Defense Production Act Presidential Determination for Strategic Materials
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On January 16, 2019, the Trump administration issued a Presidential Determination under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, invoking authority to prioritize the production of materials deemed essential to national defense. The determination authorized the government to allocate resources and production capacity for specified strategic materials. The direct effect was to enable federal contracting preferences and priority ordering for designated defense-related materials from domestic suppliers.