Presidential Document2026-08013
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Grid Infrastructure, Equipment, and Supply Chain Capacity
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Published
April 23, 2026
Signed
April 20, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 21931-21932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08013]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2026 /
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Presidential Determination No. 2026-10 of April 20,
2026
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section
303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended,
on Grid Infrastructure, Equipment, and Supply Chain
Capacity
Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy
On January 20, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14156
(Declaring a National Energy Emergency), under the
National Emergencies Act. That order found that
America's inadequate energy production, transportation,
and infrastructure constitute an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the Nation's economy, national
security, and foreign policy. It further recognized
that foreign adversaries have exploited these
vulnerabilities, and that an affordable and reliable
domestic supply of energy, including the infrastructure
needed to generate, transmit, and deliver it, is
essential to ensuring United States defense readiness,
economic strength, and energy independence.
Consistent with that declaration, I find that America's
aging and constrained electric grid infrastructure
poses an increasing threat to national defense. The
Nation's capacity to design, produce, and deploy large-
scale grid infrastructure, including transformers,
high-voltage transmission components, advanced
conductors, power electronics, substations, and grid-
supporting manufacturing equipment, is dangerously
limited. These supply chains face significant risks due
to foreign competition, long production lead times, and
an overreliance on imported equipment. As a result, the
United States remains vulnerable in the event of war,
disaster, or economic disruption.
Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President
by the Constitution and the laws of the United States
of America, including section 303 of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended (the ``Act'') (50
U.S.C. 4533), I hereby determine, pursuant to section
303(a)(5) of the Act, that:
(1) grid infrastructure and its associated upstream supply chains,
including transformers, transmission lines and conductors, substations,
high-voltage circuit breakers, power control electronics, protective relay
systems, capacitor banks, electrical core steel, and related raw materials
and manufacturing tools, are industrial resources, materials, or critical
technology items essential to the national defense;
(2) without Presidential action under section 303 of the Act, United States
industry cannot reasonably be expected to provide these capabilities for
the needed industrial resource, material, or critical technology items in a
timely manner due to limited domestic production capacity, extended
procurement timelines, foreign supply dependence, and insufficient capital
investment; and
(3) purchases, purchase commitments, financial support for the development
of production capabilities, or other action pursuant to section 303 of the
Act are the most cost-effective, expedient, and practical alternative
methods for meeting this need.
I have declared a national emergency under Executive
Order 14156, and I further determine that action to
expand the domestic capability to develop, manufacture,
and deploy grid infrastructure and supporting
industrial supply chains is necessary to avert an
industrial resource or critical technology item
shortfall that would severely impair national defense
capability. Therefore, pursuant to section 303(a)(7) of
the Act, I waive the requirements
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of section 303(a)(1)-(a)(6) of the Act for the purpose
of expanding such capability.
You are authorized and directed to implement this
determination, including making necessary purchases,
commitments, and financial instruments to enable these
projects, and to publish this determination in the
Federal Register.
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(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 20, 2026
[FR Doc. 2026-08013
Filed 4-22-26; 11:15 am]
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