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July 21, 2026

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Trade Deal with Jordan

Source: United States White House

DELIVERING ON RECIPROCAL TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced a landmark trade deal with Jordan.

The U.S.-Jordan Agreement on Reciprocal Trade will break down longstanding trade barriers facing U.S. exporters and provide new access for critical U.S. industries.
The Agreement will secure commitments to reinforce peace, boost regional cooperation and enhance supply chain resilience and innovation through commitments to jointly address non-market policies of third countries and cooperate on investment security, export controls, and duty evasion.
Today’s announcement will help build a future of peace, prosperity, and investment in the region while securing historic commitments from Jordan to benefit U.S. manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, and other producers.

Key terms of the Agreement with Jordan include:

Jordan will continue to provide duty-free market access for almost all U.S. goods exported to Jordan.
Jordan has committed to improving trade with the United States by enforcing environmental laws, protecting labor rights, including by prohibiting the importation of goods produced by forced labor, strengthening intellectual property protection, ensuring fair trade practices, and improving customs procedures.
Jordan will also remove non-tariff trade barriers and expand market access for U.S. goods, including U.S. agricultural products and U.S. motor vehicles.
The United States and Jordan will strengthen economic and national security alignment to enhance supply chain resilience and innovation through commitments to take complementary actions to address non-market policies of third countries and to cooperate on investment security, export controls, and duty evasion.
The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade will build upon our longstanding economic relationship, including the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on December 17, 2001.

THE PROSPEROUS PATH FORWARD: Today’s announcement reinforces America’s strategic partnership with one of America’s most valued partners in the Middle East while fostering reciprocal conditions that prioritize American workers and industries, protect U.S. national security, and strengthen supply chains with key trading partners.

LIBERATING AMERICA FROM UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES: President Trump has challenged the assumption that American workers and businesses must tolerate unfair trade practices that have disadvantaged them for decades and contributed to our historic global trade deficit in goods.

President Trump continues to advance the interests of the American people and our agricultural sector by removing tariff and non-tariff barriers and expanding market access for American exporters.
Jordan has made historic commitments to invest in American industry.
- Royal Jordanian Airlines purchased six Boeing 787-9 aircraft valued at $1.4 billion and signed long-term leasing agreements for additional aircraft valued at $500 million.
- Jordanian Pharmaceutical manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals announced it will invest $1 billion in the United States.
- Jordanian businesses have agreed to purchase over $300 million in raw materials annually from the United States.
President Trump has delivered historic wins for the American people with the signing of agreements on reciprocal trade with: Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Taiwan, securing U.S. investments from Japan and Korea, and announcing joint frameworks with the EU, the United Kingdom, North Macedonia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Today’s announcement shows that America can defend its domestic production while obtaining and maintaining expansive market access with our trading partners.

July 20, 2026

Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day

Source: United States White House

On Space Exploration Day, we commemorate one of the greatest achievements in the history of our Republic: landing Americansupon the surface of the Moon. Inspired by that giant leap, welook ahead with bold resolve, certain that America will continue to lead humanity into a new Golden Age of space exploration.

On July 20, 1969, the genius, grit, and determination of the American People carried Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins a quarter-million miles across the expanse of space to answer the call of destiny—planting the Stars and Stripes on a celestial body no human had ever touched before. In that extraordinary moment, and time and again in the missions that followed, American astronauts achieved what the world had once thought impossible, proving that no frontier lies beyond the reach of a free and unwavering people. Fifty-sevenyears later, the legacy of Apollo still burns in the hearts of all Americans, calling each generation to reach higher into the cosmos than the last.

My Administration is carrying that torch forward with incredible resolve. This spring, American astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, joined by Canadian partner Jeremy Hansen, soared into deep space aboard Artemis II for the first time in over 50 years, turning our gaze once more toward the Moon. Their triumph has propelled us toward the Artemismissions, which will return American astronauts to the Moon, establish a human presence, and lay the foundation to reach the red dunes of Mars and the boundless frontier beyond, where American courage will discover what none have ever dared to imagine.

This new era rests upon a foundation of unrivaled American strength in space. The same brilliance that carries our astronauts to the Moon also powers our incredible United States Space Force, whose innovative technology shields every American family while safeguarding our Nation’s national security from above. During my first term, I was proud to reestablish the National Space Council, charting a unified national strategy that brings together our military, our scientists, and our industrial titans—including the Guardians of our Space Force—behind a single purpose: securing American dominance in space for all time to come. Under my leadership, America will continue to push beyond every boundary and lead the world ever deeper into the universe.

Having just marked 250 glorious years of American Independence, our Nation carries forward the same fearless American Spirit that knows no limit, whether on Earth or in the frontier beyond. The courage that first carried us to the Moon 57 years ago today now drives us toward new triumphs, calling America’s boldest to lead all mankind into a new age of discovery. Together, we will write the next great chapter in the history of manned spaceflight, and the United States of America will once again lead among the stars.

July 20, 2026

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverages

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

1. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the President to, among other things, impose duties on imports of a foreign country to offset the burden or disadvantage from a foreign country’s discrimination against or unequal imposition on the commerce of the United States.

2. Canada, through discrimination or an unreasonable and unequal imposition, burdens U.S. commerce but not the commerce of other countries and disadvantages U.S. commerce compared to the commerce of other countries. Specifically, Canada unreasonably burdens and disadvantages U.S. alcoholic beverages but not alcoholic beverages of other countries.

3. The provinces and territories of Canada generally regulate the distribution and sale of distilled spirits, wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages (collectively, alcoholic beverages) in their respective jurisdictions. All provinces and territories control the wholesale of alcoholic beverages, and most have a hybrid public/private system for the retail of alcoholic beverages.

4. Beginning in March 2025, all Canadian provinces and territories halted the purchase, distribution, or retailing of U.S. alcoholic beverages. For example, on March 4, 2025, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) ceased purchasing all U.S. products and canceled existing orders where contractually possible; removed all U.S. products from wholesale product catalogues and retail eCommerce sites; and removed all U.S. products from LCBO retail stores and outlets. Similarly, on March 4, 2025, the province of Quebec asked the Société des Alcools du Québec to remove all U.S. products from its shelves and to stop supplying U.S. alcoholic beverages to grocery stores, liquor stores, bars, and restaurants. Only the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan subsequently lifted their bans on the purchase, distribution, or retailing of U.S. alcoholic beverages, in June 2025.

5. The United States, U.S. businesses and workers, and U.S. commerce suffer from the Canadian provinces’ and territories’ unreasonable and unequal impositions and discriminations with respect to U.S. alcoholic beverages. Following the implementation of the bans, U.S. exports of alcoholic beverages to Canada fell precipitously. Comparing the period from March 2025 through February 2026 to the same period in 2024-2025, Canadian imports of U.S. alcoholic beverages decreased by approximately 81 percent (from approximately $718 million to approximately $137 million).

6. The Canadian provinces and territories have not instituted or maintained similar bans or restrictions on any other country since March 2025, thereby benefitting other countries at the expense of the United States. Indeed, exports of alcoholic beverages from other countries to Canada have increased to meet the demand previously filled by U.S. exports. For example, comparing March 2025 through February 2026 to the same period in 2024-2025, Canadian imports of alcoholic beverages from Chile, Japan, Argentina, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia significantly increased, with increases ranging from approximately 13 percent to approximately 26 percent. Despite a nearly 12 percent decline in total imports of alcoholic beverages into Canada, imports into Canada from countries other than the United States increased by over $170 million from March 2025 through February 2026 compared to the same period in 2024-2025, with imports into Canada from the European Union accounting for over $100 million of this increase.

7. Accordingly, pursuant to section 338, I find as a fact that through the regulation, restriction, or prohibition of U.S. alcoholic beverages, Canada has imposed an unreasonable regulation or limitation on articles wholly or in part the growth or products of the United States and is discriminating in fact against the commerce of the United States in such manner as to place it at a disadvantage compared to the commerce of other countries, by banning the purchase, distribution, or retailing of U.S. alcoholic beverages while not banning or similarly restricting such products from other countries. I also find as a fact that this unequal and unreasonable imposition or discrimination places a burden on the commerce of the United States and places a disadvantage on the commerce of the United States.

8. Further, I find that imposing additional ad valorem duties on certain products of Canada to address the burden or disadvantage from this discrimination or unequal and unreasonable imposition is in the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States. When U.S. producers are unfairly denied export opportunities, as they are in Canada due to Canadian provinces’ and territories’ bans on the purchase, distribution, or retailing of U.S. alcoholic beverages, they lose sales that support production in the United States, among other harms to the U.S. alcoholic beverage industry. The unreasonable, unequal, and discriminatory actions by Canada suppress U.S. manufacturing and agricultural output, as well as investment, undermining employment and economic vitality in American communities. Imposing additional duties on certain products of Canada will, among other things, expand opportunities for U.S. producers to compete within the U.S. market, revitalizing U.S. production and bringing attendant economic and societal benefits, and may spur Canada to remove the unreasonable and unequal imposition on and discrimination against commerce in U.S. alcoholic beverages.

9. Accordingly, I find that it is necessary and appropriate and in the public interest to impose an additional ad valorem duty of 50 percent on certain products of Canada, as identified in Annex II to this proclamation, effective as of 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026. I determine that the additional ad valorem duties imposed in this proclamation, as described below, will offset the burden or disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada’s discrimination or unequal and unreasonable imposition. In my judgment, the action in this proclamation is consistent with the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States.

10. Section 338 authorizes the President, if he determines it will serve the public interest, to offset any burden or disadvantage placed on the commerce of the United States by an unequal imposition or discrimination by a foreign country by specifying and declaring additional duties not to exceed 50 percent ad valorem (or its equivalent) and not to take effect earlier than 30 days after the President’s proclamation finding that a foreign country imposes an unreasonable charge, exaction, regulation, or limitation that is not equally enforced on the like articles of every foreign country, or discriminates in fact against U.S. commerce in a way that places the commerce of the United States at a disadvantage compared to the commerce of any foreign country. Section 338 also authorizes the President to suspend, revoke, supplement, or amend any proclamation under section 338 whenever the President deems that the public interests require such action. Further, section 338 authorizes the President to exclude articles of the foreign country if the foreign country maintains or increases the discrimination against the commerce of the United States and the President deems the exclusion to be consistent with the public interests and the interests of the United States.

11. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483) (section 604), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 338; section 301 of title 3, United States Code; and section 604, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation, certain products of Canada, as set forth in Annex II to this proclamation, imported into the United States shall be subject to an additional ad valorem duty of 50 percent, effective for goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this proclamation and in Annex I to this proclamation, the duties imposed in this proclamation are in addition to any other duties, taxes, fees, exactions, and charges applicable to such products. The duties imposed in this proclamation shall not apply to articles subject to duties pursuant to section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), or articles, excluding unmanned aircraft, subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

(3) The HTSUS is modified as provided in Annex II to this proclamation, effective with respect to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026, and the modifications shall continue in effect, unless this action is expressly reduced, modified, or terminated.

(4) Any product subject to the duties imposed in this proclamation, except those eligible for admission under “domestic status” as described in 19 CFR 146.43, that is subject to the duties imposed in this proclamation and that is admitted into a United States foreign trade zone on or after the effective date of this proclamation must be admitted as “privileged foreign status” as described in 19 CFR 146.41, and will be subject upon entry for consumption to any ad valorem rate of duty related to the classification under the applicable HTSUS subheading.

(5) The head of each executive department and agency (agency) is authorized to and shall take all appropriate measures within the agency’s authority to implement this proclamation. The head of each agency may, consistent with applicable law, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, redelegate the authority to take such appropriate measures within the agency.

(6) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, is authorized to issue such rules, regulations, guidance, instructions, or determinations as may be necessary to implement this proclamation and is authorized to take any necessary measures to administer the duties imposed in this proclamation.

(7) The Commissioner of CBP, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, the Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, and any other senior official he deems appropriate, shall determine whether any additional modifications to the HTSUS are necessary to effectuate this proclamation and shall make such modifications to the HTSUS through notice in the Federal Register, including any technical correction to the annexes to this proclamation.

(8) For any rule or regulation the Commissioner of CBP makes to implement this proclamation, the Commissioner of CBP shall, to the extent required by law, obtain the approval of the President or the United States Trade Representative. The United States Trade Representative is delegated the President’s approval authority in 19 U.S.C. 1338(h).

(9) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. If any provision of this proclamation or the application of any provision to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of its provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be affected.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifty-first.

ANNEX I

ANNEX II

DONALD J. TRUMP

July 20, 2026

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Motor Vehicles

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

2. Canada, through discrimination against or an unreasonable and unequal imposition on U.S. auto and auto parts exports, burdens U.S. commerce but not the commerce of other countries and disadvantages U.S. commerce compared to the commerce of other countries. Specifically, Canada imposed a tariff system on only U.S. motor vehicles and treats the commerce of foreign countries more favorably than commerce of the United States with respect to motor vehicles, as defined in Canada’s United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025), SOR/2025-118. By denying to the commerce of the United States the benefits afforded to like commerce from other countries, Canada discriminates against U.S. commerce, disadvantaging the commerce of the United States compared to the commerce of other countries. And Canada’s imposition on U.S. motor vehicles is unreasonable, is not equally applied upon the like articles of every foreign country, and places a burden on the commerce of the United States but not on the commerce of other countries.

3. Since April 9, 2025, Canada has maintained a 25 percent tariff rate on imports of U.S. motor vehicles that do not qualify for preferential, duty-free treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). For U.S. motor vehicles that do qualify for preferential, duty-free treatment under the USMCA, Canada applies a 25 percent tariff rate on the value of all goods that do not originate in Canada or Mexico used in the production of the vehicle, up to 85 percent of the total value of the vehicle. In addition, Canada maintains a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on U.S. motor vehicles that qualify for preferential, duty-free treatment under the USMCA. The TRQ for each automaker limits duty-free access for the covered motor vehicles from that automaker up to certain annual quantities (in-quota quantities) and applies the tariffs described above on products that exceed the in-quota quantities. The TRQs are granted to induce companies to invest in production in Canada, and Canada has announced that it reduced the TRQs for U.S. companies that moved manufacturing from Canada to the United States. Canada does not publicly disclose the company-specific, in-quota quantities, but it has published these new tariff rates in Customs Notice 25-15: United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025).

4. The United States, U.S. businesses and workers, and U.S. commerce suffer from Canada’s discriminatory, unequal, and unreasonable tariff scheme. Following the implementation of the tariff scheme, U.S. exports of motor vehicles to Canada fell precipitously. Comparing the period from April 2025 through March 2026 to the same period in 2024-2025, imports of U.S. motor vehicles to Canada decreased by approximately 22 percent (from approximately $25.9 billion to approximately $20.3 billion).

5. Canada only applies the tariff scheme to U.S.-origin motor vehicles. The tariff scheme does not apply to the motor vehicles of any other country. Indeed, exports of motor vehicles from other countries to Canada have increased to meet the demand previously filled by U.S. exports. For example, comparing the period from April 2025 through February 2026 to the same period in 2024-2025, Canadian imports of Mexican motor vehicles increased by approximately 23.6 percent, and imports from Japan, Korea, and Germany increased by rates ranging from approximately 10.1 percent to approximately 13.5 percent. In total, Canadian imports of motor vehicles from countries other than the United States increased by approximately $2.85 billion over the same period, with Mexico accounting for almost $2 billion of the increase.

6. Accordingly, pursuant to section 338, I find as a fact that Canada is discriminating against the commerce of the United States through Canada’s motor vehicle tariff scheme. I also find as a fact that this discrimination places the commerce of the United States at a disadvantage compared to the commerce of other countries. And I find as fact that Canada’s imposition is unreasonable, is not equally enforced upon the like articles of every foreign country, and places a burden on the commerce of the United States.

7. Further, I find that imposing additional ad valorem duties on certain products of Canada to address the burden or disadvantage from this discrimination or unequal and unreasonable imposition is in the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States. When U.S. producers are unfairly denied export opportunities by Canada’s motor vehicle tariffs and TRQs, they lose revenues that support production in the United States, among other things. This suppresses U.S. industrial output, as well as investment, and thereby undermines employment and economic vitality in American communities. Imposing additional duties on certain products of Canada will, among other things, expand opportunities for U.S. producers to compete within the U.S. market, enhancing American production and bringing attendant economic and societal benefits, and may spur Canada to remove the discrimination against U.S. motor vehicles.

8. Accordingly, I find that it is necessary and appropriate and in the public interest to impose an additional ad valorem duty of 50 percent on certain products of Canada, as identified in Annex II to this proclamation, effective as of 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026. I determine that the additional ad valorem duties imposed in this proclamation, as described below, will offset the burden or disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada’s discrimination or unequal and unreasonable imposition. In my judgment, the action in this proclamation is consistent with the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States.

9. Section 338 authorizes the President, if he determines it will serve the public interest, to offset any burden or disadvantage placed on the commerce of the United States by an unequal imposition or discrimination by a foreign country by specifying and declaring additional duties not to exceed 50 percent ad valorem (or its equivalent) and not to take effect earlier than 30 days after the President’s proclamation finding that a foreign country imposes an unreasonable charge, exaction, regulation, or limitation that is not equally enforced on the like articles of every foreign country, or discriminates in fact against U.S. commerce in a way that places the commerce of the United States at a disadvantage compared to the commerce of any foreign country. Section 338 also authorizes the President to suspend, revoke, supplement, or amend any proclamation under section 338 whenever the President deems that the public interests require such action. Further, section 338 authorizes the President to exclude articles of the foreign country if the foreign country maintains or increases the discrimination against the commerce of the United States and the President deems the exclusion to be consistent with the public interests and the interests of the United States.

10. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483) (section 604), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

ANNEX I

ANNEX II

DONALD J. TRUMP

July 20, 2026

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada

Source: United States White House

DEFENDING AMERICAN WORKERS AND ENSURING FAIR TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed three Proclamations pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose additional 50% tariffs on certain goods of Canada in response to Canada’s discriminatory treatment of American products. By doing so, President Trump is offsetting the burden and disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada’s discriminatory treatment of U.S. commerce and is leveling the playing field for crucial American exports—cars, alcohol, and dairy.

Each Section 338 proclamation imposes a 50% tariff on a different set of Canadian imports, covering products ranging from wine to hockey sticks to cement.
These Section 338 tariffs apply to all covered goods regardless of whether a good originates under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
These Section 338 tariffs will not apply to energy, potash, products subject to tariffs under Section 232, and certain other goods, such as fish or critical minerals.
The tariffs will take effect 30 days after signing and are designed to offset the burden and disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada’s discrimination.

SECURING FAIR TREATMENT FOR AMERICAN EXPORTS: President Trump is taking action to hold Canada accountable for its continued discrimination against and unreasonable and unequal treatment of U.S. commerce that has burdened and disadvantaged hardworking Americans.

Section 338 empowers the President to impose tariffs when a country disadvantages U.S. exporters relative to the exports of another country to offset the disadvantage or burden on U.S. commerce.
Canada imposes certain tariffs and quotas on cars imported to Canada from the U.S., but not on imports from other countries. Canada also administers these quotas in a way that compels U.S. auto companies to invest in production in Canada instead of the United States.
- From April 2025 through March 2026, Canadian imports of U.S. motor vehicles decreased by approximately 22%, or $5.6 billion, compared to the same period in 2024-2025. Exports of motor vehicles from other countries to Canada have increased to meet the demand previously filled by U.S. exports.
All but two Canadian provinces and territories have halted the purchase, distribution, or retailing of U.S. alcoholic beverages, and have not imposed similar restrictions on other countries.
- From March 2025 through February 2026, Canadian imports of U.S. alcoholic beverages decreased by about 81%, or $582 million, compared to the same period in 2024-2025.
As part of its complicated and protectionist dairy system, Canada established tariff-rate quotas on U.S. cheese that are much more restrictive than the tariff-rate quotas imposed on similar imports of cheese into Canada from the EU, despite Canada having trade agreements with both the U.S. and the EU.
Over the past year and a half, only two countries have chosen to retaliate against President Trump’s tariffs rather than negotiate a deal with the United States: the People’s Republic of China and Canada.
The Section 338 tariffs imposed today make America wealthier and stronger, offsetting the burden and disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada’s discriminatory treatment of U.S. commerce.

KEEPING AMERICA FIRST: President Trump is delivering on his promise to secure better outcomes for American workers, farmers, and businesses by using tariffs to restore reciprocity to trade and strengthen our national security.

President Trump’s America First Trade Policy was created to benefit American workers and families. It has dramatically expanded global market access for U.S. exports, strengthened workers’ incomes, reshored and supported American jobs, and reduced the trade deficit.
The United States, under President Trump’s leadership, did not agree to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form, because the deal is not sufficiently beneficial for the United States.
President Trump has taken actions under Section 232 to protect and strengthen U.S. manufacturing critical for our national and economic security, including imposing tariffs on key goods such as steel, aluminum, copper, trucks and automobiles, timber, lumber, and pharmaceuticals.
In May 2026, U.S. manufacturing grew at its fastest rate in four years—nearly tripling expectations, and in June 2026, U.S. manufacturing expanded for its sixth straight month.
Through negotiations with foreign trading partners and the strategic use of tariffs, President Trump has secured trillions in private and foreign investment to bring American jobs and manufacturing back to the United States while diversifying global supply chains and reducing dependence on adversarial nations.
President Trump’s tariffs have resulted in 18 deals opening new markets for U.S. exports and bringing reciprocity back to America’s trade relations. Yet Canada has elected to discriminate against the United States rather than address Canadian trade barriers.

July 20, 2026

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Dairy

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

2. Canada, through discrimination or an unreasonable and unequal imposition, treats the commerce of certain foreign countries more favorably than commerce of the United States with respect to dairy and in turn, places a burden and disadvantage on the commerce of the United States. Specifically, Canada denies the commerce of the United States benefits that Canada affords to materially similar dairy commerce from certain other foreign countries and thus unreasonably burdens and disadvantages U.S. commerce compared to the commerce of certain other foreign countries.

3. Canada maintains a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on cheeses of all types under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as well as a TRQ on cheese of all types under the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The TRQs provide duty-free access for the covered dairy products up to specified annual quantities (in‑quota quantities) and apply a customs duty to imports that exceed the respective in-quota quantities.

4. To access the TRQs under the USMCA and the CETA, Canada’s dairy TRQ allocation measures establish eligibility criteria. But Canada does not have the same eligibility criteria for the USMCA and the CETA, disfavoring the commerce of the United States. While Canada’s eligibility criteria for the USMCA dairy TRQs — and specifically, the cheeses of all types TRQ — do not allow retailers to obtain and use TRQ quantities, the eligibility criteria for the CETA do grant retailers access to the TRQ quantity for cheese of all types.

5. By making retailers ineligible to use the USMCA TRQ for cheeses of all types, Canada discriminates against U.S. goods that are similar to EU goods that are entered pursuant to the CETA cheese of all types TRQ. Canada thus denies to the United States the favorable treatment that Canada provides to the EU and its member States. This discrimination impedes market access into Canada and results in lost sales or revenues for U.S. dairy producers and exporters, among other things. The United States, U.S. businesses and workers, and U.S. commerce are negatively affected by Canada’s discriminatory practices.

6. Accordingly, pursuant to section 338, I find as a fact that Canada is discriminating in fact against the commerce of the United States through Canada’s TRQ allocation measures imposed on U.S. cheeses of all types under the USMCA, as compared to Canada’s TRQ allocation measures imposed on EU cheese of all types under the CETA. I also find as a fact that this discrimination places the commerce of the United States at a disadvantage compared to the commerce of the EU and its member States. And I find as fact that Canada’s imposition is unreasonable, is not equally enforced upon the like articles of every foreign country, and places a burden on the commerce of the United States.

7. Further, I find that imposing additional ad valorem duties on certain products of Canada to address the burden or disadvantage from this discrimination or unequal and unreasonable imposition is in the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States. When U.S. producers are unfairly denied export opportunities by Canada’s TRQ allocation measures, they lose sales or revenues that support production in the United States, among other things. This suppresses U.S. agricultural output as well as investment and thereby undermines employment and economic vitality in American communities. Imposing additional duties on certain products of Canada will, among other things, expand opportunities for U.S. producers to compete within the U.S. market, enhancing American production and bringing attendant economic and societal benefits, and may spur Canada to remove the discrimination against U.S. cheeses of all types.

8. Accordingly, I find that it is necessary and appropriate and in the public interest to impose an additional ad valorem duty of 50 percent on certain products of Canada, as identified in Annex II to this proclamation, effective as of 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026. I determine that the additional ad valorem duties imposed in this proclamation, as described below, will offset the burden or disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada’s discrimination or unreasonable and unequal imposition. In my judgment, the action in this proclamation is consistent with the public interest, will serve the public interest, and is consistent with the interests of the United States.

9. Section 338 authorizes the President, if he determines it will serve the public interest, to offset any burden or disadvantage placed on the commerce of the United States by an unequal imposition or discrimination by a foreign country by specifying and declaring additional duties not to exceed 50 percent ad valorem (or its equivalent) and not to take effect earlier than 30 days after the President’s proclamation finding that a foreign country imposes an unreasonable charge, exaction, regulation, or limitation that is not equally enforced on the like articles of every foreign country, or discriminates in fact against U.S. commerce in a way that places the commerce of the United States at a disadvantage compared to the commerce of any foreign country. Section 338 also authorizes the President to suspend, revoke, supplement, or amend any proclamation under section 338 whenever the President deems that the public interests require such action. Further, section 338 authorizes the President to exclude products of the foreign country if the foreign country maintains or increases the discrimination against the commerce of the United States and the President deems the exclusion to be consistent with the public interests and the interests of the United States.

ANNEX I

ANNEX II

DONALD J. TRUMP

July 20, 2026

Further Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum into the United States

Source: United States White House

class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

1. In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States), as amended, I found, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1862 (section 232), that aluminum is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. To address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704, I established a tariff regime, which included imposing ad valorem duties on certain imports of aluminum articles and its derivative articles. In subsequent proclamations, including Proclamation 11021 of April 2, 2026 (Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States), and Proclamation 11032 of June 1, 2026 (Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States), I modified the tariff regime for aluminum to more effectively address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704.

2. In those proclamations, I directed the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to monitor the effects of imports of aluminum with respect to the national security, to update me on the status of that threat to the national security, and to provide me with recommendations if circumstances indicated the need for further Presidential action under section 232.

3. Based on the Secretary’s monitoring, I have received information, opinions, and recommendations from the Secretary regarding the tariff regime imposed in Proclamation 9704, as amended, and the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704.

4. Among other things, the Secretary has informed me that the additional ad valorem duties on imports of aluminum are strengthening the American aluminum industries and addressing the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704. In the Secretary’s opinion, domestic aluminum production and related domestic aluminum industry would not be as strong as they are if not for the aluminum tariff regime imposed under section 232, and the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704 would be worse than it is if not for the aluminum tariff regime imposed under section 232.

5. The Secretary has informed and advised me of his opinion that, despite the benefits from the aluminum tariff regime, the domestic production and supply of primary aluminum, which is critical to the U.S. economy and defense industrial base, is still in insufficient supply. In the Secretary’s view, it is important to modify the aluminum tariff regime in a way to more effectively encourage increased domestic production of primary aluminum.

6. To ensure that the aluminum tariff regime continues to effectively address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704, the Secretary recommended that I establish an incentive for companies to engage in building new facilities capable of producing primary aluminum, expanding facilities to become capable of producing primary aluminum, or refurbishing outdated facilities that produce primary aluminum to expand their production or increase the efficiency of production. The Secretary recommended that I do this by allowing those companies or their designated representatives to import a quantity of primary aluminum corresponding to the reasonably anticipated annual production of primary aluminum from the new project at a reduced tariff rate. This would build on the program established for certain aluminum and steel from Canada and Mexico in clause 13 of Proclamation 10984 of October 17, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts, and Buses Into the United States).

7. After considering the current information, opinions, and recommendations newly provided by the Secretary; the factors in section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862(d)); the need to address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704; and other relevant factors and information, I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to modify the tariff regime for imports of aluminum imposed in Proclamation 9704, as amended. In particular, I determine that it is necessary and appropriate to establish an investment incentive program for companies investing in new U.S. production capacity for primary aluminum, as further detailed below. In my judgment, the modifications in this proclamation will ensure that the tariff regime imposed on imports of aluminum continue to effectively address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704.

8. Section 232 authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security.

9. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483) (section 604), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) the substance of statutes affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 232, section 604, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do hereby proclaim as follows:

(1) The Secretary is authorized to and shall establish a program to incentivize new investment in U.S. production facilities to produce primary aluminum.

(a) The Secretary is authorized to solicit and accept onshoring plans from companies. Any onshoring plan shall at least include: a commitment, if the plan is approved, to build, refurbish, or expand a facility in the United States that will produce primary aluminum; a commitment that construction will start by January 20, 2029; and any other relevant information and analysis, including requirements set by the Secretary.

(b) The Secretary is authorized to approve onshoring plans described in subclause (a) of this clause. In determining whether an onshoring plan qualifies for approval, the Secretary, in consultation with any senior executive branch officials the Secretary deems appropriate, shall consider all relevant factors he deems appropriate, such as the anticipated start date of construction, whether the proposed plan’s project timeline is commercially reasonable, whether the proposed plan’s project milestones are commercially reasonable, the anticipated annual production of primary aluminum from the onshoring project, whether the proposed plan’s anticipated costs and primary-aluminum production projections are reasonable, and how the benefits of the reduced tariff rate will be allocated between the applicants of the onshoring plan. When approving onshoring plans, the Secretary shall act in a manner consistent with the need to address the national security threat found in Proclamation 9704.

(c) If the Secretary approves a company’s onshoring plan, the Secretary shall allow the company to annually import primary aluminum of a quantity that corresponds to the U.S. production facility’s reasonably anticipated annual output of primary aluminum when the onshoring project is completed, at half the section 232 rate of duty otherwise in effect. Tariff adjustments awarded for facility refurbishment shall only be granted to the extent those adjustments correspond with the value of the company’s investment.

(d) The Secretary is authorized to take all actions that he deems appropriate to implement and effectuate this program, including, consistent with applicable law, the issuance of regulations, rules, guidance, and procedures. All approved onshoring plans shall be subject to monitoring and enforcement by the Secretary. The Secretary may require that companies with approved onshoring plans submit reports to the Department of Commerce to ensure compliance with domestic manufacturing commitments, and he may require that such reports be audited, including by external auditing firms. Should the Secretary determine that a company is substantially failing to meet its agreed-upon commitments that are the basis for granting the tariff benefits detailed in this proclamation, the Secretary is authorized to cease and rescind the tariff benefits awarded pursuant to this proclamation. In cases where the executive branch assesses that a company engaged in fraud or deliberately misled the United States Government with respect to onshoring commitments, the rescission of tariff benefits can be retroactive to the extent permitted by law, and the Secretary or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may collect the additional tariffs owed because of the retroactive rescission of the tariff benefits and impose any appropriate fines or penalties to the extent consistent with applicable law.

(2) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Trade Representative, the Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, and any other senior official the Secretary deems appropriate, shall determine whether any modifications to the HTSUS are necessary to effectuate or implement this proclamation or any actions taken pursuant to this proclamation, and shall make such modifications through notice in the Federal Register.

(3) The Secretary shall continue to monitor imports of aluminum and its derivatives. The Secretary shall, from time to time, review the status of aluminum and its derivative imports with respect to the national security. The Secretary shall inform me of any circumstances that, in his opinion, might indicate the need for further Presidential action under section 232. The Secretary shall also inform me of any circumstance that, in his opinion, might indicate that any of the actions taken under section 232 are no longer necessary.

(4) To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security are directed and authorized to take all actions that are appropriate to implement and effectuate this proclamation and any actions contemplated by this proclamation — including through amendment of regulations or through notices in the Federal Register and by adopting rules, regulations, or guidance — and to employ all powers granted to the President, including by section 232, as may be appropriate to implement and effectuate this proclamation, including to make any technical or ministerial corrections to any annexes to this proclamation. The head of each executive department and agency (agency) may, consistent with applicable law, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, redelegate the authority to take such appropriate measures within the agency.

(5) Any provision of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that is inconsistent with this proclamation is superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

(6) If any provision of this proclamation or the application of any provision of this proclamation to any individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and the application of its provisions to any other individual or circumstance shall not be affected.

DONALD J. TRUMP

July 20, 2026

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Further Action To Adjust Imports Of Aluminum Into The United States

Source: United States White House

BOLSTERING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF PRIMARY ALUMINUM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation using his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to address the national security threat posed by imports of aluminum into the United States and drive new investment into the U.S. aluminum industry.

The Proclamation authorizes and directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an incentive program for companies that will invest in building, expanding, or refurbishing aluminum smelters in the United States.
- The program will request onshoring plans from companies that, if approved, will be eligible to import a commensurate level of primary aluminum into the United States at a reduced tariff rate equal to half of the otherwise applicable Section 232 rate.
- The Secretary will monitor and enforce all approved onshoring plans and, if a company fails to meet its agreed-upon commitments, may stop and rescind the tariff benefits, including retroactively.

STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY: President Trump has utilized tariffs on imported aluminum to protect the national security of the United States and its defense and defense-adjacent industrial base.

Aluminum is a key input for the production of U.S. military systems, including armored vehicles, naval vessels, spacecraft, and missiles, as well as other key strategic products.
These products and their components are manufactured using high-strength advanced aluminum alloys, which can only be produced using primary aluminum.
U.S. demand for primary aluminum currently outpaces the primary aluminum production capacity of U.S. smelting facilities; therefore, this proclamation encourages increased reshoring of primary aluminum production.

BUILDING ON A RECORD OF SECURING CRITICAL INDUSTRIES: President Trump has long recognized that America’s national security and economic strength depend on rebuilding key sectors of our industrial base.

In his first term, President Trump revolutionized international trade by using Section 232 to address decades of short-sighted, globalist trade policies that had allowed our domestic steel and aluminum industries to weaken, impairing our national security.
Since returning to office, President Trump has continued taking actions under Section 232 to protect and strengthen domestic manufacturing critical to our national and economic security, including imposing and strengthening tariffs on key goods such as steel, aluminum, copper, trucks, automobiles, timber, lumber, and pharmaceuticals.
Through negotiations with foreign trading partners and the strategic use of tariffs, President Trump has secured trillions in private and foreign investment to bring American jobs and manufacturing back to the United States while diversifying global supply chains and reducing dependence on adversarial nations.

July 20, 2026

Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

Source: United States White House

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. Policy. The United States military is the most effective and powerful fighting force on the planet. It fields the most advanced weapons systems and technologies in the world, utilizing cutting edge equipment to dominate the modern battlefield. To continue this dominance in an era of renewed great power competition, the United States must secure its supply chains against physical, cyber, and economic subversion. It is the policy of the United States that not only the finished equipment deployed by our military, but also the critical materials and components necessary to manufacture, maintain, sustain, and repair that equipment, are sourced domestically or from allied nations.

Despite the longstanding prohibition on the use of sensitive materials sourced from geopolitical adversaries, defense contractors have historically under-prioritized domestic production and resilience. My Administration will act to ensure that the statutory requirements of 10 U.S.C. 4872 are strictly observed and result in resilient domestic and allied supply chains.

Sec. 2. Restricting Waivers. (a) On January 1, 2027, the Secretary of War (Secretary) and the Secretaries of the military departments shall cease to issue waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) for the acquisition of covered materials under 10 U.S.C. 4872, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Waivers issued under 10 U.S.C. 4872(e) will only be issued as provided in subsection (b) of this section or following a request from the Secretary or the Secretary of the military department to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.

(b) The Secretary may continue to issue waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) or (e) that would otherwise be prohibited under subsection (a) of this section for the acquisition of covered materials under 10 U.S.C. 4872, provided that the prime contractor or subcontractor submits to the Secretary or his designee a formal mitigation plan, accepted by the Secretary or his designee, that clearly:

(i) identifies the source of the covered material that would not be compliant with 10 U.S.C. 4872 absent a waiver;

(ii) documents evidence of exhaustive efforts made to acquire compliant covered material or demonstrates that compliant covered material was not available at the time of the acquisition of the non-compliant covered material;

(iii) describes the steps to be taken by the prime contractor or subcontractor to remove the non-compliant covered material from its supply chains; and

(iv) establishes a strict projected timeline for complete implementation of the mitigation plan.

(c) A prime contractor’s or subcontractor’s failure to qualify a domestic source of covered material shall not constitute non-availability for purposes of a waiver under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1), except in such cases in which a prime contractor or subcontractor demonstrates active, adequately funded, and ongoing efforts to qualify a domestic source of the covered material at issue.

(d) If the Secretary determines a prime contractor or subcontractor has engaged in fraud or deliberately misled the Federal Government in any part of its mitigation plan, or otherwise knowingly or willfully failed to implement its mitigation plan on the terms set forth and approved by the Secretary or his designee in the mitigation plan, the Secretary shall take all actions and exercise all contractual remedies the Secretary deems appropriate, consistent with applicable law. The Secretary may additionally refer the matter to the Attorney General for investigation and possible prosecution as appropriate.

(e) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall provide the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs a list of generally available actions and contractual remedies that have been taken or may be taken or exercised to address knowing or willful noncompliance by prime contractors and subcontractors.

(f) The Secretary shall review the Department of War’s present application of the exemption for electronic devices under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(3)(B) and ensure the continued application of that exemption meets current national security needs.

Sec. 3. Critical Supply Chain Mapping and Illumination. (a) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall develop policy and implementation guidance to require all prime contractors and subcontractors at any tier to map and illuminate, as further described in subsection (b) of this section, critical supply chains for all Department of War acquisitions that support, implicate, or relate to United States national security, as determined by the Secretary, from raw materials to the end use products such contractors deliver to the Department of War. Within 90 days of completion, the Secretary shall promulgate implementing regulations, and such regulations shall seek to ensure that small businesses, non-traditional defense companies, and new entrant firms are able to comply with the intent of this section without being unduly burdened by these regulations, as well as ensure that these regulations are consistent with all statutory domestic and allied sourcing requirements.

(b) The proposed regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include requirements that:

(i) contractors must submit to the Department of War a complete indentured Bill of Materials that traces all components, parts, equipment, software, and materials back to the origin of raw materials in their supply chains;

(ii) contractors must establish and implement written procedures, in accordance with existing Department of War procedures for conducting supply chain risk assessments, to proactively vet all suppliers and subcontractors that support the critical supply chain; such vetting for critical supply chains shall, at a minimum, include screening of subcontractors and suppliers for the following categories of supply chain risks and challenges:

(A) financial, as defined in section 7(c) of this order,

(B) foreign ownership, control, or influence, as defined in section 7(d) of this order, and

(iii) subject to the exception contemplated by section 6(a) of this order, prohibit contractors from utilizing in their supply chains covered material supplied by an unreliable foreign supplier, as defined in section 7(f) of this order.

(c) The proposed regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall require contractors, upon completion of the vetting activities described in subsection (b)(ii) of this section, to:

(i) implement timely mitigation actions, including those identified in the required Supply Chain Risk Management Plan pursuant to Contract Requirement Data List DI-MGMT-82256A, to reduce the likelihood or impact of each identified risk;

(ii) track active mitigation actions until closure;

(iii) within 15 days of completing the vetting activities, notify the Department of War of any significant supply chain risks identified by the vetting activities;

(iv) within 45 days of completing the vetting activities, submit a written, confidential corrective action plan detailing implemented mitigations and a strict projected timeline for complete implementation of the corrective action plan; and

(v) submit a closeout report upon completing the corrective action plan.

(d) The Department of War shall, in response to the vulnerabilities, bottlenecks, and single points of failure identified by contractor acquisition information, map national security vulnerabilities as they relate to the sourcing of key raw materials or other links in the supply chain, using any tools and technologies to include artificial intelligence to assist in doing so. The Secretary shall account for identified vulnerabilities, bottlenecks, and single points of failure before issuing any waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872(c)(1) or (e), consistent with the requirements of section 2 of this order.

Sec. 4. Qualification of Domestic Sources. (a) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall initiate regulatory action to:

(i) identify, in his sole discretion, all existing acquisitions by the Department of War that support, implicate, or relate to United States national security; and

(ii) require contractors who, in delivering the identified acquisitions, rely on supply chains that include material or components supplied by an unreliable foreign supplier, to, as soon as possible, consistent with law, safety, mission requirements, and existing contract requirements, qualify and utilize an alternative source for the material or components supplied by the unreliable foreign supplier, except in cases where no such alternative source is available.

(b) A contractor’s failure to qualify an alternative source under subsection (a) of this section shall constitute grounds, consistent with law and existing contract terms, for the Secretary to consider suspending or terminating task orders, declining to exercise contract options, and terminating the existing contract.

(c) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall develop a strategy to accelerate testing and qualification of new sources and materials by prime contractors and subcontractors at any tier. This strategy shall include developing new software, technical testing procedures, qualificationmethodologies, and resources. As part of this strategy, the Secretary shall identify and begin steps to rescind any regulations that prevent rapid testing and qualification of sources and materials necessary for defense production.

Sec. 5. Reporting. (a) Every 6 months from the date of this order until January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs describing the actions taken pursuant to this order. This report shall include:

(i) any continued use of waivers by prime contractors or subcontractors under 10 U.S.C. 4872;

(ii) the number of mitigation plans accepted under section 2(b) of this order and the progress made by relevant contractors to complete the commitments outlined in their relevant mitigation plans; and

(iii) progress made on implementing the regulations required by sections 3 and 4 of this order, as well as the acquisitions to be covered by those regulations.

(b) The report may include a classified annex if the Secretary determines that national security considerations so require.

Sec. 6. Project Vault and U.S. Funded Sources. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve (also known as “Project Vault”) for which the Export-Import Bank of the United States is a lender or the acquisition by a contractor or subcontractor of critical minerals or components produced by a foreign project or other transaction financed, guaranteed, or insured by the Export-Import Bank of the United States or the United States International Development Finance Corporation.

(b) The sale of critical materials or components by Project Vault to a contractor or subcontractor shall not be construed as a credit sale of a defense article or service for purposes of 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(6)(A).

(c) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the acquisition by a contractor or subcontractor of critical minerals or components produced by a company or project receiving grants, financing, loans, equity investment, or other such support from the Department of State, the Department of War, the Department of Commerce, or the Department of Energy.

Sec. 7. Definitions. For purposes of this order:

(a) The term “critical supply chain” means all tiers of suppliers and subcontractors providing goods, materials, systems, software, or services that are essential to contract deliverables, mission assurance, security, or resilience, as defined by the Secretary.

(b) The term “indentured Bill of Materials” shall mean all the components, parts, equipment, software, and materials back to the origin of raw materials collected during the design, development, and initial fielding process of a system or end item. This term includes data for maintenance planning, logistics design requirements, reliability and maintainability, system safety, maintenance engineering, cost, cataloging, item management, and in-service feedback. The indentured Bill of Materials will require a standard format, content, and data pursuant to contract data requirement list data item descriptions (DIDs) and will have intended use as outlined in the DID. An indentured Bill of Materials may be disclosed to contractor personnel performing under a Department of War contract, notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the disclosure is necessary for the covered Federal Government support contractor to furnish independent or impartial advice or technical assistance directly to the Federal Government in support of the Federal Government’s statutory authorities to include the promulgation of policy, management, and oversight of the program or effort to which the sensitive information relates; is within the scope of the covered contracts with such contractors; and the contractor and contractor personnel to which the information is disclosed will appropriately protect proprietary information from unauthorized disclosure or use.

(c) A “financial” supply chain risk or challenge means a situation in which a supplier cannot generate revenue or income resulting in the inability to meet financial obligations. Financial distress can lead to the inability to meet contractual obligations, hostile takeovers, or bankruptcy.

(d) The term “foreign ownership, control, or influence” means a foreign interest has the power — whether through direct or indirect control, whether or not exercised — to direct or decide matters affecting the management or operations of a company in a manner that may result in unauthorized access to information or may adversely affect the performance of contracts or programs which support national security.

(e) A “manufacturing and supply” supply chain risk or challenge means either a single supplier, economic sector, or market cannot meet market demand. This can be due to reduced throughput or production delays caused by capacity constraints, obsolescence, industrial limitations, market conditions and the supplier’s practices across those markets, disrupted material delivery, and other conditions. Additional concerns include availability of supply, capacity to surge, sole-source, and concentration within or over-reliance on a single source.

(f) The term “unreliable foreign supplier” means any person subject to the foreign ownership, control, or influence of a covered nation as defined by 10 U.S.C. 4872(f)(2), or a nation otherwise designated by the Secretary.

Sec. 8. 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 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 War.

DONALD J. TRUMP

THE WHITE HOUSE,

July 20, 2026.

July 20, 2026

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensures Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

Source: United States White House

SECURING AMERICA’S DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAINS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to secure America’s defense supply chains for the cutting-edge equipment that allows the U.S. to dominate the modern battlefield, particularly, the critical materials and components necessary to manufacture that equipment.

The Order limits circumstances in which the Secretary of Defense should issue waivers for critical materials from covered nations under 10 U.S.C. 4872, including, in certain cases, requiring mitigation plans to onshore supply chains.
The Order directs the Department of War to initiate regulatory action requiring more comprehensive supply chain mapping for critical supply chains, as designated by the Secretary of War.
The Order encourages defense contractors to begin qualifying new domestic sources of critical minerals, materials, and components used in designated national security procurements, from domestic and partner nation sources, while also removing regulatory barriers in the qualification process.

ENDING SUPPLY UNCERTAINTY: President Trump is taking action to ensure America’s continued military dominance and that the U.S. military is the strongest and best-equipped in the world.

The United States military is the most effective and powerful fighting force on the planet and fields the most advanced weapons systems and technologies.
Despite longstanding prohibitions on the use of sensitive materials sourced from geopolitical adversaries, supply chain resilience and domestic production has been historically under-prioritized.
To continue this dominance in an era of renewed great power competition, the United States must secure its supply chains against physical, cyber, and economic subversion.

RESTORING AMERICAN DOMINANCE: President Trump’s leadership has restored America’s military superiority and national security by securing reliable supplies of critical materials and supply chains.

President Trump campaigned on the promise to rebuild America’s depleted military equipment and supplies, emphasizing the need to restore its strength and readiness after years of neglect.
In January 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to modernize defense acquisitions and spur innovation in the defense industrial base, ensuring red tape is no longer slowing the defense industrial base’s ability to respond to emerging global threats and even basic requirements.
In March 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to boost American mineral production, streamline permitting, and enhance national security.
In April 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to modernize defense acquisitions and spur innovation in the defense industrial base.
In January 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners to address the threatened impairment of national security with respect to imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs) from any country.
In February 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the America First Arms Transfer Strategy to ensure that the American industrial base remains the Arsenal of Freedom for the United States and all of our partners and allies.