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Executive Order 13806

Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States

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In simple terms

This executive order directs a comprehensive assessment of U.S. manufacturing capacity, defense industrial base, and supply chain resiliency to identify vulnerabilities and recommend policy changes. The Secretary of Defense must deliver a report within 270 days evaluating critical materials, manufacturing gaps, workforce skills, foreign supply dependencies, and contingency risks.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 34597

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 82 FR 34597

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Secretary of Defense to provide unclassified report with classified annex to President

Key directives

  • Secretary of Defense to lead assessment in coordination with Commerce, Labor, Energy, Homeland Security
  • Report must identify essential military and civilian materiel, raw materials, and goods for national security
  • Report must identify manufacturing capabilities including emerging capabilities
  • Report must assess supply chain risks including single points of failure, especially at third-tier and lower suppliers
  • Report must evaluate workforce skills and education gaps
  • Report must assess foreign dependency risks from unfriendly or unstable nations
  • Report must recommend legislative, regulatory, and policy changes with cost-benefit analysis

Who is ordered

What to expect

Immediate

  • EO issuance initiates interagency coordination process

Near term (90d)

  • Ongoing data collection and assessment across multiple agencies

Long term

  • Report delivery due within 270 days; subsequent legislative/regulatory/policy recommendations may follow

Risks & tensions

  • Interagency coordination across 7+ departments/agencies plus White House offices may slow or complicate assessment
  • Broad scope (military and civilian materiel, energy, workforce, geopolitical contingencies) risks superficial treatment of any single area
  • Cost-benefit framework ('benefits outweigh costs broadly defined') leaves significant analytical discretion to agencies
  • Vague authority: recommendations are advisory; no mandatory follow-on actions for President or agencies
  • Subject to appropriations availability may limit implementation of recommendations
  • Classification of annex may limit public accountability for findings
Executive Order 13806: Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States · Executive Orders