106 STAT. 4202 PUBLIC LAW 102-558—OCT. 28, 1992 of this Act, unless the President determines that the designation is unwarranted. President. "(2) MAINTENANCE OP RELIABLE SOURCES OF SUPPLY.— The President shall take appropriate actions to assure that critical components or critical technology items are available from reliable sources when needed to meet defense requirements during peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national emergency. "(3) APPROPRIATE ACTION.—For purposes of this subsection, appropriate action may include— "(A) restricting contract soHcitations to reliable sources; "(B) restricting contract solicitations to domestic sources pursuant to— "(i) section 2304(b)(1)(B) or section 2304(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code; "(ii) section 303(b)(1)(B) or section 303(c)(3) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949;or "(iii) other statutory authority; "(C) stockpiling critical components; and "(D) developing substitutes for a critical component or a critical technology item. 50 USC app. " SEC. 108. MODERNIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS SUPPLIERS. 2078 President. "^^^ ^^ GENERAL. —In providing any assistance under this Act, the President shall accord a strong preference for small business concerns which are subcontractors or suppliers, and, to the maximum extent practicable, to such small business concerns located in areas of high unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified by the Secretary of Labor. " (b) MODERNIZATION OF EQUIPMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Funds authorized under title III may be used to guarantee the purchase or lease of advance manufacturing equipment, and any relsited services with respect to any such equipment for purposes of this Act. "(2) SMALL BUSINESS SUPPLIERS. —In considering proposals for title III projects under paragraph (1), the President shall provide a strong preference for proposals submitted by a small business supplier or subcontractor whose proposal— "(A) has the support of the department or agency which will provide the guarantee; (B) reflects that the small business concern has made arrangements to obtain qualified outside assistance to support the effective utilization of the advginced manufacturing equipment being proposed for installation; and "(C) meets the requirements of section 301, 302, or 303.". SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION. Section 104 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2074) is amended to read as follows: " SEC. 104. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION. "(a) WAGE OR PRICE CONTROLS.— N O provision of this Act shall be interpreted as providing for the imposition of wage or price
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