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Presidential Determination

Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Electric Heat Pumps

This determination invokes the Defense Production Act to classify electric heat pumps as essential to national defense, authorizing federal purchases and purchase commitments to expand domestic production capacity. It waives standard DPA procedural requirements to accelerate this industrial expansion.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 35077

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register filing

Key directives

  • Determine electric heat pumps are industrial resources essential to national defense under DPA section 303(a)(5)
  • Find action necessary to avert shortfall impairing national defense capability under section 303(a)(7)(B)
  • Waive requirements of sections 303(a)(1)-(a)(6) for expanding domestic heat pump production
  • Authorize and direct publication in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • DPA authority invoked for electric heat pumps
  • waiver of sections 303(a)(1)-(a)(6) takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication required
  • potential federal purchase commitments initiated

Long term

  • Domestic production capacity expansion
  • Integration into clean energy economy infrastructure

Risks & tensions

  • Tension between emergency defense invocation and climate policy goals
  • Limited transparency on scope/cost of purchase commitments due to waiver of standard DPA requirements
  • Vague on specific production targets or spending levels
Presidential Determination: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Electric Heat Pumps · Executive Orders