Presidential Memorandum 2022-21912 explained · Presidential Memorandum
Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended
Signed: 2022-10-03 Published: 2022-10-06 Federal Register document: 2022-21912
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Presidential Memorandum 2022-21912 says
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022) [Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 60545] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2022-21912] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 193 / Thursday, October 6, 2022 / Presidential Documents [[Page 60545]] Memorandum of October 3, 2022 Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense 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)(7)(B) of the Act, that action is necessary to increase the production capacity of material critical to support the defense against adversarial aggression and that a shortfall in this area would severely impair national defense capability. Therefore, I waive the requirements of sections 303(a)(5) and 303(a)(6) of the Act for the purpose of expanding and accelerating the domestic production capability of critical weapons and equipment needed for national defense. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal...
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