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The executive order bars purchase, import, and installation of certain foreign-produced electrical equipment that could pose cybersecurity or operational risks
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President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Wednesday and signed an executive order prohibiting the acquisition, importation, and installation of certain foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment in the United States on national security grounds.
The order, rooted in authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, targets equipment that poses an undue risk of sabotage, unauthorized access, supply disruption, or catastrophic effects on U.S. critical infrastructure. It applies to transactions involving entities owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction of governments facing U.S. arms embargoes or sanctions regimes, as well as any country the Secretary of Energy determines is engaged in conduct detrimental to U.S. national security or foreign policy.
