Defense Production Act : A Conceptual Option for a Development Program for Energy Resources Alternative to Oil.

Examines Federal energy procurement program to increase private sector industrial capacity for selected oil-saving products. Covers policy and program parameters of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950, which provides procurement and production incentives for maintenance of U.S. defense industri...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense contracts. Energy conservation. Business. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines Federal energy procurement program to increase private sector industrial capacity for selected oil-saving products. Covers policy and program parameters of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950, which provides procurement and production incentives for maintenance of U.S. defense industrial base. Examines whether DPA could be extended to apply to illustrative Federal energy procurement program, particularly with regard to synthetic oils and gas. Covers expanded energy production program precedents.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.