Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials
Record date: 2026-07-23
( printed page 46693) Executive Order 14415 of July 20, 2026 Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Policy. The United States military is the most effective and powerful fighting force on the planet. It fields the most advanced weapons systems and technologies in the world, utilizing cutting edge equipment to dominate the modern battlefield. To continue this
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2026-15003
- Publication date
- 2026-07-23
- Citation
- 91 FR 46693
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
Official record excerpt
( printed page 46693) Executive Order 14415 of July 20, 2026 Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Policy. The United States military is the most effective and powerful fighting force on the planet. It fields the most advanced weapons systems and technologies in the world, utilizing cutting edge equipment to dominate the modern battlefield. To continue this dominance in an era of renewed great power competition, the United States must secure its supply chains against physical, cyber, and economic subversion. It is the policy of the United States that not only the finished equipment deployed by our military, but also the critical materials and components necessary to manufacture, maintain, sustain, and repair that equipment, are sourced domestically or from allied nations. Despite the longstanding prohibition on the use of sensitive materials sourced from geopolitical adversaries, defense contractors have historically under-prioritized domestic production and resilience. My Administration will act to ensure that the statutory requirements of 10 U.S.C. 4872 are strictly observed and result in resilient domestic and allied supply chains. Sec. 2 . Restricting Waivers. (a) On January 1, 2027, the Secretary of War (Secretary) and the Secretaries of the military departments shall cease to issue waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) for the acquisition of covered materials under 10 U.S.C. 4872 , except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Waivers issued under 10 U.S.C. 4872(e) will only be issued as provided in subsection (b) of this section or following a request from the Secretary or the Secretary of the military department to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (b) The Secretary may continue to issue waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) or (e) that would otherwise be prohibited under subsection (a) of this section for the acquisition of covered materials under 10 U.S.C. 4872 , provided that the prime contractor or subcontractor submits to the Secretary or his designee a formal mitigation plan, accepted by the Secretary or his designee, that clearly: (i) identifies the source of the covered material that would not be compliant with 10 U.S.C. 4872 absent a waiver; (ii) documents evidence of exhaustive efforts made to acquire compliant covered material or demonstrates that compliant covered material was not available at the time of the acquisition of the non-compliant covered material; (iii) describes the steps to be taken by the prime contractor or subcontractor to remove the non-compliant covered material from its supply chains; and (iv) establishes a strict projected timeline for complete implementation of the mitigation plan. (c) A prime contractor's or subcontractor's failure to qualify a domestic source of covered material shall not constitute non-availability for purposes of a waiver under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) , except in such cases in which a prime contractor or subcontractor demonstrates active, adequately funded, ( printed page 46694) and ongoing efforts to qualify a domestic source of the covered material at issue. (d) If the Secretary determines a prime contractor or subcontractor has engaged in fraud or deliberately misled the Federal Government in any part of its mitigation plan, or otherwise knowingly or willfully failed to implement its mitigation plan on the terms set forth and approved by the Secretary or his designee in the mitigation plan, the Secretary shall take all actions and exercise all contractual remedies the Secretary deems appropriate, consistent with applicable law. The Secretary may additionally refer the matter to the Attorney General for investigation and possible prosecution as appropriate. (e) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall provide the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs a list of generally available actions and contractual remedies that have been taken or may be taken or exercised to address knowing or willful noncompliance by prime contractors and subcontractors. (f) The Secretary shall review the Department of War's present application of the exemption for electronic devices under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(3)(B) and ensure the continued application of that exemption meets current national security needs. Sec. 3 . Critical Supply Chain Mapping and Illumination. (a) Within
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