Executive Order 13911: Delegating Additional Authority Under the Defense Production Act With Respect to Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID- 19
President: Donald J. Trump
Delegated additional Defense Production Act financing and voluntary-agreement authorities for medical resources to HHS and Homeland Security during the COVID-19 response.
Status: In effect. Sources: Federal Register: Executive Order 13911 · Federal Register 2020 executive order disposition table · Public Law 118-3, April 10, 2023 · ASPR: Defense Production Act.
Is Executive Order 13911 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13911, signed March 27, 2020, retains its unrevoked COVID-19 Defense Production Act delegations. Its section 2(c) emergency waivers ended when Public Law 118-3 terminated the national emergency on April 10, 2023; the other delegations have no equivalent expiration clause.
What does Executive Order 13911 do?
EO 13911 delegated additional DPA authorities to HHS and other officials to support production, procurement and distribution of COVID-19 response resources.
Later evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: FEMA issued a temporary final rule restricting exports of specified scarce protective equipment under authority delegated through EO 13911. FEMA later modified and extended that allocation rule. FEMA account of pandemic allocation rule.
Before and after
Before the order
The COVID-19 emergency and earlier health-resource delegation preceded this additional action.
After the order
FEMA issued a temporary final rule restricting exports of specified scarce protective equipment under authority delegated through EO 13911. FEMA later modified and extended that allocation rule.
Who had to do what
| Agency / official | What the signed order directed | Deadline / timing |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Exercise delegated DPA loan, guarantee, purchase, production-expansion, and related implementation powers with Defense and appropriate agencies; may seek presidential critical-shortfall determinations. Establish voluntary agreements after consultation with Justice and FTC and required AG approval or authorized waiver; notify DHS of agreement powers used. Use section 107 authority and issue implementing rules. | During the COVID-19 emergency; notify DHS when voluntary-agreement authority is used. No fixed day deadline. |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Exercise parallel delegated financing, purchasing, production, voluntary-agreement, section 107, and rulemaking powers. Consult HHS before health-resource actions. Set nationwide priorities with agency heads; designate scarce resources under anti-hoarding authority, periodically reassess necessity, and promptly withdraw unnecessary designations by Federal Register notice. | During the COVID-19 emergency; periodic reassessment and prompt withdrawal when no longer needed. No numerical deadline. |
| Secretary of Defense | Consult with HHS and DHS on use of delegated title III production and financing authorities. | No fixed deadline stated. |
| Attorney General | Consult on proposed voluntary agreements and give the prior approval required by DPA section 708, unless the specified statutory waiver applies. | No fixed deadline stated. |
| FTC Chair | Consult with HHS and DHS on proposed voluntary agreements under DPA section 708. | No fixed deadline stated. |
| Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy | Serve as National Defense Production Act Policy Coordinator. | No fixed deadline stated. |
Source: Signed Federal Register text.
What happened next
EO 13911 signed; its Federal Register publication followed.
FEMA issued a temporary final rule restricting exports of specified scarce protective equipment under authority delegated through EO 13911. FEMA later modified and extended that allocation rule.
Public Law 118-3 terminated the COVID-19 national emergency, ending the emergency-only statutory waivers in section 2(c); it did not expressly revoke the order’s other Defense Production Act delegations. Official source
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Federal Register record identifies EO 13911, its title and signing date. FEMA issued a temporary final rule restricting exports of specified scarce protective equipment under authority delegated through EO 13911. FEMA later modified and extended that allocation rule. The linked source supports this particular later event; it does not establish every present legal or operational effect.
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