The Trump administration will use the Defense Protection Act to obtain about 60,000 coronavirus test kits.
test kits to help health care workers confront a widespread shortage of medical supplies amid the unfolding crisis.
The Korean War-era law allows President Donald Trump to address the shortage of medical supplies by directing private companies to expedite the production of medical equipment. Trump invoked the DPA last week but has resisted calls from governors and other officials to put it into practice as the administration scrambles to expand coronavirus testing across the country.
Invoking the law’s “allocation” provision allows the federal government to put companies on notice that they should set aside supplies that will be needed to fulfill a coming order, said Magsamen, a scholar at the Center for American Progress who worked has worked in the Obama and Bush administrations.
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