Office of the Secretary April 13, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued the Executive Order ``America's Supply Chains,'' which directs several Federal agency actions to secure and strengthen America's supply chains. One of these directions is for the Secretary of Defense (as the National Defense Stockpile Manager pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act), in consultation with the heads of appropriate agencies, shall submit a report, within 100 days, identifying risks in the supply chain for strategic and critical materials as well as policy recommendations to address these risks.