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handle is hein.crs/trmadnovc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional *.Research Service informing the qeislative debate since 1914___________________ Trump Administration's Invocation of the Defense Production Act for Mineral Production April 4, 2025 On March 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14241, Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. The executive order's goal is to facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum extent possible to address national security concerns. Among the actions authorized by E.O. 14241 are invocations and delegations of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA; 50 U.S.C. §§4501 et seq.) The DPA gives the President authority to influence domestic industry in the interest of national defense. E.O. 14241 invokes DPA Titles III and VII. The Defense Production Act DPA Title III authorizes the President to expand productive capacity and supply of critical materials and goods. To do this, sections 301 and 302 of Title III authorize the President to issue loans and loan guarantees to businesses to reduce shortfalls of industrial resources, critical technology items, or essential materials needed for national defense. Section 303 authorizes the President to create, maintain, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential to national defense, including by making purchases or purchase agreements and providing subsidies to businesses. Title VII contains a range of additional authorities, such as the authority for the federal government to conduct industrial base assessments to obtain information from private industry. DPA Delegations The DPA authorizes the delegation of presidential authorities in the act to other executive branch officials, but does not assign specific delegations. Many such delegations were established in E.O. 13603 in 2012. For example, E.O. 13603 delegated the majority of section 301, 302, and 303 authorities to the head of each agency engaged in procurement for national defense. As discussed below, E.O. 14241 delegates certain DPA authorities to particular agencies. (E.O. 14241's delegations have no impact on E.O. 13603's delegations.) Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12540 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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