[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 35071-35072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12583]


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                Presidential Determination No. 2022-15 of June 6, 2022

                
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 
                303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, 
                on Solar Photovoltaic Modules and Module Components

                Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy

                Ensuring a robust, resilient, and sustainable domestic 
                industrial base to meet the requirements of the clean 
                energy economy is essential to our national security, a 
                resilient energy sector, and the preservation of 
                domestic critical infrastructure. Therefore, by the 
                authority vested in me as President by the Constitution 
                and the laws of the United States of America, including 
                section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
                amended (the ``Act'') (50 U.S.C. 4533), I hereby 
                determine, pursuant to section 303(a)(5) of the Act, 
                that:

                    (1) solar photovoltaic modules and module 
                components, including ingots, wafers, solar glass, and 
                cells, are industrial resources, materials, or critical 
                technology items essential to the national defense;
                    (2) without Presidential action under section 303 
                of the Act, United States industry cannot reasonably be 
                expected to provide the capability for the needed 
                industrial resource, material, or critical technology 
                item in a timely manner; and
                    (3) purchases, purchase commitments, or other 
                action pursuant to section 303 of the Act are the most 
                cost effective, expedient, and practical alternative 
                method for meeting the need.

                Pursuant to section 303(a)(7)(B) of the Act, I find 
                that action to expand the domestic production 
                capability for solar photovoltaic modules and module 
                components is necessary to avert an industrial resource 
                or critical technology item shortfall that would 
                severely impair national defense capability. Therefore, 
                I waive the requirements of section 303(a)(1)-(a)(6) of 
                the Act for the purpose of expanding the domestic 
                production capability for solar photovoltaic modules 
                and module components.

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                You are authorized and directed to publish this 
                determination in the Federal Register.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, June 6, 2022

[FR Doc. 2022-12583
Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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