Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950: Reviving the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base for Munitions and Minerals

This memorandum, addressed to the Secretary of Defense, determines pursuant to section 303(a)(7)(B) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 that action is necessary to increase production capacity of munitions, missiles and associated equipment, and minerals, and that shortfalls in these areas would severely impair national defense capability. It waives the requirements of section 303(a)(2) through (a)(6) of the Act for supply chains associated with munitions, missiles and associated equipment, and critical minerals as defined by 30 U.S.C. 1606(a)(3), as well as uranium, copper, potash, and gold.

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