Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act
Modifies delegations of authority under the Defense Production Act to prioritize specific national defense manufacturing needs.
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What each section does, and how they differ.
Amends Executive Order 13603 to adjust delegations of Defense Production Act authorities and clarifies provisions regarding when agency recommendations to the President are required.
Modifies section 203 to allow both Commerce Secretary and Energy Secretary to exercise delegated authority independently of each other.
Establishes that agency heads need only recommend presidential action when the authority is vested in the President alone and has not been delegated; clarifies that agency delegations under prior executive orders obviate recommendations.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.