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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 5, 2001

President Signs Defense Production Act Amendments Bill
Statement by the Press Secretary

On Friday, October 5, 2001, the President signed into law H.R. 2510, the " Defense Production Act Amendments of 2001" which extends the Defense Production Act of 1950, through September 30, 2003, and the authorization of appropriations for that Act.

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