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This order amends Executive Order 13603 by revising delegations under the Defense Production Act. Sections 201(a)(2) and 202(b) now assign authority over energy forms and energy production, construction, distribution, and use to both the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy, each exercisable independently. Section 201(d) routes disputes between those secretaries on energy to the National Energy Dominance Council, or additionally to the National Security Council and Department of War when national defense infrastructure or military operations are implicated. Section 203 delegates authorities under 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(1)-(2) independently to the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, and Energy.

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<html> <head> <title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 175 (Friday, September 11, 2026)</title> </head> <body><pre> [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 58007-58008] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>] [FR Doc No: 2026-18739] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 175 / Friday, September 11, 2026 / Presidential Documents [[Page 58007]] Executive Order 14427 of September 8, 2026 Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. This order amends Executive Order 13603 of March 16, 2012 (National Defense Resources Preparedness), as amended by Executive Order 14391 of March 13, 2026 (Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act). Executive Order 13603 delegates certain authorities of the President under the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), to specified executive department and agency (agency) heads. Sec. 2. Amendment to Executive Order 13603. (a) Section 201(a)(2) of Executive Order 13603 is hereby amended by striking ``the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy'' and inserting, in lieu thereof, the following: ``the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy under their purview, each of whom may exercise such delegated authority independently of the other;''. (b) Section 201(d) of Executive Order 13603 is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end of the sentence, replacing it by a comma, and adding the following thereafter: ``except that, if such dispute between the two Secretaries relates to any form of energy, it shall be referred in the first instance to the National Energy Dominance Council for resolution, unless the matter implicates national defense infrastructure or military operations, in which case the matter shall be referred to both the National Energy Dominance Council and the National Security Council, each of which shall coordinate with the Department of War in the course of resolving the matter.'' (c) Section 202(b) of Executive Order 13603 is hereby amended by striking ``the Secretary of Energy with respect to energy production and construction, distribution and use, and directly related activities'' and inserting, in lieu thereof, the following: ``the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy and with respect to energy production and construction, distribution and use, and directly related activities, each of whom may exercise such delegated authority independently of the other;''. (d) Section 203 of Executive Order 13603 is hereby amended by striking the paragraph in its entirety and replacing it with the following: ``The authorities of the President under section 101(c)(1)-(2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(1)-(2), are delegated to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy, each of whom may exercise such delegated authority independently of the other.'' Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party [[Page 58008]] against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. (d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department of the Interior. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 2026. [FR Doc. 2026-18739 Filed 9-10-26; 11:15 am] Billing code 4310-10-P </pre></body> </html>