---
kind: "section"
citation: "44 C.F.R. § 334.1"
title: "44"
number: "334.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/44/334.1"
---

# §334.1. Purpose.

- (a) Provides policy guidance pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended; [section 1-103](/cfr/44/1-103.md) of Executive Order 12148, as amended, which includes functions continued from E.O. 11051; [section 104(f)](/cfr/44/104.md?p=f) of Executive Order 12656; and [part 2](/cfr/44/part2.md) of Executive Order 10480.
- (b) Establishes a Graduated Mobilization Response (GMR) system for developing and implementing mobilization actions that are responsive to a wide range of national security threats and ambiguous or specific warning indicators. GMR provides for a coherent decision making process with which to proceed with specific responses to an identified crisis or emergency.
- (c) Provides guidance to the Federal departments and agencies for developing plans that are responsive to a GMR system and for preparing costed option packages, as appropriate, to implement the plans.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: National Security Act of 1947, as amended, 50 U.S.C. 404; Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, 50 U.S.C. app. 2061 et seq; E.O. 12148 of July 20, 1979, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412; E.O. 10480 of Aug. 14, 1953, 3 CFR, 1949-53 Comp., p. 962; E.O. 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984; 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193; E.O. 12656 of Nov. 18, 1988, 53 FR 47491.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 1821, Jan. 19, 1990, unless otherwise noted.