[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR11.602]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 11_DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 11.6_Priorities and Allocations
 
Sec.  11.602  General.

    (a) Under Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 
(50 U.S.C. app. 2061, et seq.), the President is authorized (1) to 
require that contracts in support of the national defense be accepted 
and performed on a preferential or priority basis over all other 
contracts, and (2) to allocate materials and facilities in such a manner 
as to promote the national defense.
    (b) The Office of Industrial Resource Administration (OIRA), DOC, is 
responsible for administering and enforcing a system of priorities and 
allocations to carry out Title I of the Defense Production Act for 
industrial items. The DPAS has been established to promote the timely 
availability of the necessary industrial resources to meet current 
national defense requirements and to provide a framework to facilitate 
rapid industrial mobilization in case of national emergency.
    (c) The Delegate Agencies (see Schedule I of the DPAS) have been 
given authority by DOC to place rated orders in support of authorized 
programs. Other government agencies, Canada, and other friendly foreign 
nations may apply for special rating authority in support of authorized 
programs (see 15 CFR 700.55).
    (d) Rated orders shall be placed in accordance with the procedures 
in the DPAS. Contracting officers responsible for acquisitions in 
support of authorized programs shall be familiar with the DPAS and 
should provide guidance on the DPAS to contractors and suppliers 
receiving rated orders. Agency heads shall ensure compliance with the 
DPAS by contracting activities within their agencies.
    (e) Under the Defense Production Act, any willful violation of the 
Act, the DPAS, or any official action taken by DOC under the DPAS, is a 
crime

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punishable by a maximum fine of $10,000, one year in prison, or both 
(see 15 CFR 700.70 and 15 CFR 700.74).

[51 FR 19714, May 30, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 41744, Aug. 22, 1991]