Presidential Memorandum 2026-03380 explained · Presidential Memorandum
Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended
Signed: 2026-02-13 Published: 2026-02-19 Federal Register document: 2026-03380
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Presidential Memorandum 2026-03380 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 8063-8064] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-03380] [[Page 8061]] Vol. 91 Thursday, No. 33 February 19, 2026 Part II The President ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Memorandum of February 13, 2026--Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended Proclamation 11011--President George Washington's Birthday, 2026 Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 33 / Thursday, February 19, 2026 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 8063]] Memorandum of February 13, 2026 Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended Memorandum for the Secretary of War 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 avert shortfalls in critical...
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Corrected Defense Industrial Base Waiver With Findings, Cap, and Sunset
Avert shortfalls in critical defense supply chains that would impair national defense by waiving certain Defense Production Act procedural requirements for listed industrial sectors.
Bipartisan rationale: VFA assesses this correction gains Republicans a stronger defense industrial base with clear limits and fiscal restraint, and gains Democrats enforceable oversight, worker protections in training pipelines, and due process in contracting. Both sides gain because Congress keeps control of the purse and the President keeps speed in a real shortfall, with courts open to check abuse. The bargain replaces open-ended waiver language with defined sectors, public reporting, and an end date.
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