{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/portman-announces-senate-passed-fy-2021-ndaa-conference-report-requires", "Portman Announces Senate-Passed FY 2021 NDAA Conference Report Requires Assessment of Surge Capacity of Defense Industrial Base Manufacturers", "2020-12-11", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Rob Portman", "P000449", "www.portman.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Portman Announces Senate-Passed FY 2021 NDAA Conference Report Requires Assessment of Surge Capacity of Defense Industrial Base Manufacturers\n \n      \n  \n      \n                           \n      Provision Would Require DoD to Determine if Defense Industrial Base Has Surge Capacity to Match Adversaries \n      \n  \n  \n\n          \n                          \n      December 11, 2020\n      \n  \n |     \n                          \n      Press Releases\n      \n  \n  \n    \n                  WASHINGTON, DC  U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the Senate-passed FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes his provision to require the Department of Defense (DoD) to assess the surge capacity of defense industrial base manufacturers compared to that of our adversaries.As the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear, the United States often lacks the capacity to produce critical supplies during periods of crisis when there are surges in demand for critical items. It is crucial that our domestic industrial base have the capacity to quickly ramp up production in times of crisis, so that we are not overly dependent on foreign products.The legislation now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law. \nIn wartime or times of crisis in our nation, it's important that the Department of Defense has a clear understanding of defense industrial base manufacturers' capacity to produce equipment for our military, said Portman. There are many large and small businesses in my home state of Ohio that possess the capability and capacity to meet DoD equipment requirements during times of national emergenciesit is important for these businesses and DoD to know what the requirements are and which companies can fulfill them. I am pleased this provision was passed with the final NDAA conference report so we can be sure that the DoD has a full understanding of what manufacturers are able to provide, especially during war or a crisis when there is a surge in demand for product. \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.portman.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/portman-announces-senate-passed-fy-2021-ndaa-conference-report-requires"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5805279836058617, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}