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Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 144272026-18739

Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act

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September 11, 2026
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September 8, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 58007-58008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18739]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 175 / Friday, September 11, 2026 / 
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                Executive Order 14427 of September 8, 2026

                
Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense 
                Production Act

                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. Purpose. This order amends Executive Order 
                13603 of March 16, 2012 (National Defense Resources 
                Preparedness), as amended by Executive Order 14391 of 
                March 13, 2026 (Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the 
                Defense Production Act). Executive Order 13603 
                delegates certain authorities of the President under 
                the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), to 
                specified executive department and agency (agency) 
                heads.

                Sec. 2. Amendment to Executive Order 13603. (a) Section 
                201(a)(2) of Executive Order 13603 is hereby amended by 
                striking ``the Secretary of Energy with respect to all 
                forms of energy'' and inserting, in lieu thereof, the 
                following: ``the Secretary of the Interior and the 
                Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy 
                under their purview, each of whom may exercise such 
                delegated authority independently of the other;''.

                    (b) Section 201(d) of Executive Order 13603 is 
                hereby amended by deleting the period at the end of the 
                sentence, replacing it by a comma, and adding the 
                following thereafter: ``except that, if such dispute 
                between the two Secretaries relates to any form of 
                energy, it shall be referred in the first instance to 
                the National Energy Dominance Council for resolution, 
                unless the matter implicates national defense 
                infrastructure or military operations, in which case 
                the matter shall be referred to both the National 
                Energy Dominance Council and the National Security 
                Council, each of which shall coordinate with the 
                Department of War in the course of resolving the 
                matter.''
                    (c) Section 202(b) of Executive Order 13603 is 
                hereby amended by striking ``the Secretary of Energy 
                with respect to energy production and construction, 
                distribution and use, and directly related activities'' 
                and inserting, in lieu thereof, the following: ``the 
                Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy 
                and with respect to energy production and construction, 
                distribution and use, and directly related activities, 
                each of whom may exercise such delegated authority 
                independently of the other;''.
                    (d) Section 203 of Executive Order 13603 is hereby 
                amended by striking the paragraph in its entirety and 
                replacing it with the following: ``The authorities of 
                the President under section 101(c)(1)-(2) of the Act, 
                50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(1)-(2), are delegated to the 
                Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, 
                and the Secretary of Energy, each of whom may exercise 
                such delegated authority independently of the other.''

                Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
                    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party

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                against the United States, its departments, agencies, 
                or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                    (d) The costs for publication of this order shall 
                be borne by the Department of the Interior.
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                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    September 8, 2026.

[FR Doc. 2026-18739
Filed 9-10-26; 11:15 am]
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