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:
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Executive Order 14427
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.”