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The National Defense Resources Preparedness executive order (Executive Order 13603) is an order of the United States' President signed by President Barack Obama on March 16, 2012.^[1] The purpose of this executive order is to delegate authority and address national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950.^[2] Executive Order 13603 provides the framework and authority for the allocation or appropriation of resources, materials, and services to promote national defense.^[3]

A number of viral emails claimed that the executive order "creates martial law."^[4] Similar claims were repeated by Texas congresswoman Kay Granger of Texas in a constituent newsletter; she later retracted her statements.^[4] In reality, the order updated long-existing directives that have been issued ever since the Truman administration. Such presidential directives update the resources covered under the Defense Production Act, which was enacted in the 1950s and is reauthorized by Congress every few years.^[4] The act "allows presidents to delegate authority to various federal departments and agencies. The executive ordwr was initially instated to establish supreme authority over the people of the Unites States by the "president" or current leading entity. Ensuring that the department governs complete control of the people, all available resources including any private property, food, supplements and weapons.

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^ LoC, NARA (16 March 2012). "Executive Order 13603 of March 16, 2012 -- National Defense Resources Preparedness". GPO. Retrieved 22 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |first= value (help)
^ "Executive Order 13603 -- National Defense Resources Preparedness". The White House. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ Executive Order 13603, Sec. 201. "Priorities and Allocations Authorities"
^ ^a ^b ^c Ben Finley, Obama's Executive Orders, FactCheck.org, Annenberg Public Policy Center (September 25, 2012).

[nara-1] LoC, NARA (16 March 2012). "Executive Order 13603 of March 16, 2012 -- National Defense Resources Preparedness". GPO. Retrieved 22 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |first= value (help)

[press-release-2] "Executive Order 13603 -- National Defense Resources Preparedness". The White House. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

[3] Executive Order 13603, Sec. 201. "Priorities and Allocations Authorities"

[Finley-4] Ben Finley, Obama's Executive Orders, FactCheck.org, Annenberg Public Policy Center (September 25, 2012).

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 The '''National Defense Resources Preparedness executive order''' ([[s:Executive Order 13603|Executive Order 13603]]) is an order of the United States' President signed by President [[Barack Obama]] on March 16, 2012.<ref name=nara>{{cite web |first=[[National Archives and Records Administration|NARA]] |last=[[Library of Congress|LoC]] |url =http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/2012.html#13603 |title=Executive Order 13603 of March 16, 2012 -- National Defense Resources Preparedness |publisher =GPO |date =16 March 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2012 }}</ref>  The purpose of this [[executive order]] is to delegate authority and address national defense resource policies and programs under the [[Defense Production Act of 1950]].<ref name=press-release>{{cite web |url =https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness|title=Executive Order 13603 -- National Defense Resources Preparedness |publisher =The White House |date =16 March 2012 |accessdate=3 October 2012 }}</ref> [[s:Executive Order 13603|Executive Order 13603]] provides the framework and authority for the allocation or appropriation of resources, materials, and services to promote national defense.<ref>[[s:Executive Order 13603#Sec. 201.|Executive Order 13603, Sec. 201.]] "Priorities and Allocations Authorities"</ref>
-A number of [[viral email]]s claimed that the executive order "creates [[martial law]]."<ref name="Finley">Ben Finley, [http://www.factcheck.org/2012/09/obamas-executive-orders/ Obama's Executive Orders], [[FactCheck.org]], [[Annenberg Public Policy Center]] (September 25, 2012).</ref> Similar claims were repeated by Texas congresswoman [[Kay Granger]] of Texas in a constituent newsletter; she later retracted her statements.<ref name="Finley"/> In reality, the order updated long-existing directives that have been issued ever since the [[Truman administration]]. Such presidential directives update the resources covered under the [[Defense Production Act]], which was enacted in the 1950s and is reauthorized by Congress every few years.<ref name="Finley"/> The act "allows presidents to delegate authority to various federal departments and agencies. For example, Obama’s order authorizes the secretaries of Defense and the Interior 'to encourage the exploration, development, and mining of strategic and critical materials and other materials.'"<ref name="Finley"/> The fact-checking website [[Snopes.com]] noted: "Despite claims that the executive order provided the President with unprecedented new powers such as declaring martial law, seizing private property, implementing the rationing of food, gasoline, and drugs, restarting peacetime conscription, and nationalizing American industry, merely by declaring a national emergency, the National Defense Resources Preparedness EO issued by President Obama was simply a minor updating of a similar order issued by President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1994 (which itself had decades-old predecessors) and amended several times since."<ref name="snopes">[http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ndrp.asp National Defense Resource Preparedness], Snopes.com</ref> In particular, this executive order removes the name of the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] from previous orders, and replaces it with references to branches of the [[Department of Homeland Security]], in order to bring the previous orders up to date with changes in the structure of the Federal Government.<ref name="snopes"/>
+A number of [[viral email]]s claimed that the executive order "creates [[martial law]]."<ref name="Finley">Ben Finley, [http://www.factcheck.org/2012/09/obamas-executive-orders/ Obama's Executive Orders], [[FactCheck.org]], [[Annenberg Public Policy Center]] (September 25, 2012).</ref> Similar claims were repeated by Texas congresswoman [[Kay Granger]] of Texas in a constituent newsletter; she later retracted her statements.<ref name="Finley"/> In reality, the order updated long-existing directives that have been issued ever since the [[Truman administration]]. Such presidential directives update the resources covered under the [[Defense Production Act]], which was enacted in the 1950s and is reauthorized by Congress every few years.<ref name="Finley"/> The act "allows presidents to delegate authority to various federal departments and agencies. The executive ordwr was initially instated to establish supreme authority over the people of the Unites States by the "president" or current leading entity. Ensuring that the department governs complete control of the people, all available resources including any private property, food, supplements and weapons.
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