Presidential Document2026-08016
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Refining, and Logistics Capacity
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Published
April 23, 2026
Signed
April 20, 2026
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 21933-21934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08016]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 78 / Thursday, April 23, 2026 /
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Presidential Determination No. 2026-11 of April 20,
2026
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section
303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended,
on Domestic Petroleum Production, Refining, and
Logistics 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,
refining, and generation capacity constitutes an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the Nation's
economy, national security, and foreign policy. It
emphasized that our Nation's current inadequate and
intermittent energy supply leaves us vulnerable to
hostile foreign actors and poses an imminent and
growing threat to the United States' prosperity and
national security.
Consistent with that declaration, I find that ensuring
resilient domestic petroleum production, refining, and
logistics capacity is central to United States defense
readiness. Petroleum fuels the Nation's Armed Forces,
industrial base, and crucial infrastructure. Without
immediate Federal action, United States defense
capabilities will remain vulnerable to 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) domestic petroleum production, refining, and logistics capacity,
including exploration and production, gathering and transmission pipelines,
storage, and marine terminals, 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 item in a
timely manner due to constrained financing, long lead times, permitting and
infrastructure bottlenecks, and supply chain limitations; 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 petroleum production, refining, and
logistics capacity 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 of section 303(a)(1)-(a)(6) of
the Act for the purpose of expanding such capability.
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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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THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 20, 2026
[FR Doc. 2026-08016
Filed 4-22-26; 11:15 am]
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