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Ex. FED-070 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 13909

Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 16227 (Mar. 23, 2020)

President Donald J. Trump · United States (all health and medical resources needed to respond to COVID-19) (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States (all health and medical resources needed to respond to COVID-19)
Level
Federal
Authority
Defense Production Act of 1950 § 101 (50 U.S.C. § 4511); 3 U.S.C. § 301
Issued
2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18
End
for the duration of the national emergency (the DPA authorities remained delegated through the period) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Supply chain
Addressees
  • the Secretary of HHS (delegate)
  • every manufacturer, distributor and purchaser of PPE, ventilators and other health and medical resources (subject to priority and allocation orders)
Functions reached
  • SC supply of PPE, respirators, ventilators and testing supplies to every industry (dental, physician practices, hospitals, home care, manufacturing, construction, personal services)
  • DS distribution of medical products (wholesale-distribution)
  • PF production floors of medical manufacturers under rated orders
Collection
Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

Accordingly, I find that health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, meet the criteria specified in section 101(b) of the Act (50 U.S.C. 4511(b)).... Sec. 2. Priorities and Allocation of Medical Resources. (a)... the authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act to require performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense... is delegated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to all health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19 within the United States. (b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may use the authority under section 101 of the Act to determine... the proper nationwide priorities and allocation of all health and medical resources, including controlling the distribution of such materials (including applicable services) in the civilian market

Enforcement

DPA § 101 priority ratings and allocation orders; DPA § 103 (50 U.S.C. § 4513) criminal penalties for willful violation

Notes

With FED-071, FED-072, FED-074 and FED-075 this is the federal layer that took PPE out of the civilian market in 2020Q2: 'controlling the distribution of such materials... in the civilian market'. Dental, physician, veterinary, salon, construction and manufacturing employers could not lawfully obtain N95 respirators diverted by rated orders or exported without FEMA approval.