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Apr 9, 2025 · executive orderModernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base
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Apr 9, 2025 · executive orderReforming Foreign Defense Sales To Improve Speed and Accountability
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Apr 9, 2025 · executive orderRestoring America's Maritime Dominance
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Executive Order EO 14269

Restoring America's Maritime Dominance

SignedDonald Trump · Apr 9, 2025

Trump directs federal agencies to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding capacity and maritime workforce through a comprehensive action plan.

Does not appropriate new federal funding. Directs agencies to develop plans and proposals for Congress to consider, not to spend money or implement programs directly.

What it does (22)

Maritime Action Plan
- Directs National Security Advisor to lead interagency team developing Maritime Action Plan within 210 days
Ensure the Security and Resilience of the Maritime Industrial Base
- Defense Secretary assesses investment options for maritime industrial expansion within 180 days
- Agencies must prioritize supply-chain components and measure taxpayer return on investment
Enforce Collection of Harbor Maintenance Fee and Other Charges
- Requires all foreign vessel cargo to clear CBP at U.S. port of entry, not inland crossings
- Adds 10 percent service fee to cargo transshipped through Canada or Mexico
Engage Allies and Partners to Align Trade Policies
- U.S. Trade Representative to coordinate with allies on maritime and shipbuilding trade actions within 90 days
Reduce Dependence on Adversaries through Allies and Partners
- Commerce Secretary to recommend incentives for allied shipbuilders to invest in U.S. capacity within 90 days
Launch a Maritime Security Trust Fund
- OMB Director to propose Maritime Security Trust Fund legislation using tariff or fee revenue
Shipbuilding Financial Incentives Program
- Transportation Secretary to propose financial incentives program for private shipbuilding investment
Establish Maritime Prosperity Zones
- Commerce Secretary to propose Maritime Prosperity Zones with regulatory relief and investment incentives within 90 days
Report on Maritime Industry Needs
- Transportation Secretary to inventory federal maritime support programs and analyze cargo preference laws within 90 days
Expand Mariner Training and Education
- Six agencies to report on maritime workforce needs and mariner credentialing within 90 days
- Directs legislative proposal for national maritime scholarships and allied expert exchanges
Modernize the United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Transportation Secretary to address urgent deferred maintenance at USMMA within 30 days
- Requires 5-year capital improvement plan for USMMA modernization within 90 days of approval
Improve Procurement Efficiency
- Five agencies to propose vessel procurement reforms within 90 days to streamline approvals and reduce delays
Improve Government Efficiency
- Department of Government Efficiency to review Defense and DHS vessel procurement within 90 days
Increase the Fleet of Commercial Vessels Trading Internationally under the flag of the United States
- Transportation Secretary to propose expanding U.S.-flagged commercial fleet incentives within 180 days
Ensure the Security and Leadership of Arctic Waterways
- Defense Secretary to develop Arctic waterway security strategy within 90 days
Shipbuilding Review
- Four agencies to review shipbuilding and propose cost-reduction measures within 45 days
Deregulatory Initiatives
- Three agencies to review maritime regulations for deregulation within 30 days
Inactive Reserve Fleet
- Defense Secretary to review inactive reserve fleet funding and mobilization within 90 days

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