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The bill strengthens crisis preparedness and speeds potential industrial mobilization through recurring table-top exercises, but it imposes administrative burdens and may lead to additional taxpayer-funded spending to fix revealed shortfalls.
Federal and state emergency-planning officials will conduct required five-year table-top simulations that make it easier to identify resource gaps and preparedness needs.
Taxpayers and the public may see faster mobilization of industrial capacity during crises because improved planning can reduce delays for critical materials and services.
Taxpayers may face increased spending if exercises reveal capability shortfalls that require new investments or budget requests.
Federal agencies and employees will incur administrative costs and diverted staff time to organize and run the mandated simulations.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Requires the DPA Committee to run a discussion-based tabletop simulation at least every five years to assess resource needs and use of Title I and Title III authorities, and fixes a short-title wording error.
Introduced March 25, 2026 by Al Green · Last progress March 25, 2026
Requires the Defense Production Act Committee to run a discussion-based "table-top" simulation at least once every five years to evaluate resource needs and how to best use Title I (priorities and allocations) and Title III (industrial base expansion) authorities under the Defense Production Act. Also fixes a typographical error in the Act's short-title clause so the statute's citation text is corrected and takes effect on enactment.