The Department of Defense (DoD), through its Defense Acquisition Regulations System, published a notice on July 2, 2026, titled "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions" (DFARS Case 2022-D011).

According to the notice, DoD is seeking information to assist in developing a revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) that would implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 addressing the prohibition on acquiring covered printed circuit boards from a covered nation.

The notice is filed under Docket DARS-2026-0298 and was published as a Proposed Rule in the Federal Register on July 2, 2026. The public comment period is open through August 31, 2026.

For defense contractors and their supply chains, this is an early step in a rulemaking that will eventually translate statutory printed-circuit-board sourcing restrictions into binding DFARS clauses. Companies that manufacture, assemble, or integrate electronics for DoD programs will want to track how DoD defines "covered printed circuit board" and "covered nation" as the rule develops, since those definitions will determine which supply chains require rework.

Source: Federal Register