Prepping 101 is a good place to start.
Like everything else, prepping has become very specialized. Prepping for an earthquake, which can happen in the blink of an eye, is different than prepping for a hurricane, which usually involves plenty of advance warning (not to mention flooding). Prepping to be in lockdown mode in your home is very different from prepping to bug out.
But some things remain the same. Regardless of which particular disaster strikes and whether you’ll have to stay at the home front or evacuate, you’ll still have some basic needs such as food and water. Every now and then, it’s a good idea to review your plans to handle emergencies in order to make sure you’re ready. It’s kind of a back to basics concept.
A vast majority of people will be looking for help in a crisis. By being prepared, you can take care of yourself and family members, and maybe be in a position where you can help some folks you care about who never heeded your warnings to prepare. You’ll probably never have to remind them again after they go through an emergency.
In addition to food, water and shelter, you’ll want to have a plan established that you and your family can follow in case of an emergency. If everyone in your family knows what to do and how to do it – in advance – you’ll be able to handle a crisis situation better than 95 percent of the people around you. Be ready to hunker down and be ready to bug out.
This article, “Are You Prepared for Basic Survival?” is a few months old, but these concepts never grow old.
How far along are you in terms of prepping for a crisis? Do you have food and water stockpiled for a week, a month, three months, or a year? Do you have bug out bags fully stocked and ready to go for each family member? What do you still need to do to be as fully prepared as you know you should be? Let me know where you stand. Maybe we can help each other out with ideas.
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As I read this Govt Order will allow these people can come into our home and take any of our prepared food, water & Ammo to help the trest of the Country that needs for home ever wants? It reminds me of the Civil War North Army people came into the South and took what ever they wanted to help pay for the War! The South was hurt for many years? So did Germany in War One & Two! I think they will try to take my Food & Water buy I will fight against this as I am an old veteran from 3 war fighting, & I will still do my best even though I will be age 84 soon & I do not have tough muscles & thinking as I did earlier than when I was still in my 50’s? But I a m an American Patriot & I am prepared to stand up for my Family home & my saving foods & Water which will last at least one year or two if they leave me alone? Otherwise I will be ready to meet my Lord which knows what is happening to-day! I thank you all but I must try to hide my surplus food & water & deal without medicines, and remember the last hundred years trying to deal with diseases like Tuburgulosis (TB), etc. Finally, you all need to be prepared as much as you can afford to do it! My family is too old to Bug out, but I used to be prepared to do it right after I came from Vietnam in 1970. Every summer, my family would go out in the M ountains to live in tents & cooking outside & hunting food & fishing. It was fun for my daughters cleaning a new fish just caught with a pole & rig? It was fun! Dr Dre
I appreciated the post from “Cliff A” that supplied a full copy of the Executive Order that created the National Defense Resources Preparedness Act.
Having never seen it before, I read every word of this posted Order. Now, nowhere did it state or even imply that resources could just be taken or confiscated randomly from any ordinary or individual citizen against their will.
It did state, however, that all listed federal agencies should identify all commercial or industrial resources that could be available FOR PURCHASE in the future should those resources be needed in an emergency, such as a national disaster.
The order also stated the procedure by which to appropriate funds (via loans or budget transfers) in order to have compensation for such resources that may need to be ORDERED and/or PURCHASED.
In the past, I have read a lot of prepper posts and newsletters that exaggerate the extent and reach of this Executive Order, including that individual citizens need to hide their supplies so they won’t be confiscated. All this does is raise panic levels and suspicions about perfectly innocent actions.
Me thinks the writers of many prepper articles are trying to raise such a panic, in order to achieve a financial gain….in order to sell their products!!
Now, I am not against preparing for potential disasters in the future. I myself try to have things available in case of loss of power, loss of heat, etc. Everyone should.
But to twist the meaning of a written Executive Order is SO wrong in so many ways. If we, as ordinary citizens, can prepare for future emergencies, why can’t the federal government also do so?? That would be hypocritical to state that they can’t as there might be some underhanded plan involved! Do you, as a prepper, have some secret agenda behind your prepping, besides the obvious: to take care of you and your family in case of an emergency or disaster?
I shall be surprised to see my post online…….
prepare yourself spiritually as well. also during a plague in Europe Nuns who lived
in a Monastery on a Mountain away from the Ciity population , none of them caught the
Plague because they were isolated from it. stay out of crowds, keep to yourself, stay home
whenever possible and as mentioned above wash your hands often. if you do get sick stay
home, don’t pass it on to anyone else.
Folks, when I was in the Boy Scouts, one of the things I learned was to “Always be Prepared.” When I joined the Army, I was taught to, “Be Prepared and Expect the Unexpected.” So why wouldn’t I do the same thing in civilian life? I live in California, near the mountains. I must prepare myself and my family and my home for the following disasters: Earthquakes. I have felt quite a few while at home and I know that my home is like a bowl of jelly. There is a strong possibility of losing it during a large Earthquake and there is nothing I can except move out of state. Next, flash floods. When it rains in the mountains, the run off will flood all that is below it. So when it floods, there is also mud and land slides. The only thing you can do is try to reinforce your home boundaries and funnel the rain, mud and dirt away from your home. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. It depends upon your prior experience and forethought. Then there is wild fires. In the past 20 years there has been about 12 major fires; of which, 5 were firestorms. This is when excess vegetation grows quickly, dries out, and burns quickly. The ambers are carried miles away. They settle down somewhere and start a new fire. Because of the rugged terrain, it is very difficult to put the fires out. Which brings me to winds. I get something called Santa Ana winds. There are winds that blow in from the desert towards the ocean. The winds can be as high as 100 miles per hour. There are always high profile vehicles that are knocked over as if they were bowling pins. These winds dry out the vegetation, keep the wild fires going and damage fruiting trees. (The blossoms are blown off and there is no fruit for the year.)
So, what would you do? No, I’m not moving. However, if you said to prepare yourself; then you are right. I have food, I have extra water, I am learning to make things on my own for my family needs like soap, gardening, saving and conserving water, (when it rains – there has been a drought for the last 5 years and it only rain twice (for 30 minutes total), how to make an alcohol burner, gathering supplies just in case of hardship. From Frank Bates, I fixed my home to live off the grid with solar electricity. Now the electric company pays me. In short, I am becoming self-sufficient; just as if I was a pioneer in the old west. It is up to me and my family as to how far I will take it. Someone just the other day came up to me and asked if I was a prepper? I told them,”If it means that I am becoming self-sufficient and preparing for what may come, then yes I am.”
When a disaster does come, and it has, I will have no one looking out for me except myself and my family. I have seen resources dwindle quickly in a disaster. So have you. You have seen what happens in a grocery store when a storm is coming; the people act like locus; they will strip it bear. However, if you were prepared prior to the disaster, then you are ahead of the survival curve. You will have something when compared to those that have nothing. Believe me when I say to you that it is better to be in the position to have something than having nothing waiting for help to come. The funny thing about help when it arrives, it is never what you had in mind. You soon realize that you would have been better off had you prepared for the emergency yourself rather than having to dance to some knucklehead government agency’s ideal of help.
So you can chose to be one of the third heard, playing follow the leader; or you can set your self apart from the heard and survive on your own terms. It is up to you. Stand on your own feet and meet life on your own terms. Be an American.
I’m new to preparing for the future what if. I don’t have your be prepared background. I live in a town in the Northwest which hasn’t seen a devastating event since January 1700. I do however, appreciate your input and advice. Especially the matter of fact no scare tactics way you present yourself. Thank you.
Of all the bottled waters available, which one(s) are the best for long term storage?
I need info on best way to store water???!
I, like everyone else am trying to prepare for the coming . Food, water, other things. I like what Teri Simpson said about the Aqua Tainers. never thought about that. And as far as stock pilling your Med. want happen. I have a friend that owns a Drug Store, he said the Gov. is so strick , it is unreal. Had one Drug Store to shut down, and his business almost doubled. The Feds told him ,he was selling to many drugs out of his store, told him his store was not big enough to sale that many pills. If paper work is right , what does it matter. Feds said turn them away! Bumer care is hurting in a lot of ways. I have a lot of things in place, but I have yet to find a bug out place I feel safe with. I’ll get one. Never give up people, and God either. And by the way. Do not donate money to any law office, State, County, or any. This money is used to help fund there Home Land Security goods. Stay on your toes, & GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
If you are in doubt about all this program tells you–
watch ‘Dark Harvest’ with Clint Walker–It’s not for the
‘weak’ to watch–but it’s a must watch–tells and shows it like it certainly could be–and maybe will be–we hope not–but it could be coming–a must see
I think you mean Deadly Harvest 1977?
I use water from a unit that filters all the bad things in the water, including the chlorine. Can I save my filtered water for a long duration of time? If so, how long will it last?
Jeanette, water is water. As long as you have in in a glass container it will be water. However, is it safe to drink? I wouldn’t trust it. I would boil it for 15-20 minutes. I would put a little Clorox in it to kill any bad bacteria and water creatures. by putting Clorox in your water and let it sit in the sun for a day or two will dissipate the bleach and you can drink it. Just a 1/2 table spoon per gallon. That is why it is best to rotate your water every 6 months, keep it fresh.
If you were really in a fix, boil the water, collect the steam and let it cool and drip into another container and you will have pure water once again. Of course you could get the survival water straw that Frank Bates has offered for sale. You can also pick one or two up from Bass Pro Store, they are about $20.00 each. A real nice tool to have just in case.
Food is my concern.
John, if food is your concern then you should consider what it is you want to eat and what it takes to provide it. Some foods require water to make. So you will need lots of water. There are only so many things you can eat if they are stored properly. You will need to rotate your food stuff to keep it fresh.
If I may suggest, look beyond your stomach and prepare for as many disasters as you possibly can.
First off, thanks for all your articles. I started with P4P and have purchased your whole series. I have a question about storing water. Over time I purchased approx. 100 gals of Wal Mart gallon jugs of water. I have alternated days, using them and city water so over about 5-6 months I’ve rotated thru all the purchased water. As I use each purchased gallon, I refill it from the tap, and put it in the back of the ‘water queue’ . In other words it’s a FIFO so oldest water is always used first.
Ok, my question is this. Since I’m using ‘city’ tap water for refilling, with it’s lousy taste and smell from the stuff they use to purify it, it seems that it should have a longer shelf life. In all the research I’ve done on water collection, storage, and purifing, I’ve never read anything that addresses this. What are your thoughts?
Thanks
Guy
OK, I see people asking questions but where are the replies/answers from P4P? Here’s some feedback for Guy Di Gennaro: Crap in = Crap out. You fill the empty jugs with water I wouldn’t give to my kid or cat or put on my garden and certainly wouldn’t drink because of all the nasty stuff the water company adds to it, claiming it is to “purify” the water, and your question is “will the water store longer because of the nasty chems in the water?” THAT is your question? How about: 1. Why would you store water for emergency purposes that you wouldn’t consider drinking during non-emergency times? 2. Why are you storing water in LDPE (low density polyethylene) plastic in the first place? It has the highest rate of leaching nasty NASTY chems into the water that is stored in that type of plastic. Sure the manufacturer puts a “1 year shelf life” use-before date on the jug. Have you ever left the original 1 gallon jug of water unopened for 1 year and then drank some of the water? and it had a nasty taste? the nasty taste comes from the nasty chems leached into the water. I’d have to advise you to bite the bullet and go to Walmart and buy 2 7 gallon AquaTainers (stackable, with spigots) for $11 each and just rotate the 2 of those AND DON’T FILL THEM WITH THE WATER THAT COMES FROM YOUR TAPS – Nasty In = Nasty Out. There is no magic Preparedness Fairy that’s gonna come by and magically make the city water better. (If you live in the center of NY City and the only water you can get is tap water or bottled water, then buy Drinking Water in the 1 gal jugs NOT Distilled Water because the distilled water pulls the chems out of the LDPE plastic jugs way faster than the Drinking Water will. You are right to replace the water jugs every 6 months but don’t refill them with city tap water unless you mark it for bathing or toilet flushing, and buy new Drinking Water for drinking. And no, just because it is tap water with chlorine, THMs, sodium flouride and all manner of other evils in it, it ain’t gonna store any longer, it’ll just kill ya quicker.)
Guy, I disagree with Teri. As an Army Medic water purification is one of our greatest concerns. Using tap water is alright. However, if you use a Britta water filter and refill your jugs with that then you get 99% of the bad taste and crap that is in tap water. Add a 1/2 tablespoon of Clorox and put the water on your shelf and rotate accordingly.
The one thing I do agree with Teri about is LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene plastic.) The only way to prevent this is to get the old fashion 5 gal water bottles and store your water in them. Other than that, using plastic water containers is a necessary evil.
I know Teri and others have said that chlorine is bad for you. But water purification tablets are just that chlorine. Just use 1/2 a tablespoon and set the jug out in the sun for 24 hours then use it. Otherwise, just let it sit on your shelf and let it be rotated through your stock the chlorine will dissipate. It is safe and you can drink it without the chlorine taste.
The nasty taste of old water is very very easy too fix just air it by pouring back and forth with another container.
Also you can work with your doctor, hopefully, and get ahead on your medications. Also it is advised to rotate food items on a regular basis. The 30-yr shelf life foods are very good and available NOW! Would an EMP attack disrupt the grids that we could make that are mentioned in other parts of this site?
One missing day a week of taking your RX equals 52
at end of year. Another story however, if your RX are not for maintenance consult a Dr. then.
If you are on the edge trying to decide whether or not to start prepping watch this movie on National Geographic “American Blackout” on 11/3 9am and 11/5 2pm
Dave, watching a movie is all well and good; it makes you think. But if you really want to see where you sit; go on line and get the Mormon Prepared LDS Family. It is a list for survival and preparing, it is free as a down load. They have a lot of good ideas.
You mentioned somethinging abt the govt being able to take our supplies. I think it had something to do with the patriot act. Can you tell me what that was and where I can find that again? Please respond to my email
Here you go Amanda, read it for yourself. There is more here than just taking your stuff.
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release March 16, 2012
Executive Order — National Defense Resources Preparedness
EXECUTIVE ORDER
NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART I – PURPOSE, POLICY, AND IMPLEMENTATION
Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the “Act”).
Sec. 102. Policy. The United States must have an industrial and technological base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment in peacetime and in times of national emergency. The domestic industrial and technological base is the foundation for national defense preparedness. The authorities provided in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of responding to the national defense needs of the United States.
Sec. 103. General Functions. Executive departments and agencies (agencies) responsible for plans and programs relating to national defense (as defined in section 801(j) of this order), or for resources and services needed to support such plans and programs, shall:
(a) identify requirements for the full spectrum of emergencies, including essential military and civilian demand;
(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;
(c) be prepared, in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States, to take actions necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national defense requirements;
(d) improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base to support national defense requirements; and
(e) foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research and development and for acquisition of materials, services, components, and equipment to enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.
Sec. 104. Implementation. (a) The National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, in conjunction with the National Economic Council, shall serve as the integrated policymaking forum for consideration and formulation of national defense resource preparedness policy and shall make recommendations to the President on the use of authorities under the Act.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall:
(1) advise the President on issues of national defense resource preparedness and on the use of the authorities and functions delegated by this order;
(2) provide for the central coordination of the plans and programs incident to authorities and functions delegated under this order, and provide guidance to agencies assigned functions under this order, developed in consultation with such agencies; and
(3) report to the President periodically concerning all program activities conducted pursuant to this order.
(c) The Defense Production Act Committee, described in section 701 of this order, shall:
(1) in a manner consistent with section 2(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2062(b), advise the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy on the effective use of the authorities under the Act; and
(2) prepare and coordinate an annual report to the Congress pursuant to section 722(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(d).
(d) The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other agencies, shall:
(1) analyze potential effects of national emergencies on actual production capability, taking into account the entire production system, including shortages of resources, and develop recommended preparedness measures to strengthen capabilities for production increases in national emergencies; and
(2) perform industry analyses to assess capabilities of the industrial base to support the national defense, and develop policy recommendations to improve the international competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to meet national defense program needs.
PART II – PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
Sec. 201. Priorities and Allocations Authorities. (a) The authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071, to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense, is delegated to the following agency heads:
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant health resources, and the domestic distribution of farm equipment and commercial fertilizer;
(2) the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy;
(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to health resources;
(4) the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation;
(5) the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and
(6) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials.
(b) The Secretary of each agency delegated authority under subsection (a) of this section (resource departments) shall plan for and issue regulations to prioritize and allocate resources and establish standards and procedures by which the authority shall be used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and non-emergency conditions. Each Secretary shall authorize the heads of other agencies, as appropriate, to place priority ratings on contracts and orders for materials, services, and facilities needed in support of programs approved under section 202 of this order.
(c) Each resource department shall act, as necessary and appropriate, upon requests for special priorities assistance, as defined by section 801(l) of this order, in a time frame consistent with the urgency of the need at hand. In situations where there are competing program requirements for limited resources, the resource department shall consult with the Secretary who made the required determination under section 202 of this order. Such Secretary shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements to prioritize on the basis of operational urgency. In situations involving more than one Secretary making such a required determination under section 202 of this order, the Secretaries shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements should receive priority on the basis of operational urgency.
(d) If agreement cannot be reached between two such Secretaries, then the issue shall be referred to the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.
(e) The Secretary of each resource department, when necessary, shall make the finding required under section 101(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(b). This finding shall be submitted for the President’s approval through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Upon such approval, the Secretary of the resource department that made the finding may use the authority of section 101(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(a), to control the general distribution of any material (including applicable services) in the civilian market.
Sec. 202. Determinations. Except as provided in section 201(e) of this order, the authority delegated by section 201 of this order may be used only to support programs that have been determined in writing as necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense:
(a) by the Secretary of Defense with respect to military production and construction, military assistance to foreign nations, military use of civil transportation, stockpiles managed by the Department of Defense, space, and directly related activities;
(b) by the Secretary of Energy with respect to energy production and construction, distribution and use, and directly related activities; and
(c) by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to all other national defense programs, including civil defense and continuity of Government.
Sec. 203. Maximizing Domestic Energy Supplies. 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 Commerce, with the exception that the authority to make findings that materials (including equipment), services, and facilities are critical and essential, as described in section 101(c)(2)(A) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(2)(A), is delegated to the Secretary of Energy.
Sec. 204. Chemical and Biological Warfare. The authority of the President conferred by section 104(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2074(b), is delegated to the Secretary of Defense. This authority may not be further delegated by the Secretary.
PART III – EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND SUPPLY
Sec. 301. Loan Guarantees. (a) To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense, as defined in section 801(h) of this order, is authorized pursuant to section 301 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, to guarantee loans by private institutions.
(b) Each guaranteeing agency is designated and authorized to: (1) act as fiscal agent in the making of its own guarantee contracts and in otherwise carrying out the purposes of section 301 of the Act; and (2) contract with any Federal Reserve Bank to assist the agency in serving as fiscal agent.
(c) Terms and conditions of guarantees under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The guaranteeing agency is authorized, following such consultation, to prescribe: (1) either specifically or by maximum limits or otherwise, rates of interest, guarantee and commitment fees, and other charges which may be made in connection with such guarantee contracts; and (2) regulations governing the forms and procedures (which shall be uniform to the extent practicable) to be utilized in connection therewith.
Sec. 302. Loans. To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2092, to make loans thereunder. Terms and conditions of loans under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 303. Additional Authorities. (a) To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, to make provision for purchases of, or commitments to purchase, an industrial resource or a critical technology item for Government use or resale, and to make provision for the development of production capabilities, and for the increased use of emerging technologies in security program applications, and to enable rapid transition of emerging technologies.
(b) Materials acquired under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, that exceed the needs of the programs under the Act may be transferred to the National Defense Stockpile, if, in the judgment of the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, such transfers are in the public interest.
Sec. 304. Subsidy Payments. To ensure the supply of raw or nonprocessed materials from high cost sources, or to ensure maximum production or supply in any area at stable prices of any materials in light of a temporary increase in transportation cost, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(c), to make subsidy payments, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 305. Determinations and Findings. (a) Pursuant to budget authority provided by an appropriations act in advance for credit assistance under section 301 or 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, and consistent with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended (FCRA), 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq., the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the determinations set forth in sections 301(a)(2) and 302(b)(2) of the Act, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order; provided, that such determinations shall be made after due consideration of the provisions of OMB Circular A 129 and the credit subsidy score for the relevant loan or loan guarantee as approved by OMB pursuant to FCRA.
(b) Other than any determination by the President under section 303(a)(7)(b) of the Act, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the required determinations, judgments, certifications, findings, and notifications defined under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order.
Sec. 306. Strategic and Critical Materials. The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, are each delegated the authority of the President under section 303(a)(1)(B) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)(1)(B), to encourage the exploration, development, and mining of strategic and critical materials and other materials.
Sec. 307. Substitutes. The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(g) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(g), to make provision for the development of substitutes for strategic and critical materials, critical components, critical technology items, and other resources to aid the national defense.
Sec. 308. Government-Owned Equipment. The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to:
(a) procure and install additional equipment, facilities, processes, or improvements to plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal Government and to procure and install Government owned equipment in plants, factories, or other industrial facilities owned by private persons;
(b) provide for the modification or expansion of privately owned facilities, including the modification or improvement of production processes, when taking actions under sections 301, 302, or 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, 2093; and
(c) sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned by the Federal Government and installed under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to the owners of such plants, factories, or other industrial facilities.
Sec. 309. Defense Production Act Fund. The Secretary of Defense is designated the Defense Production Act Fund Manager, in accordance with section 304(f) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2094(f), and shall carry out the duties specified in section 304 of the Act, in consultation with the agency heads having approved, and appropriated funds for, projects under title III of the Act.
Sec. 310. Critical Items. The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 107(b)(1) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(b)(1), to take appropriate action to ensure that critical components, critical technology items, essential materials, and industrial resources are available from reliable sources when needed to meet defense requirements during peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national emergency. Appropriate action may include restricting contract solicitations to reliable sources, restricting contract solicitations to domestic sources (pursuant to statutory authority), stockpiling critical components, and developing substitutes for critical components or critical technology items.
Sec. 311. Strengthening Domestic Capability. The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 107(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(a), to utilize the authority of title III of the Act or any other provision of law to provide appropriate incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and expand the productive capacities of domestic sources for critical components, critical technology items, materials, and industrial resources essential for the execution of the national security strategy of the United States.
Sec. 312. Modernization of Equipment. The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense, in accordance with section 108(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b), may utilize the authority of title III of the Act to guarantee the purchase or lease of advance manufacturing equipment, and any related services with respect to any such equipment for purposes of the Act. In considering title III projects, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense shall provide a strong preference for proposals submitted by a small business supplier or subcontractor in accordance with section 108(b)(2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b)(2).
PART IV – VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Sec. 401. Delegations. The authority of the President under sections 708(c) and (d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(c), (d), is delegated to the heads of agencies otherwise delegated authority under this order. The status of the use of such delegations shall be furnished to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Sec. 402. Advisory Committees. The authority of the President under section 708(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(d), and delegated in section 401 of this order (relating to establishment of advisory committees) shall be exercised only after consultation with, and in accordance with, guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
Sec. 403. Regulations. The Secretary of Homeland Security, after approval of the Attorney General, and after consultation by the Attorney General with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e), incorporating standards and procedures by which voluntary agreements and plans of action may be developed and carried out. Such rules may be adopted by other agencies to fulfill the rulemaking requirement of section 708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e).
PART V – EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
Sec. 501. National Defense Executive Reserve. (a) In accordance with section 710(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), there is established in the executive branch a National Defense Executive Reserve (NDER) composed of persons of recognized expertise from various segments of the private sector and from Government (except full time Federal employees) for training for employment in executive positions in the Federal Government in the event of a national defense emergency.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue necessary guidance for the NDER program, including appropriate guidance for establishment, recruitment, training, monitoring, and activation of NDER units and shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the NDER program. The authority of the President under section 710(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), to determine periods of national defense emergency is delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(c) The head of any agency may implement section 501(a) of this order with respect to NDER operations in such agency.
(d) The head of each agency with an NDER unit may exercise the authority under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153, to employ civilian personnel when activating all or a part of its NDER unit. The exercise of this authority shall be subject to the provisions of sections 501(e) and (f) of this order and shall not be redelegated.
(e) The head of an agency may activate an NDER unit, in whole or in part, upon the written determination of the Secretary of Homeland Security that an emergency affecting the national defense exists and that the activation of the unit is necessary to carry out the emergency program functions of the agency.
(f) Prior to activating the NDER unit, the head of the agency shall notify, in writing, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism of the impending activation.
Sec. 502. Consultants. The head of each agency otherwise delegated functions under this order is delegated the authority of the President under sections 710(b) and (c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(b), (c), to employ persons of outstanding experience and ability without compensation and to employ experts, consultants, or organizations. The authority delegated by this section may not be redelegated.
PART VI – LABOR REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 601. Secretary of Labor. (a) The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, shall:
(1) collect and maintain data necessary to make a continuing appraisal of the Nation’s workforce needs for purposes of national defense;
(2) upon request by the Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service in development of policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;
(3) upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order, consult with that agency with respect to: (i) the effect of contemplated actions on labor demand and utilization; (ii) the relation of labor demand to materials and facilities requirements; and (iii) such other matters as will assist in making the exercise of priority and allocations functions consistent with effective utilization and distribution of labor;
(4) upon request from the head of an agency with authority under this order: (i) formulate plans, programs, and policies for meeting the labor requirements of actions to be taken for national defense purposes; and (ii) estimate training needs to help address national defense requirements and promote necessary and appropriate training programs; and
(5) develop and implement an effective labor management relations policy to support the activities and programs under this order, with the cooperation of other agencies as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Mediation Board, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
(b) All agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary of Labor, upon request, for the purposes of this section, to the extent permitted by law.
PART VII – DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT COMMITTEE
Sec. 701. The Defense Production Act Committee. (a) The Defense Production Act Committee (Committee) shall be composed of the following members, in accordance with section 722(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(b):
(1) The Secretary of State;
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury;
(3) The Secretary of Defense;
(4) The Attorney General;
(5) The Secretary of the Interior;
(6) The Secretary of Agriculture;
(7) The Secretary of Commerce;
(8) The Secretary of Labor;
(9) The Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(10) The Secretary of Transportation;
(11) The Secretary of Energy;
(12) The Secretary of Homeland Security;
(13) The Director of National Intelligence;
(14) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency;
(15) The Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(16) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(17) The Administrator of General Services.
(b) The Director of OMB and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall be invited to participate in all Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role. The Chairperson, as designated by the President pursuant to section 722 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171, may invite the heads of other agencies or offices to participate in Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role, as appropriate.
Sec. 702. Offsets. The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare and submit to the Congress the annual report required by section 723 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2172, in consultation with the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, and Labor, the United States Trade Representative, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies as appropriate. The heads of agencies shall provide the Secretary of Commerce with such information as may be necessary for the effective performance of this function.
PART VIII – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 801. Definitions. In addition to the definitions in section 702 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2152, the following definitions apply throughout this order:
(a) “Civil transportation” includes movement of persons and property by all modes of transportation in interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce within the United States, its territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia, and related public storage and warehousing, ports, services, equipment and facilities, such as transportation carrier shop and repair facilities. “Civil transportation” also shall include direction, control, and coordination of civil transportation capacity regardless of ownership. “Civil transportation” shall not include transportation owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, use of petroleum and gas pipelines, and coal slurry pipelines used only to supply energy production facilities directly.
(b) “Energy” means all forms of energy including petroleum, gas (both natural and manufactured), electricity, solid fuels (including all forms of coal, coke, coal chemicals, coal liquification, and coal gasification), solar, wind, other types of renewable energy, atomic energy, and the production, conservation, use, control, and distribution (including pipelines) of all of these forms of energy.
(c) “Farm equipment” means equipment, machinery, and repair parts manufactured for use on farms in connection with the production or preparation for market use of food resources.
(d) “Fertilizer” means any product or combination of products that contain one or more of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for use as a plant nutrient.
(e) “Food resources” means all commodities and products, (simple, mixed, or compound), or complements to such commodities or products, that are capable of being ingested by either human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, at all stages of processing from the raw commodity to the products thereof in vendible form for human or animal consumption. “Food resources” also means potable water packaged in commercially marketable containers, all starches, sugars, vegetable and animal or marine fats and oils, seed, cotton, hemp, and flax fiber, but does not mean any such material after it loses its identity as an agricultural commodity or agricultural product.
(f) “Food resource facilities” means plants, machinery, vehicles (including on farm), and other facilities required for the production, processing, distribution, and storage (including cold storage) of food resources, and for the domestic distribution of farm equipment and fertilizer (excluding transportation thereof).
(g) “Functions” include powers, duties, authority, responsibilities, and discretion.
(h) “Head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense” means the heads of the Departments of State, Justice, the Interior, and Homeland Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and all other agencies with authority delegated under section 201 of this order.
(i) “Health resources” means drugs, biological products, medical devices, materials, facilities, health supplies, services and equipment required to diagnose, mitigate or prevent the impairment of, improve, treat, cure, or restore the physical or mental health conditions of the population.
(j) “National defense” means programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq., and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.
(k) “Offsets” means compensation practices required as a condition of purchase in either government to government or commercial sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. 120.1 130.17.
(l) “Special priorities assistance” means action by resource departments to assist with expediting deliveries, placing rated orders, locating suppliers, resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders, addressing problems that arise in the fulfillment of a rated order or other action authorized by a delegated agency, and determining the validity of rated orders.
(m) “Strategic and critical materials” means materials (including energy) that (1) would be needed to supply the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States during a national emergency, and (2) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet such need and are vulnerable to the termination or reduction of the availability of the material.
(n) “Water resources” means all usable water, from all sources, within the jurisdiction of the United States, that can be managed, controlled, and allocated to meet emergency requirements, except “water resources” does not include usable water that qualifies as “food resources.”
Sec. 802. General. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 802(c) of this order, the authorities vested in the President by title VII of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2151 et seq., are delegated to the head of each agency in carrying out the delegated authorities under the Act and this order, by the Secretary of Labor in carrying out part VI of this order, and by the Secretary of the Treasury in exercising the functions assigned in Executive Order 11858, as amended.
(b) The authorities that may be exercised and performed pursuant to section 802(a) of this order shall include:
(1) the power to redelegate authorities, and to authorize the successive redelegation of authorities to agencies, officers, and employees of the Government; and
(2) the power of subpoena under section 705 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2155, with respect to (i) authorities delegated in parts II, III, and section 702 of this order, and (ii) the functions assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury in Executive Order 11858, as amended, provided that the subpoena power referenced in subsections (i) and (ii) shall be utilized only after the scope and purpose of the investigation, inspection, or inquiry to which the subpoena relates have been defined either by the appropriate officer identified in section 802(a) of this order or by such other person or persons as the officer shall designate.
(c) Excluded from the authorities delegated by section 802(a) of this order are authorities delegated by parts IV and V of this order, authorities in section 721 and 722 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2170 2171, and the authority with respect to fixing compensation under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153.
Sec. 803. Authority. (a) Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994, and sections 401(3) (4) of Executive Order 12656 of November 18, 1988, are revoked. All other previously issued orders, regulations, rulings, certificates, directives, and other actions relating to any function affected by this order shall remain in effect except as they are inconsistent with this order or are subsequently amended or revoked under proper authority. Nothing in this order shall affect the validity or force of anything done under previous delegations or other assignment of authority under the Act.
(b) Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under Executive Order 11858 of May 7, 1975, as amended, except as provided in section 802 of this order.
(c) Nothing in this order shall affect the authorities assigned under Executive Order 12472 of April 3, 1984, as amended.
Sec. 804. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect functions of the Director of OMB 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 against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 16, 2012.