Technology Directives
Nominations Sent to the Senate
This presidential action document lists numerous individuals whom the President has nominated to key positions within the Executive Branch and the Federal Judiciary, including appointments to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, ambassadorships, departmental assistant secretary roles, the directorship of the NSF, U.S. Attorney and Marshal posts, and several vacancies on the U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Court of International Trade, all awaiting Senate confirmation.
Nominations Sent to the Senate
This document formally announces a list of Presidential Nominations that have been sent to the Senate for confirmation, detailing individuals nominated for various key leadership and representative roles across several federal departments and independent agencies, including the Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, the Federal Election Commission, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, often filling seats vacated by resignations or expired terms.
This Presidential Proclamation, issued under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, addresses the finding that imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and their derivatives threaten U.S. national security due to insufficient domestic production capacity.
The President adopts a two-phase plan, beginning with directing negotiations with foreign jurisdictions while immediately imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on a narrow category of advanced computing chips unless the importation supports U.S. technology supply chain buildout or domestic manufacturing.
The proclamation aims to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains essential for defense and critical infrastructure development.
Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States
This Presidential Proclamation announces a finding, based on a report from the Secretary of Commerce under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, that imports of Processed Critical Minerals and their Derivative Products (PCMDPs) threaten U.S. national security due to excessive foreign reliance, supply chain insecurity, and domestic production decline. The President concurs with the finding and directs the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to jointly negotiate agreements with trading partners to adjust these imports, specifying that if satisfactory agreements are not reached within 180 days, alternative remedies like tariffs or minimum import prices may be considered.
Regarding the Acquisition of Certain Assets of Emcore Corporation by Hiefo Corporation
The document is a Presidential Order issued under the authority of the Defense Production Act, prohibiting HieFo Corporation, which is controlled by a citizen of the People's Republic of China, from retaining its acquisition of EMCORE Corporation's digital chip assets, deemed a threat to U.S. national security.
The order mandates that HieFo must divest all interests and rights in the acquired assets within 180 days under the supervision and verification of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), while immediately restricting access to the assets and related technical information until the divestment is complete.
Winning the 6G Race
This Presidential Memorandum directs various cabinet secretaries and agency heads to ensure the United States leads global development of the next generation of mobile communications networks (6G), establishing it as foundational to national security and economic prosperity.
The action explicitly mandates studies for relocating Federal systems away from the 7.125-7.4 GHz spectrum band to enable its designation for commercial 6G use, while also initiating studies for other bands (2.69-2.9 GHz and 4.4-4.94 GHz).
Furthermore, the Secretary of State is ordered to engage diplomatically to advance U.S. objectives in international standards bodies concerning 6G.
ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY
This Presidential Action establishes comprehensive policy priorities to assert United States superiority in space, focusing on four key areas: leading exploration through a return to the Moon by 2028 and establishing a permanent lunar outpost by 2030; securing national and economic security interests against space threats; fostering a robust commercial space economy projected to attract $50 billion in new investment by 2028; and developing advanced capabilities, including deploying lunar nuclear power by 2030.
The order outlines specific implementation timelines, assigns coordination roles to various White House offices and agency heads, mandates significant reforms to NASA and Commerce acquisition processes, and supersedes prior related directives, including the revocation of Executive Order 14056.
Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
This Presidential Action establishes the policy that the United States must sustain global Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominance through a minimally burdensome national framework, overriding conflicting state regulations that threaten innovation.
The order mandates the creation of an AI Litigation Task Force within the Justice Department to challenge specific state AI laws deemed unlawful or unduly burdensome.
Furthermore, it directs the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to evaluate existing state laws—identifying those that compel alterations to truthful AI outputs—and establishes mechanisms to restrict federal funding for states maintaining conflicting regulations, while instructing staff to prepare a unified legislative recommendation for Congress.