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2026-14461 — Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act

The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is adopting the interim final rule published on August 25, 2025, as final, without change. This final rule establishes the procedures for developing and carrying out voluntary agreements and plans of action under the Defense Production Act. The Defense Production Act provides a defense from antitrust laws with respect to any action taken to develop or carry out any voluntary agreement or plan of action when certain criteria are met.

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Legal stateEnacted or issuedVerify the effective date, covered entities, and operative text.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2026-07-17Final rule.
Primary sourceFed. RegisterOriginal public record linked

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Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act

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explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordissued by: Issuing agency named in the tracked public recordmember of family: standalonePolicy record2026-14461Implementing Voluntary Agre…2026-14461: Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production ActPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceFed. RegisterOriginal public sourceFed. Register: Original public sourceDocumented actorEnergy DepartmentagencyEnergy Department: agencyPolicy familyImplementing Voluntary…USImplementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act: US

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