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E.O.13914

Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources

·Donald Trump·85 FR 20381

Sets U.S. policy to support American commercial exploration, recovery, and use of resources such as water and minerals found in outer space, including on the Moon and Mars, consistent with applicable law, and states that the United States does not view outer space as a global commons. Declares that the U.S. is not a party to the 1979 Moon Agreement and does not consider it binding customary international law, and directs the Secretary of State to object to any attempt by other states or international organizations to treat it as such. Directs the Secretary of State, working with the Secretaries of Commerce and Transportation, the NASA Administrator, and other relevant agencies, to seek international agreements and joint statements supporting safe recovery and use of space resources. Requires the Secretary of State to report to the President within 180 days on these efforts, through the Chair of the National Space Council and the National Security Advisor.Read the full summary
E.O.13913

Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector

·Donald Trump·85 FR 19643

Establishes the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector to help the Federal Communications Commission review national security and law enforcement risks posed by foreign involvement in telecommunications licenses and applications. The Committee, chaired by the Attorney General and including the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security, along with other agency heads the President designates, can recommend that the FCC deny, condition, modify, or revoke licenses based on risk assessments. It sets procedures and timelines for initial reviews, secondary assessments, and license reviews, requires the Director of National Intelligence to provide threat analyses, and allows the Committee to negotiate mitigation measures with applicants or licensees and monitor compliance. Advisory agencies, including the State, Treasury, and Commerce Departments, may weigh in on certain recommendations. The Department of Justice must fund and support the Committee, and members must sign a Memorandum of Understanding within 90 days outlining implementation procedures. The Chair must report annually to the President on the order's implementation.Read the full summary
E.O.13912

National Emergency Authority To Order the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

·Donald Trump·85 FR 18407

Invoking the National Emergencies Act in support of the national emergency declared over the COVID-19 outbreak, the order authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to call up units and individual members of the Ready Reserve to active duty for up to 24 consecutive months, capped at 1,000,000 members on active duty at any one time. The Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force may do so at the Defense Secretary's direction, as can the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the Coast Guard when it is not operating as part of the Navy. The relevant secretary must consult with appropriate state officials before activating National Guard Reserve Component units under this authority. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or Office of Management and Budget functions, must be carried out consistent with applicable law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summary
E.O.13911

Delegating Additional Authority Under the Defense Production Act With Respect to Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19

·Donald Trump·85 FR 18403

Invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, the order delegates additional presidential authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security to respond to the spread of COVID-19. It grants them authority under Title III of the Act to guarantee and make loans, arrange purchases, and take steps to expand domestic production of health and medical resources such as personal protective equipment and ventilators. It also delegates authority under Title VII to approve voluntary agreements among private businesses to coordinate production and distribution, subject to consultation with the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission in most cases. The Secretary of Homeland Security also receives authority to set nationwide priorities and allocation of medical resources, in consultation with Health and Human Services. Both secretaries must issue implementing rules, and the Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy is named National Defense Production Act Policy Coordinator. The order builds on and supplements Executive Orders 13909 and 13910.Read the full summary
E.O.13910

Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19

·Donald Trump·85 FR 17001

Invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, the order delegates to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the President's authority under section 102 of that Act to prevent hoarding of health and medical resources, such as personal protective equipment and sanitizing products, needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19. It also delegates authority to designate materials as scarce, to set conditions on accumulation of such resources, and to gather information on how supplies are distributed nationally. The Secretary must consult the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency when exercising this authority and must issue rules to implement the order. The Secretary is directed to periodically review whether hoarding designations remain necessary and to publish notice in the Federal Register when a designation is withdrawn. The order states it does not limit existing agency authority or create enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summary
E.O.13909

Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19

·Donald Trump·85 FR 16227

Invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, the order finds that health and medical resources needed to respond to COVID-19, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, meet the criteria for priority allocation under the Act. It delegates to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the President's authority under the Act to require priority performance of contracts and to allocate materials, services, and facilities related to such resources, notwithstanding a prior executive order on national defense resource preparedness. The Secretary, consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and other agency heads as needed, may set nationwide priorities and control distribution of these resources in the civilian market, and may identify additional resources covered by this authority. The Secretary is directed to issue orders and adopt or revise rules and regulations necessary to carry out the order. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable legal rights, and applies subject to available appropriations.Read the full summary
E.O.13908

Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202A of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation Act

·Donald Trump·85 FR 12983

Establishes the Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods to advise on implementing, enforcing, and modifying provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement related to automotive goods, including automotive rules of origin and the alternative staging regime, and to review the agreement's economic effects on the United States economy, workers, and consumers. The committee includes the Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Trade Representative (who chairs it), the Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with authority for the Trade Representative to invite other agencies. Decisions are to be made by consensus where possible, or by majority vote if consensus cannot be reached without undue delay. Directs the Treasury Secretary, Labor Secretary, and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner to issue regulations needed to implement the relevant statutory section, in consultation with the Trade Representative. Each agency bears its own costs, and the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summary
E.O.13907

Establishment of the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 811 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

·Donald Trump·85 FR 12977

Establishes the Interagency Environment Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement to coordinate U.S. efforts under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, including assessing Mexico's and Canada's environmental laws and policies, monitoring their environmental obligations, and requesting enforcement actions. The Committee is chaired by the United States Trade Representative and includes representatives from the Departments of State, Treasury, Justice, the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Agriculture's Forest Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, plus other agencies as appropriate. Decisions are to be made by consensus where possible, or by majority vote if consensus cannot be reached without undue delay. Agency heads may issue regulations to carry out their authorities under the Act, and each agency covers its own costs. The order does not create enforceable rights and applies subject to existing law and available funding.Read the full summary
E.O.13906

Amending Executive Order 13803Reviving the National Space Council

·Donald Trump·85 FR 10031

Amends Executive Order 13803, which established the National Space Council, by revising the list of members who make up the Council. The updated membership includes the Vice President as chair, the Secretaries of State, Defense, Commerce, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, several White House policy advisers, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other agency heads or senior officials chosen by the chair. The order also eliminates a prior requirement in Executive Order 13803 that the Council submit quarterly reports. It states that it does not alter existing legal authorities of agencies, affect the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, or create enforceable rights for any party.Read the full summary
E.O.13905

Strengthening National Resilience Through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services

·Donald Trump·85 FR 9359

Directs federal agencies to promote responsible use of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services—such as GPS—by critical infrastructure owners and operators, given the risk that disruption or manipulation of these services could harm national and economic security. Within one year, the Secretary of Commerce, with sector-specific agencies, must develop "PNT profiles" identifying dependent systems and risks, to be reviewed every two years. The Secretary of Homeland Security must develop a plan to test infrastructure vulnerabilities to PNT disruption. Agencies must later develop contract language requiring consideration of PNT profiles in federal procurement, and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must incorporate these requirements. The Secretaries of Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security must run pilot programs evaluating PNT use with infrastructure operators. The Office of Science and Technology Policy must coordinate a national research plan for PNT services independent of satellite navigation systems, and the Secretary of Commerce must provide a GNSS-independent time source within 180 days.Read the full summary
E.O.13904

Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains, and Intellectual Property Rights Holders

·Donald Trump·85 FR 6725

Directs federal agencies to combat counterfeit goods, narcotics, and other contraband entering the United States through e-commerce and international mail. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to propose rules setting eligibility criteria for obtaining an importer of record number, barring persons debarred or suspended by Customs and Border Protection for import-related violations. Requires express consignment operators, carriers, hub facilities, and customs brokers to report attempts by such persons to re-establish business under different names, and directs Homeland Security to consider penalties against noncompliant firms. Instructs the Postal Service and Homeland Security to notify international postal partners of these policies and to develop a compliance scoring system for foreign posts, with escalating inspection and restriction measures for consistently noncompliant posts. Directs periodic publication of seizure data, prioritized prosecution of import violations by the Attorney General, and a report within 210 days evaluating whether CBP's fees adequately cover enforcement costs. Includes definitions of key terms and standard provisions preserving existing agency authority.Read the full summary
E.O.13903

Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States

·Donald Trump·85 FR 6721

Sets executive branch policy to prioritize prosecuting human traffickers and online child exploitation offenders, assisting victims, and providing prevention education. Directs the Domestic Policy Council to dedicate a staff position to trafficking issues, and has the Secretary of State publish online a list of federal anti-trafficking resources. Directs the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security to improve methods for estimating trafficking prevalence. Instructs the Attorney General, working with the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security, to improve interagency coordination on trafficking enforcement and coordinate with the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, and within 180 days to propose legislative and executive actions to detect online sharing of child sexual abuse material. Directs agencies to work with social media and technology companies, child welfare agencies, and law enforcement to locate missing and vulnerable children, to develop housing strategies for trafficking victims, and to partner with schools on prevention programs, subject to available funding and applicable law.Read the full summary
E.O.13902

Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran

·Donald Trump·85 FR 2003

Acting under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, and citing Iran's support for terrorism and regional destabilization, the order expands the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to block the U.S. property of persons operating in Iran's construction, mining, manufacturing, or textiles sectors, or other sectors later specified, and of those who engage in significant transactions with those sectors or support blocked persons. It allows sanctions against foreign financial institutions that knowingly facilitate such transactions, including restrictions on U.S. correspondent accounts. It suspends U.S. entry for foreign nationals meeting these criteria, with exceptions the Secretary of State may grant. It bars charitable donations and other transactions with blocked persons, prohibits evasion or conspiracy to violate its terms, and exempts transactions involving agricultural goods, food, medicine, medical devices, and official United Nations business. It states no prior notice is required before blocking assets.Read the full summary
E.O.13901

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

·Donald Trump·84 FR 72213

Sets updated rates of basic pay and salaries for various federal pay systems, attached as schedules, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay scales, the Senior Executive Service, the Executive Schedule, the Vice President and Congress, federal justices and judges, uniformed services members and cadets or midshipmen, and administrative law judges. Also directs that locality-based comparability payments be made according to an attached schedule, and instructs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement these payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. Most schedules take effect at the start of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2020, while the uniformed services pay schedule takes effect January 1, 2020. Supersedes Executive Order 13866 of March 28, 2019, as of these effective dates. Applies to federal employees, military personnel, and officials covered by these statutory pay systems.Read the full summary
E.O.13900

Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2019

·Donald Trump·84 FR 69983

Closes all federal executive departments and agencies on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, excusing employees from duty that day. Allows agency heads to keep certain offices, installations, or personnel operating if needed for national security, defense, or other public needs. Specifies that December 24, 2019 is treated as falling under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take steps needed to carry out the order. States that implementation is subject to applicable law and available funding, does not affect existing agency authorities or the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary functions, and does not create any legally enforceable rights or benefits.Read the full summary
E.O.13899

Combating Anti-Semitism

·Donald Trump·84 FR 68779

Directs federal agencies enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs, to treat discrimination against Jews as potentially covered when it stems from race, color, or national origin. Instructs agencies to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's non-binding working definition of anti-Semitism and its accompanying list of contemporary examples as evidence of discriminatory intent when investigating Title VI complaints, while stating that this must not diminish rights protected under federal law or the First Amendment. Requires the head of each agency enforcing Title VI to report to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, within 120 days, identifying other nondiscrimination laws under their authority where the same definition could apply. Clarifies that the order does not change evidentiary standards for discrimination findings and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summary
E.O.13898

Establishing the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives

·Donald Trump·84 FR 66059

Establishes the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives, co-chaired by the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Interior, to address cases involving missing and murdered members of these communities, particularly women and girls. Membership includes officials from the FBI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office on Violence Against Women, the Administration for Native Americans, and other designated federal representatives. Directs the task force to consult with tribal governments, develop model protocols for investigating new and unsolved cases, review cold cases through a multi-jurisdictional team, improve coordination and data-sharing among law enforcement agencies and criminal databases, issue best-practices guidance, and conduct public education campaigns. Requires the task force to submit a progress report to the President within one year and a final report within two years. The task force terminates two years after the order's signing unless the President directs otherwise, and the Department of Justice is to provide funding and administrative support.Read the full summary
E.O.13897

Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495

·Donald Trump·84 FR 59709

Revokes Executive Order 13495, which had required successor federal contractors, in certain circumstances, to offer a right of first refusal of employment to workers employed under the predecessor contract. Directs the Secretary of Labor, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and heads of executive departments and agencies to promptly move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies implementing or enforcing the revoked order. Also directs the Secretary of Labor to immediately terminate any ongoing investigations or compliance actions based on the revoked order. States that it does not affect existing legal authority of agencies or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be implemented consistent with applicable law and available appropriations, and does not create any enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summary
E.O.13896

Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice

·Donald Trump·84 FR 58595

Directs the Attorney General to establish a Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice and designate its chair, with the Attorney General determining its composition and procedures. The Commission is to study issues affecting law enforcement and criminal justice, including mental illness and homelessness, officer recruitment and safety, prosecutors declining to enforce certain laws, technology's effects on policing, and the effectiveness of federal grant programs, among other topics. It may hold listening sessions with law enforcement agencies, businesses, nonprofits, academics, and other stakeholders, and agencies must give it reasonable access to needed information and may detail personnel to assist it. The Commission must submit a report and recommendations to the Attorney General within one year, who must then report to the President within 60 days. The Commission terminates 90 days after submitting its report unless the President extends it. The order applies to federal agencies and, at the Attorney General's discretion, invited state, local, and tribal officials.Read the full summary
E.O.13895

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

·Donald Trump·84 FR 57309

Establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), made up of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy as chair and up to 16 additional members appointed by the President from outside government with expertise in science, technology, education, and innovation. The council will advise the President on science, technology, education, and innovation policy, respond to presidential requests, gather input from research institutions, industry, and other stakeholders, and serve as the advisory committee required under the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 and the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. Federal agencies must share relevant information when requested by the council's chair, and the Department of Energy will provide funding and administrative support. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The council terminates after two years unless extended by the President. The order also revokes the prior 2010 executive order that had established an earlier version of PCAST.Read the full summary