Defense Production Act formally activated to boost supply of ventilators, other critical medical resources
President Trump March 27 issued an executive order “to expand domestic production of health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19, including personal protective equipment and ventilators,” as enabled by the Defense Production Act. A separate executive order issued on Friday delegated DPA authority to the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security “with respect to health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19.”
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