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E.O.14434

Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence

·Donald Trump·91 FR 63129

Directs executive branch agencies to replace the terms "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" with "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, and other non-statutory documents, to the extent permitted by law, without acknowledging the older terminology. It does not require changes to previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents. For now, "Super Intelligence" and "SI" are defined using the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence found in Title 15, Section 9401(3) of the U.S. Code. Within 60 days, the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology must submit proposed legislative language to the President establishing a new federal definition of "Super Intelligence," including an assessment of how it should relate to the current statutory definition, any needed conforming amendments to existing law, and recommendations for further executive action to implement the new terminology government-wide.Read the full summary
E.O.14433

Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors

·Donald Trump·91 FR 63125

Directs several federal agencies to develop commonsense, non-chemical approaches to control disease-carrying ticks and invasive mosquitoes, such as Asian tiger and Egyptian mosquitoes. Within 60 days, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, and the General Services Administrator must launch a campaign in Washington, DC, aiming to cut invasive mosquito populations 90 percent and tick populations 50 percent by 2028, using habitat remediation, host-population control, and technologies like sterile insect techniques. The Environmental Protection Agency must submit a regulatory framework for such technologies and expedite approval of effective products. Within 90 days, the Secretary of Health and Human Services must launch prize competitions or research programs for diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines for tickborne and mosquito-borne diseases, including alpha-gal syndrome, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus, and review immunotherapy options. The Secretary of Agriculture must similarly fund non-chemical control research. Agencies must also explore food and drug labeling for alpha-galactose content and review available resources for implementation.Read the full summary
E.O.14432

Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov

·Donald Trump·91 FR 63121

Directs the establishment of America.gov as a unified online entry point through which individuals can access and, where authorized, complete federal government services. Sets policy goals including a single secure sign-in system, common standards for quality and accessibility across agency digital services, preservation of each agency's control over its own records and systems, data protection, and keeping existing service channels such as in-person, phone, and mail available. Defines "covered services" as public-facing federal services used by more than 100,000 people annually that can be accessed online, excluding IRS tax filing and services from the Department of War and intelligence agencies, with the Office of Management and Budget able to adjust this list. Orders the General Services Administration, working with the National Design Studio and OMB, to build and operate America.gov and integrate it with the Login.gov authentication system. Requires OMB to issue implementation guidance within 90 days, and directs agency heads to identify covered services, integrate them with America.gov and Login.gov, and report usage data to GSA and OMB on an ongoing basis.Read the full summary
E.O.14431

Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program

·Donald Trump·91 FR 60501

Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to coordinate with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Education, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration when processing H-1B visa petitions, labor condition applications, and related entries, to ensure compliance with immigration law requirements. Requires these agencies to consider whether an employer sponsoring an H-1B worker has conducted or plans layoffs affecting similarly situated American workers. Within 30 days, directs the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division to begin reviewing past labor condition application data to determine whether enforcement action against employers is warranted. Delegates to the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Labor, and Homeland Security the President's authority under INA section 215(a) to issue rules and guidance implementing the order. States it does not alter existing agency authorities, create enforceable legal rights, or override budgetary constraints, and assigns publication costs to the Department of Homeland Security.Read the full summary
E.O.14430

Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation

·Donald Trump·91 FR 60293

Directs federal agencies to prioritize recreational saltwater fishing access alongside commercial fishing in ocean and coastal management. Within 180 days, the Secretary of Commerce must review Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standard guidelines, particularly those on optimum yield and best scientific information, to better reflect recreational fishing's characteristics. Orders NOAA to modernize catch-and-effort data collection, evaluate phasing out mail-in surveys, deploy mobile reporting apps, and consider replacing flawed federal survey data with more accurate state data. Requires a five-year strategic plan on recreational fishing economic data, rescission of burdensome marine access regulations within 30 days, multi-year permits with renewal presumptions, and a unified interagency permit portal within one year. Establishes an Outer Continental Shelf program to convert decommissioned offshore structures into artificial reefs, creates an Interagency Shark and Pinniped Depredation Task Force to address predator impacts on fisheries, and directs efforts to speed disbursement from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and reduce duplicative habitat restoration efforts. Applies to the Departments of Commerce, Interior, Agriculture, State, the Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard, and other relevant agencies, subject to existing law and available funding.Read the full summary
E.O.14429

Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage

·Donald Trump·91 FR 60289

Directs federal agencies to expand hunting, fishing, and recreational access on federal lands. Within 90 days, the Secretary of the Interior must allow hunting of non-endangered species in Castle Mountains and Craters of the Moon National Monuments. Within 180 days, the Secretaries of War, Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce must propose rules expanding hunting and shooting access, easing infrastructure restrictions, improving access to remote lands, encouraging volunteer wildlife management, permitting assistive technology on trails, and allowing traditional lead ammunition and tackle. It also orders reform of Forest Service river-access lotteries to prioritize citizens, new rules for migratory game bird hunting, and encouragement of Sunday hunting. To build future participation, it directs the Secretaries of Labor and Education to clarify funding for school archery and hunter education, and tells the Interior Department and Department of Veterans Affairs to expand youth, veteran, and adaptive hunting opportunities. It further directs coordination among agencies to manage game populations and habitat, and instructs the Agriculture and Interior Departments to support donation of wild game meat to food banks and schools. The order applies to multiple federal land-management agencies and state partners.Read the full summary
E.O.14428

Providing Meaningful Water Quality Improvements Through Collaboration and Oversight of Federal Support

·Donald Trump·91 FR 59975

Revokes Executive Order 13508 (Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration), citing progress in reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and concerns that states and localities used that order to justify stormwater management fees, sometimes called "rain taxes," on residents and small businesses. Directs the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review their agencies' support for Chesapeake Bay health and redirect funding toward direct, measurable water-quality projects in areas of highest need. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate with Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to assess financial burdens from stormwater fees, identify alternatives that don't raise costs for residents, and encourage repeal of such fees. Requires that actions taken under the order be based on objective, scientifically documented performance metrics such as sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen reduction. States the order does not create enforceable rights and assigns publication costs to the Environmental Protection Agency.Read the full summary
E.O.14427

Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act

·Donald Trump·91 FR 58007

Amends Executive Order 13603 (National Defense Resources Preparedness), as previously modified by Executive Order 14391, to adjust which officials hold certain Defense Production Act authorities. It adds the Secretary of the Interior alongside the Secretary of Energy for authorities over energy production, construction, distribution, and use, allowing each to act independently. It specifies that disputes between the two secretaries over energy matters go first to the National Energy Dominance Council, unless the issue involves national defense infrastructure or military operations, in which case both that council and the National Security Council handle it in coordination with the Department of War. It also adds the Secretary of the Interior, alongside the Secretaries of Commerce and Energy, to the officials delegated authority under section 101(c)(1)-(2) of the Defense Production Act, each able to act independently. The order states it does not alter existing legal authorities or create enforceable rights, and assigns publication costs to the Department of the Interior.Read the full summary
E.O.14426

Accelerating Access to Veterans' Benefits and Employment Opportunities

·Donald Trump·91 FR 58003

Directs the Secretary of War and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to overhaul how military personnel and medical records are shared between their departments. Within 180 days they must establish updated IT systems and policies for ongoing sharing of Official Military Personnel Files and Service Treatment Records, and deploy digital tools using artificial intelligence to streamline veterans' benefit applications alongside Department of Labor job training resources. Within 30 days, current service members' records must be shared with Veterans Affairs immediately upon discharge. Within 120 days, the departments, consulting with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget, must review and modify IT contracts to require interoperability between records systems. Within 180 days, the Secretary of War, with Labor and Veterans Affairs, must update the Transition Assistance Program so departing service members are connected to specific jobs or enrolled in training programs, and linked with representatives to help them apply for healthcare, disability, home loan, job placement, or education benefits.Read the full summary
E.O.14425

Supporting America's Ranchers

·Donald Trump·91 FR 57765

Directs several federal agencies to take actions supporting the ranching industry. Within 90 days, the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the U.S. Trade Representative, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Small Business Administrator must jointly report on regulations affecting ranchers and recommend changes to improve their financial viability and market access. Also within 90 days, the Secretary of the Interior must determine whether gray wolves and Mexican wolves meet Endangered Species Act recovery criteria for delisting or downlisting, prepare legislative recommendations on the issue, and coordinate with states on predator management if delisting criteria are met; the Interior and Agriculture Departments are also to consider revising compensation and lethal-removal standards for wolf predation on livestock. The Secretary of Agriculture, with the Trade Representative, must review authorities for mandatory country-of-origin labeling on beef and may issue regulations or propose legislation on the topic. Agencies are also directed to ensure these and related food-policy measures benefit consumers through lower prices, where consistent with law.Read the full summary
E.O.14424

Promoting Fair Competition in Livestock Markets and Expanding Market Access for American Meat Producers

·Donald Trump·91 FR 57761

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to strengthen enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 by prioritizing investigations into unfair or deceptive practices by meat packers, increasing staffing and resources for related USDA offices, coordinating with the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, and reviewing regulations to deter prohibited conduct. Within 60 days, the Secretary must report to the President on enforcement actions and plans. The order also directs steps to expand interstate market access for meat products, including boosting participation in state and cooperative inspection programs, creating technical assistance for small processors, building a public resource on local processing availability, modernizing inspection requirements, cutting unnecessary reporting rules, and appointing a coordinator to work with ranchers and small processors. The Secretary must also submit reports within 60 days on barriers to interstate sales of state-inspected meat and on statutory or trade restrictions affecting such products, and is directed to establish a guaranteed loan program to support small and regional beef processors.Read the full summary
E.O.14423

Establishing the United States Space Academy

·Donald Trump·91 FR 56737

Establishes the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy, chaired by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy serving as Vice Chairs, and the NASA Deputy Administrator as Executive Director. The Commission also includes the Secretary of War, the White House Chief of Staff, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Secretary of the Air Force, among others. It directs the Commission to study and, within 120 days, report recommendations for creating a proposed NASA-led Space Academy focused on technical education and leadership development, covering governance structure, curriculum, graduate service obligations, applicant requirements, site selection, needed administrative or legislative actions, coordination with existing federal education programs, and an implementation timeline. After presidential approval and any required legislative action, NASA's Administrator would implement adopted recommendations with other agencies, subject to available funding and existing law.Read the full summary
E.O.14422

Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America

·Donald Trump·91 FR 56543

Directs the renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America, citing the lake's role in American history, commerce, and defense, and the United States' investment in protecting and securing the Great Lakes. Within 30 days, the Secretary of the Interior must work with the Board on Geographic Names to officially rename the lake, update the Geographic Names Information System to remove references to Lake Ontario, and issue guidance ensuring federal agencies reflect the new name on maps, contracts, and other documents. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights. It also specifies that the Department of the Interior will bear the costs of publishing the order.Read the full summary
E.O.14421

Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power System

·Donald Trump·91 FR 55995

Declares a national emergency, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, over foreign-sourced electric equipment used in the United States bulk-power system, citing risks of sabotage, cyberattacks, and supply disruption. Prohibits acquisitions, imports, transfers, or installations of such equipment involving a foreign country or national when the Secretary of Energy, consulting with other agency heads, determines it poses an undue security risk, and authorizes the Secretary to impose conditions on already-installed foreign equipment, require its isolation or removal, negotiate mitigation measures, and pre-qualify approved vendors. Directs the Secretary to issue implementing rules within 120 days and, with other officials, to identify high-risk equipment and report recommendations to the President. Within 180 days, directs the Secretary to recommend Federal Acquisition Regulation changes prioritizing U.S.-made energy infrastructure, with the FAR Council to consider proposing amendments within 90 days afterward. Defines key terms including “bulk-power system,” “Covered Foreign Entity,” and “bulk-power system electric equipment,” and requires periodic reports to Congress on the emergency.Read the full summary
E.O.14420

Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans

·Donald Trump·91 FR 53173

Declares a set of "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations" based on a Department of Health and Human Services scientific assessment comparing U.S. childhood immunization practices with peer developed countries. It lists vaccines recommended for all children, for high-risk groups, and for shared clinical decision-making, and calls for the MMR vaccine to eventually be given as three separate shots rather than combined, with immunizations spread across separate visits where feasible. Directs federal agencies to advance these recommendations and advises states to consider aligning school-enrollment vaccine laws with them. Orders the Secretary of Health and Human Services, via the HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, to present plans within 90 days on offering single-antigen vaccine options, adjusting the vaccine schedule, developing alternative adjuvants, and improving safety monitoring. Directs the Attorney General and the Departments of Justice, Education, and HHS to pursue legal action and ensure compliance regarding parental authority, religious freedom, disability accommodations, and vaccine exemptions from state immunization requirements.Read the full summary
E.O.14419

Ending Birth Tourism

·Donald Trump·91 FR 51993

Delegates authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to combat what it terms birth tourism, defined as entering the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth, or facilitating another foreign national's entry for that purpose. Directs the two secretaries to issue rules, policies, or guidance to prevent entry or visa issuance to those engaged in such activity, to revoke visas and permanently bar entry for violators, to deny entry or remove people who have engaged or plan to engage in it, and to take action against organizations or individuals who facilitate it. Requires other federal agencies to share records needed for implementation. Allows the two secretaries to grant exemptions on humanitarian grounds or when entry is determined to be in the national interest. States it does not create enforceable legal rights and must be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summary
E.O.14418

Continuing To Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship

·Donald Trump·91 FR 51991

Citing the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Barbara, which held that the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause does not extend to certain children for whom 'no extraterritorial fiction applies,' this order directs federal agencies not to issue, or accept state or local documents recognizing, citizenship for a person when neither parent is a citizen and specific conditions apply. These include cases where a parent is designated a terrorist under federal law, where a parent is a foreign government or international-organization employee, where a parent purchased or fraudulently obtained birthright citizenship (including through paid arrangements to give birth or use a surrogate in the United States), or where the person was born in a U.S. territory where citizenship is not conferred by federal statute. It directs the Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Commissioner of Social Security to align their agencies' policies accordingly, and requires all executive agency heads to issue public implementation guidance within 30 days.Read the full summary
E.O.14417

Establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission

·Donald Trump·91 FR 51059

Establishes the President's Military Spouse Commission to advise the President on policies affecting military spouses and families. The spouse of the Secretary of War chairs the Commission, joined by the spouses of senior military leaders including the service secretaries, Joint Chiefs of Staff, top enlisted advisors, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, plus others the Chair or Executive Director may invite. The Commission is tasked with monitoring implementation of the order, gathering input from military spouses, developing policy recommendations on housing, employment, healthcare, education, and deployment-related support, and submitting annual reports to the President plus a final report before termination. Federal agencies must provide requested information and assistance, and the Department of War will fund and administratively support the Commission. Members serve unpaid but may receive travel reimbursement. The Commission will terminate two years from the order's date unless the President extends it.Read the full summary
E.O.14416

Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution

·Donald Trump·91 FR 47925

Responds to a Domestic Policy Council report, prepared under Executive Order 14253, that criticized the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History for its portrayal of American history. Declares it the administration's policy to address the report's findings and restore trust in the Smithsonian. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of General Services, and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to use available authorities, including funding and contract conditions, to promote this policy and encourage the Smithsonian's compliance with applicable rules. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service and in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, to install temporary signage on Park Service-maintained walkways near the museum notifying visitors of the report's findings and directing them to other information sources, and to install signage or exhibits correcting information about the Declaration of Independence's signers. States implementation depends on available appropriations and existing legal authority.Read the full summary
E.O.14415

Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

·Donald Trump·91 FR 46693

Directs the Secretary of War to tighten enforcement of the statutory requirement that certain defense materials be sourced domestically or from allied nations. Starting January 1, 2027, the Secretary and military department secretaries must stop issuing waivers allowing noncompliant materials except where a contractor submits an approved mitigation plan identifying the material, showing efforts to find compliant sources, and setting a timeline to eliminate it; fraud or willful noncompliance can trigger contract remedies or referral to the Attorney General. Within 180 days, the order requires guidance for contractors to map and disclose full supply chains, vet suppliers for financial, foreign-influence, and manufacturing risks, and avoid 'unreliable foreign suppliers.' It also requires a strategy to speed qualification of new domestic sources, regular reports to the National Security Council through 2028, and clarifies that the order does not affect the Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve ('Project Vault') or related federal financing programs. Defines key terms used throughout.Read the full summary