13-F-0964_Determination_of_the_Defense_Production_Act_for_High_Purity_Beryllium_Metal_Production_Program.pdf

DETERMINATION UNDER SECTION 303 (a)(5) OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT FOR HIGH PURITY BERYLLIUM METAL PRODUCTION PROGRAM Under the authority delegated to me pursuant to Executive Order 12919 in a Secretary of Defense Memorandum dated September 28, 1994, I hereby make the following determination concerning High Purity Beryllium Metal: 1. The industrial resource or critical technology item is essential to the national defense. Beryllium, a light weight metal, possesses unique properties that make i...