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Presidential Memorandum

Designating the Chairperson of the Defense Production Act Committee

This memorandum establishes the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of Defense as rotating annual chairpersons of the Defense Production Act Committee, with DHS serving first. It directs the two secretaries to formalize funding and administrative support through an interagency agreement and instructs the Chairperson to invite all Committee members to meetings and ensure statutory reporting requirements are fulfilled.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 32087

Impact dates

  1. Annual rotation of Chairperson on April 1 each year

Key directives

  • Designate Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of Defense as rotating Chairpersons of the Defense Production Act Committee
  • Chair rotates annually on April 1
  • Secretary of Homeland Security serves as first Chairperson for remainder of initial term
  • Secretaries of DHS and DoD shall formalize responsibilities for funding and administratively supporting the Committee through interagency agreement
  • Chairperson shall invite all Committee members to each meeting
  • Chairperson shall ensure section 722(d) reporting requirements are fulfilled
  • Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • DHS designated as first Chairperson for remainder of initial term
  • Secretaries directed to formalize interagency agreement for Committee funding and support

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Annual rotation of Chairperson between DHS and DoD every April 1
  • Ongoing obligation to invite all Committee members to meetings
  • Ongoing fulfillment of section 722(d) reporting requirements

Risks & tensions

  • Rotating leadership between two large departments may create coordination friction or discontinuity in Committee priorities
  • Interagency agreement requirement for funding/administrative support lacks specific deadline, potentially delaying implementation
  • Vague 'remainder of this first term' for initial DHS chairmanship creates uncertainty about exact end date before first April 1 rotation
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