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PUBLIC LAW 102-99 —AUG. 17, 1991 105 STAT. 487 Public Law 102-99 102d Congress An Act To extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Defense Production Act Extension and Amendments of 1991". SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950. The first sentence of section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking "October 20, 1990" and inserting ^'September 30, 1991". SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 711(a)(4) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows: ' (4)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1991, not to exceed $50,000,000 to carry out the provisions of sections 301, 302, and 303. "(B) The aggregate amount of loans, guarantees, purchase agreements, and other actions under sections 301, 302, and 303 during fiscal year 1991 may not exceed $50,000,000.". SEC. 4. VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS. Section 708A of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2158a) is repealed. SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RESTORING ANTITRUST IMMUNITY FOR EMERGENCY ACTIONS INITIATED BY THE PRESIDENT. Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2158) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "and subsection 0') of section 708A"; (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection: "Q)) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this Act— "(1) ANTITRUST LAWS. —The term 'antitrust laws' has the meaning given to such term in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition. "(2) PLAN OF ACTION.—The term 'plan of action' means any of 1 or more documented methods adopted by participants in an existing voluntary agreement to implement that agreement."; (3) in subsection (c)(l)— (A) by striking "Except as otherwise provided in section 708A(o), upon" and inserting "Upon"; and Aug. 17, 1991 [H.R. 991] Defense Production Act Extension and Amendments of 1991. 50 USC app. 2061 note.