E.O.14054
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Burundi
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 66149
E.O.14053
Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 64337
Directs federal agencies to strengthen public safety, criminal justice, and services addressing violence against Native Americans, including missing or murdered indigenous people. The Attorney General, with the Secretary of the Interior, must develop a coordinated federal law enforcement strategy covering unsolved cases, human trafficking coordination, Amber Alert expansion in Indian Country, and training, reporting to the President within 240 days. Other sections direct assistance to Tribal governments on jurisdiction issues, including under the Violence Against Women Act and following McGirt v. Oklahoma; improved data collection and DNA database use, with reports due in 180 to 240 days; and, led by the Secretary of Health and Human Services with Interior, a comprehensive prevention and victim-services plan covering mental health, substance abuse, family support, and child abuse reporting, also reported within 180 to 240 days. It requires consultation with Tribal Nations on implementation and defines terms including Tribal Nation, Native American, and Urban Indian Organization. It states it creates no enforceable legal rights and applies subject to available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14052
Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 64335
Directs federal agencies implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to prioritize efficient and equitable spending, Made-in-America and manufacturing requirements, high labor standards including prevailing wages and union rights, the Justice40 Initiative's goal of directing 40 percent of climate and clean energy investment benefits to disadvantaged communities, climate-resilient infrastructure, and coordination with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. Establishes an Infrastructure Implementation Task Force within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate implementation across agencies, co-chaired by the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and a newly created White House Infrastructure Coordinator, with members including the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Transportation, and Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management directors, the Domestic Policy Council director, and the National Climate Advisor. States it does not alter existing agency legal authority or create enforceable rights, and applies subject to available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14051
Designation To Exercise Authority Over the National Defense Stockpile
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 60747
Designates the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to have authority to release strategic and critical materials from the National Defense Stockpile. Releases may only be authorized for use, manufacture, or production for national defense purposes, not for economic or budgetary reasons, and the Under Secretary must consult with the heads of relevant federal departments and agencies before ordering any release. The order references Executive Order 14017, which directed a review of America's supply chains, and states that it does not affect authorities assigned under Executive Order 13603 or prior delegations under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. It also clarifies that it does not alter existing legal authorities of agencies, does not affect the budgetary or administrative functions of the Office of Management and Budget, and does not create any enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14050
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 58551
Establishes the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans within the Department of Education, chaired by the Secretary of Education, to address disparities in school discipline, funding, teacher diversity, access to advanced coursework, and higher education support, including for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions. Creates a Federal Interagency Working Group of senior officials from numerous agencies to coordinate efforts, requiring each participating agency to submit and report on an Agency Plan with measurable goals. Establishes a Presidential Advisory Commission of up to 21 members, appointed by the President, to advise on educational and economic opportunity issues for Black Americans, meeting at least twice yearly and reporting periodically to the President; the Commission terminates after two years unless extended. Directs the Department of Education to fund and administer both bodies within existing appropriations. Revokes Executive Order 13621 of 2012, which had established a prior initiative on educational excellence for African Americans, and supersedes conflicting prior orders.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14049
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 57313
Establishes a White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities within the Department of Education, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Education, the Interior, and Labor. The Initiative is to consult with Tribal Nations, Alaska Native entities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities to address educational disparities, improve data collection, expand early childhood and K-12 opportunities, strengthen teacher recruitment, expand access to federal funding for Tribal colleges, and support career training. It directs the Executive Director to negotiate agreements within 180 days with the Bureau of Indian Education, the Administration for Native Americans, and the Indian Health Service, and requires participating agencies to submit and report on plans for advancing these goals. The Department of Education's National Advisory Council on Indian Education is designated as the Initiative's advisory body. The Initiative must report annually to the President, and the order revokes Executive Order 13592, superseding conflicting prior orders on the subject.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14048
Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 55465
Continues or reestablishes a list of federal advisory committees through September 30, 2023, including bodies covering areas such as White House fellowships, science and technology, occupational safety, trade, telecommunications security, environmental justice, national monuments, and educational equity for various groups, each tied to a specific department or agency. Assigns the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees to the designated agency heads, following procedures set by the General Services Administration. Supersedes corresponding sections of Executive Order 13889. Amends Executive Order 11287 to increase a membership number from twelve to fourteen. Revises Executive Order 12382 to restructure the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee's membership, functions, and administration around cybersecurity and information technology issues under the Secretary of Homeland Security. Amends Executive Order 13231 to set two-year terms for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council's Chair and Vice Chair. Amends Executive Order 13265 to direct the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to promulgate a National Youth Sports Strategy and address mental health effects related to physical activity, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Takes effect September 30, 2021.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14047
Adding Measles to the List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 52591
Amends Executive Order 13295, which lists communicable diseases for which quarantine can be used, by adding measles to the list immediately after infectious tuberculosis. The change, made on the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Surgeon General, updates the roster previously revised by Executive Order 13375 and Executive Order 13674. The order states it does not alter existing agency authorities or the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary and legislative functions, must be carried out consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any new legal rights or benefits enforceable against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14046
Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 52389
Declares a national emergency over violence, atrocities, and humanitarian obstruction in northern Ethiopia, and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to impose sanctions on foreign persons found responsible for fueling the conflict, committing human rights abuses, blocking humanitarian aid, targeting civilians, attacking UN or African Union personnel, undermining Ethiopia's democratic institutions or territorial integrity, or belonging to designated military, security, or political entities including those linked to the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and Amhara regional forces. Available sanctions include blocking U.S. assets, barring investment or loans, restricting foreign exchange transactions, and denying visas or entry to designated individuals and their family members. Bars transactions that evade these measures and prohibits certain donations to sanctioned persons. Directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to implement entry restrictions, and instructs Treasury to issue implementing regulations and report periodically to Congress. States that blocked persons need not receive prior notice given the risk of asset flight, and that the order creates no enforceable private rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14045
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 51581
Establishes the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics within the Department of Education, chaired by the Secretary of Education, to improve educational and economic outcomes for Hispanic and Latino students and communities from early childhood through career, including support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Creates a Federal Interagency Working Group drawing senior officials from numerous departments and agencies to coordinate related efforts, and requires each participating agency to submit and report on an Agency Plan with measurable actions. Establishes a Presidential Advisory Commission, of up to 21 presidentially appointed members, to advise on related policy, which must meet at least twice a year and terminates after two years unless extended. Directs the Department of Education to fund and support both bodies, and requires the Chair to report annually to the President. Revokes Executive Order 13935, the previous White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, and supersedes conflicting prior orders.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14044
Amending Executive Order 14007
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 51579
Amends Executive Order 14007, which established the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, by increasing the maximum number of council members. The revised text specifies that the council shall be composed of not more than 32 members. The order also includes standard provisions stating that it does not alter the legal authority of executive agencies or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, that it will be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to available funding, and that it creates no enforceable legal rights for any party against the United States.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14043
Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 50989
Directs each federal executive agency to implement a program requiring COVID-19 vaccination for all of its federal employees, with exceptions only as required by law. The order cites the spread of the Delta variant and CDC guidance on vaccination as the basis for the requirement, and notes that COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen have received FDA approval or emergency use authorization. It directs the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, established by Executive Order 13991, to issue guidance within 7 days on how agencies should implement the vaccination requirement. The order applies to executive agencies as defined in federal law, excluding the Government Accountability Office, and to employees as defined under existing federal statutes, including those paid from nonappropriated funds. It states it does not create enforceable rights against the government and must be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14042
Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 50985
Directs federal agencies to include a clause in contracts and contract-like instruments requiring contractors and subcontractors to comply with COVID-19 workplace safety guidance issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, once that guidance is approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget as promoting economy and efficiency in federal contracting. The Task Force was required to issue initial guidance, including definitions and exceptions, by September 24, 2021. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and agencies were directed to take steps by October 8, 2021 to build this clause into contracts, with the requirement applying to new contracts, renewals, and options starting October 15, 2021. It covers procurement contracts for services, construction, leased real property, concessions, and certain federal-property-related services, but excludes grants, tribal agreements, small contracts below a set threshold, work performed outside the United States, and subcontracts limited to supplying products. State or local laws providing greater protection remain unaffected.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14041
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 50443
Establishes, within the Department of Education, the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), led by an Executive Director who coordinates a government-wide effort to expand HBCU access to federal programs, funding, research opportunities, and recruitment pathways. Requires agencies covered by the HBCU PARTNERS Act to submit annual plans by February 1 detailing efforts to strengthen HBCU participation in their programs, and creates an Interagency Working Group to coordinate this work. Also establishes a President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs, of up to 21 presidentially appointed members including HBCU presidents and leaders from education, business, and philanthropy, chaired by a presidential designee, to advise on the Initiative's mission. The Department of Education funds and supports both bodies within existing appropriations. Revokes Executive Order 13779 and supersedes conflicting prior orders on this subject. Defines HBCUs by reference to federal regulation and directs agencies to assist the Initiative and Board as needed.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14040
Declassification Reviews of Certain Documents Concerning the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 50439
Directs the Attorney General and heads of other agencies that generated relevant records to conduct declassification reviews of documents related to the FBI's investigation of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Sets staggered deadlines: a specific 2016 FBI electronic communication by September 11, 2021; other records previously withheld during related civil litigation and a related 2021 FBI communication within 60 days; certain interview reports and investigative records from the FBI's initial PENTTBOM investigation within 120 days; and records from other FBI investigations tied to the subjects of that inquiry within 180 days. Information may stay classified only if disclosure would harm national security and not merely to avoid embarrassment or conceal errors. Agencies must weigh public interest against national security harm, report results of each review to the President and congressional intelligence committees, and make declassified information public, except material affecting confidential executive branch deliberations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14039
Blocking Property With Respect to Certain Russian Energy Export Pipelines
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 47205
Acting under the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14024 and the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act, this order blocks all property and property interests in the United States belonging to foreign persons identified by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Treasury Secretary, in reports to Congress concerning certain Russian energy export pipelines. Blocked persons cannot receive or provide funds, goods, or services, and any transactions that evade or attempt to violate these prohibitions are banned, as are conspiracies to do so. Waivers issued under the underlying statute are exempted. The Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security must apply related visa, admission, and parole restrictions. Charitable donations to blocked persons are also prohibited. The Treasury Secretary, with the State Department, is authorized to issue regulations to implement the order, and no advance notice of designations is required. Government and United Nations official business is exempted from the restrictions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14038
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Belarus
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 43905
Expands the national emergency first declared in Executive Order 13405 regarding Belarus, citing the fraudulent August 2020 presidential election, suppression of political opposition and civil society, and interference with international air travel. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to block all U.S.-based property and interests of Belarusian government officials, entities operating in specified sectors of the Belarusian economy (including defense, security, energy, potash, tobacco, construction, and transportation), and persons responsible for human rights abuses, electoral fraud, sanctions evasion, or public corruption tied to Belarus. Prohibits Americans from making financial contributions or donations to blocked persons and bars transactions that evade these sanctions. Suspends U.S. entry for noncitizens meeting these criteria unless the Secretary of State or Homeland Security determines entry serves U.S. interests. Authorizes the Treasury Department to issue implementing regulations and states that blocked persons need not receive prior notice.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14037
Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 43583
Sets a national goal that zero-emission vehicles—including battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles—make up 50 percent of new passenger car and light truck sales by 2030. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to consider beginning rulemakings on new multi-pollutant, greenhouse gas, and fuel economy or efficiency standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines, covering model years from 2027 through at least 2030, with some heavy-duty standards potentially starting as soon as model year 2030. Sets target dates for proposed and final rules, including a proposed rule by January 2022 and final rule by December 2022 for heavy-duty nitrogen oxide standards, and final rules by July 2024 for other listed rulemakings. Requires the Department of Transportation and the EPA to coordinate with each other, consult with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, and Energy, coordinate with California and other states on emissions standards, and seek input from labor unions, industry, environmental justice groups, and public health experts.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14036
Promoting Competition in the American Economy
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 36987
Sets out a broad policy favoring competition and vigorous antitrust enforcement across the economy, and establishes a White House Competition Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Director of the National Economic Council, to coordinate federal efforts against monopolization and unfair competition. Directs numerous agencies to take specific actions: the FTC and Justice Department are encouraged to review merger guidelines and consider rules on non-compete agreements, data practices, and repair restrictions; the Agriculture Department is directed to consider rulemakings under the Packers and Stockyards Act and report on agricultural market competition; the FCC is encouraged to consider net neutrality rules and spectrum policies; the Transportation Department must act on airline consumer protections and refunds within set deadlines; Health and Human Services must propose rules on over-the-counter hearing aids and report on drug pricing; and Treasury, Defense, Commerce, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are assigned various studies and reports, many due within 45 to 300 days. The order contains further provisions addressing banking, telecommunications, shipping, and rail industry competition.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14035
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·86 FR 34593