** — The term “country of concern” means—
(A) the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions;
(B) the Republic of Cuba;
(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(D) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
(E) the Russian Federation; and
(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros.
(3) **Covered foreign person** — Subject to regulations prescribed in accordance with this subchapter, the term “covered foreign person” means a foreign person that—
(A) is incorporated in, has a principal place of business in, or is organized under the laws of a country of concern;
(B) is a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party or is a member of the political leadership of a country of concern;
(C) is subject to the direction or control of a country of concern, as defined by regulation, an entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B), or the state or the government of a country of concern (including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof); or
(D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by a country of concern, an entity described in subparagraph
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**(a) Participation** Small business concerns shall be given the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as contractors, and subcontractors at various tiers, in all programs to maintain and strengthen the Nation’s industrial base and technology base undertaken pursuant to this chapter.
**(b) Administration of chapter** In administering the programs, implementing regulations, policies, and procedures under this chapter, requests, applications, or appeals from small business concerns shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be expeditiously handled.
**(c) Advisory committee participation** Representatives of small business concerns shall be afforded the maximum opportunity to participate in such advisory committees as may be established pursuant to this chapter.
**(d) Information** Information about this chapter and activities undertaken in accordance with this chapter shall be made available to small business concerns.
**(e) Allocations under section 4511** Whenever the President makes a determination to exercise any authority to allocate any material pursuant to [section 4511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4511&num=0&edition=prelim), small business concerns shall be accorded, to the extent practicable, a fair share of such material, in proportion to the share received by such business concerns under normal conditions, giving such special consideration as may be possible to emerging small business concerns.
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**(a)** This section applies to—
(1) positions that are classified above GS–15 pursuant to section 5108; and
(2) scientific or professional positions established under section 3104;
but does not apply to—
(A) any Senior Executive Service position under section 3132; or
(B) any position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service under section 3151.
**(b)**
(1) Subject to such regulations as the Office of Personnel Management prescribes, the head of the agency concerned shall fix the rate of basic pay for any position within such agency to which this section applies. A rate fixed under this section shall be—
(A) not less than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and
(B) subject to paragraph (3), not greater than the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
The payment of a rate of basic pay under this section shall not be subject to the pay limitation of section 5306(e) or 5373.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which an adjustment takes effect under section 5303 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule, each rate of pay established under this section for positions within an agency shall be adjusted by such amount as the head of such agency considers appropriate.
(3) In the case of an agency which has a performance appraisal system which, as designed and applied, is certified under section 5307(d) as making meaningful distinctions based on relative performance, paragraph (1)(B) shall apply as if the reference to “level III” were a reference to “level II”.
(4) No employee may suffer a reduction in pay by reaso
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If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
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This chapter, divided into subchapters, may be cited as “the Defense Production Act of 1950”.
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**(a) In general** In providing any assistance under this chapter, the President shall accord a strong preference for small business concerns which are subcontractors or suppliers, and, to the maximum extent practicable, to such small business concerns located in areas of high unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified by the Secretary of Labor.
**(b) Modernization of equipment**
(1) **In general** — Funds authorized under subchapter II may be used to guarantee the purchase or lease of advance manufacturing equipment, and any related services with respect to any such equipment for purposes of this chapter.
(2) **Small business suppliers** — In considering proposals for subchapter II projects under paragraph (1), the President shall provide a strong preference for proposals submitted by a small business supplier or subcontractor whose proposal—
(A) has the support of the department or agency which will provide the guarantee;
(B) reflects that the small business concern has made arrangements to obtain qualified outside assistance to support the effective utilization of the advanced manufacturing equipment being proposed for installation; and
(C) meets the requirements of section 4531, 4532, or 4533 of this title.
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