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DoD gathers input on a printed circuit board rule

The Federal Register published document 2026-13375 on 2026-07-02 under DFARS Case 2022-D011, "Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions," from the Defense Department and the Defense Acquisition Regulations System. The record lists it as a proposed rule with no effective date. Its summary says DoD "is seeking information that will assist in the development of a revision" to the DFARS to implement sections of the FY2021 and FY2022 National Defense Authorization Acts "that address the prohibition on the acquisition of covered printed circuit boards from a covered nation." Comments closed 2026-08-31.

Key dateAugust 31, 2026comment_close
StatusDeadline passed
ConfidenceConfirmed

What changed

The Federal Register published document 2026-13375 on 2026-07-02 under DFARS Case 2022-D011, "Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions," from the Defense Department and the Defense Acquisition Regulations System. The record lists it as a proposed rule with no effective date. Its summary says DoD "is seeking information that will assist in the development of a revision" to the DFARS to implement sections of the FY2021 and FY2022 National Defense Authorization Acts "that address the prohibition on the acquisition of covered printed circuit boards from a covered nation." Comments closed 2026-08-31.

What it means for a DIBBS supplier

DIBBSFlow's reading

DIBBSFlow's reading, from the source above, checked 2026-10-21.

Comments closed 2026-08-31. The supplied record describes an information request and lists no effective date. What it shows is direction: DoD is gathering what it needs to write a DFARS revision on where covered printed circuit boards may come from. If you sell items that hold a printed circuit board, keep the case number and watch for subsequent Federal Register notices under it for proposed requirements, scope and timing.

Source:Federal Register, document 2026-13375 (2026-07-02)· Confirmed onOctober 21, 2026

Change log

  • 2026-10-21: added to the watch from the weekly sweep; source opened 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: held, Codex returned FIX; gate run 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: held, Codex returned FIX; gate run 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: two sentences narrowed to the capture after the Codex gate; status restored from Held.
  • 2026-10-21: title shortened to a plain headline (Tony's review of the live cards); facts that left the title stay in What changed.

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