Executive orders · 2025

Executive Order 14272: Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products

SignedApr 15, 2025
Published in the Federal RegisterApr 18, 2025
Citation90 FR 16437 (FR Doc. 2025-06836)
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How the order opens

Section 1 of the order, in its own words (not our summary):

“A strong national defense depends on a robust economy and price stability, a resilient manufacturing and defense industrial base, and secure domestic supply chains.”
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