E.O.13724
Amending Executive Order 12137
·Barack Obama·81 FR 22021
E.O.13723
Establishing the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
·Barack Obama·81 FR 19017
Establishes the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal for members of the Armed Forces who serve or have served in Iraq, Syria, or contiguous waters or airspace on or after June 15, 2014, and before an end date to be set by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard when not operating under the Navy, will issue regulations governing the award. Members who qualified for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal for the same service remain eligible for it, and may apply to receive the new medal instead, but no one may receive both medals for the same period of service. The medal may also be awarded posthumously. The order states it does not alter existing agency authority or budget functions, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13722
Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and the Workers' Party of Korea, and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea
·Barack Obama·81 FR 14943
Invoking IEEPA and other authorities, and citing North Korea's nuclear and missile tests along with a UN Security Council resolution, the order blocks all property and interests in property in the United States belonging to the Government of North Korea and the Workers' Party of Korea. It also authorizes the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the State Department, to block the property of persons found to operate in key North Korean industries, trade in certain goods benefiting the regime, commit human rights abuses, exploit North Korean labor, conduct cyberattacks, engage in censorship, or support other blocked persons. It bans exports, new investment, and related transactions involving North Korea by U.S. persons, prohibits donations and transaction evasion, and suspends U.S. entry for individuals meeting the blocking criteria. It directs Treasury to issue implementing regulations and states no prior notice is required before blocking assets. The order took effect March 16, 2016.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13721
Developing an Integrated Global Engagement Center To Support Government-wide Counterterrorism Communications Activities Directed Abroad and Revoking Executive Order 13584
·Barack Obama·81 FR 14685
Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Global Engagement Center to coordinate, integrate, and synchronize government-wide communications aimed at foreign audiences abroad in order to counter messaging from international terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, al Qa'ida, and other violent extremists. Revokes Executive Order 13584, which had created a prior counterterrorism communications initiative. The Center, led by a Special Envoy and Coordinator reporting through the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, is tasked with developing strategic narratives, engaging partners, identifying capability gaps, and building networks to disseminate content abroad. Establishes a Steering Committee of senior representatives from agencies including Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, Treasury, and others to advise on the Center's operations. Directs agencies to provide personnel, resources, and information to the Center as requested. Creates a temporary Global Engagement Center Coordination Office within the State Department to provide technical and operational support, set to terminate under standard time limits for such temporary organizations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13720
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
·Barack Obama·81 FR 11089
Delegates and assigns most presidential authorities and functions under Title I of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 to the United States Trade Representative, with certain exceptions. Excludes from delegation the authorities under section 104(c), sections 105(a) and (b) of the Act, and sections 506A(d)(3)(B) and (d)(4)(C) of the Trade Act of 1974 as amended. Assigns functions under section 13(c) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, working with the Secretary of Agriculture, and assigns functions under section 110(a) of the Act to the Trade Representative in consultation with the Secretary of State. Directs the Trade Representative, with assistance from other agencies working on international poverty and hunger programs, to carry out a reporting function under section 701 of the Act. Allows officials to further redelegate these authorities within the executive branch, with such redelegations published in the Federal Register, and states the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13719
Establishment of the Federal Privacy Council
·Barack Obama·81 FR 7687
Establishes the Federal Privacy Council as the main interagency forum for improving government privacy practices. Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue, within 120 days, revised policy on the role of Senior Agency Officials for Privacy, covering their responsibilities, required expertise, and resources, which agencies must then implement. Requires the head of each agency to designate or re-designate a Senior Agency Official for Privacy and to work with the new Council. The Council will be chaired by the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget and include privacy officials from listed departments and agencies, including State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, and others, with the Chair able to add members or invite independent agencies. Its functions include recommending privacy policies, sharing best practices, and addressing hiring and training needs, coordinating with the Federal Chief Information Officers Council and other executive bodies. The order does not alter existing legal authorities and creates no enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13718
Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity
·Barack Obama·81 FR 7441
Establishes the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity within the Department of Commerce, made up of up to 12 presidentially appointed members with expertise in cybersecurity, technology, privacy, national security, or related fields, with congressional leaders each invited to recommend one member. The commission is tasked with developing recommendations for strengthening cybersecurity across government and the private sector over the next decade, covering areas such as identity management, Internet of Things security, research investment, workforce development, public education, federal IT procurement and governance, critical infrastructure protection, and state and local government support. It may conduct research, commission studies, and hold public hearings, and must submit a final report to the President by December 1, 2016, to be published online with any presidential response within 45 days. The Secretary of Commerce appoints an Executive Director and staff, and the commission terminates within 15 days of submitting its report unless extended. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13717
Establishing a Federal Earthquake Risk Management Standard
·Barack Obama·81 FR 6407
Directs federal agencies to design, construct, alter, lease, finance, or regulate buildings in accordance with earthquake-resistant codes and standards. New federal buildings and alterations must comply with 2015 International Building Code or International Residential Code provisions within 90 days, while existing federally owned or leased buildings must meet Standards of Seismic Safety maintained by the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction, also within 90 days. Agencies must name Seismic Safety Coordinators within 30 days, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology must issue implementing guidelines within 8 months and periodically update the Standards. Agencies must submit biennial progress reports to the Office of Management and Budget and NIST. Agency heads may exempt buildings for law enforcement or national security reasons, with notice to OMB. The order revokes Executive Orders 12699 and 12941, defines key terms, exempts certain emergency and disaster-relief actions, and applies only within the United States and its territories.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13716
Revocation of Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645 With Respect to Iran, Amendment of Executive Order 13628 With Respect to Iran, and Provision of Implementation Authorities for Aspects of Certain Statutory Sanctions Outside the Scope of U.S. Commitments Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015
·Barack Obama·81 FR 3693
Revokes Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645, which had authorized various Iran sanctions, and amends Executive Order 13628 by removing several of its sections, in order to implement U.S. commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached with Iran on July 14, 2015. It keeps in place the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 and preserves other sanctions authorities not covered by the nuclear deal. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State to impose blocking sanctions, financial restrictions, and entry bans on persons who support activities outside the scope of the JCPOA, including those tied to Iran's energy, financial, or proliferation-related sectors, or who engage in corruption involving diversion of goods intended for the Iranian people. It sets definitions of key terms, directs agencies to enforce the order, and states that the sanctions respond to Iranian actions occurring after the 1981 Algiers Accords. The order also addresses evasion, conspiracy, and notice procedures for blocked persons.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13715
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·Barack Obama·80 FR 80195
Sets updated federal pay rates across multiple government pay systems, using schedules attached to the order. These cover the General Schedule for federal civilian employees, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay scales, Senior Executive Service pay ranges, the Executive Schedule for top federal officials, pay for the Vice President and Congress, judicial salaries, uniformed services basic pay and cadet or midshipman pay, locality-based pay adjustments, and administrative law judge pay. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement the locality-based payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. Most schedules take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2016, while the uniformed services pay schedule takes effect January 1, 2016. Supersedes the prior pay-rate order, Executive Order 13686 of December 19, 2014, as of these effective dates.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13714
Strengthening the Senior Executive Service
·Barack Obama·80 FR 79225
Directs federal agencies to strengthen management of the Senior Executive Service (SES), the corps of top career federal managers. Establishes a subcommittee under the President's Management Council, advised by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget, to oversee reforms. Sets Government-wide caps on performance award spending, requires agencies to set SES and senior professional pay above that of subordinate General Schedule employees, and directs OPM to simplify hiring and application requirements. Requires agencies with 20 or more SES positions to submit two-year rotation plans, with a goal of 15 percent of SES members rotating annually starting in fiscal year 2017. Phases in further requirements—annual talent management and succession planning, proactive recruitment tracking, updated executive development plans, and formal onboarding programs—across three groups of agencies between 2016 and 2018, with specific deadlines for OPM guidance throughout. Applies mainly to career SES members, with agency heads determining application to SES-equivalent positions in certain agencies.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13713
Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Thursday, December 24, 2015
·Barack Obama·80 FR 78117
Closes executive branch departments and agencies for the second half of the scheduled workday on Thursday, December 24, 2015, excusing employees from duty during that time. Allows the heads of departments and agencies to keep certain offices, installations, or employees on duty for the full day if needed for national security, defense, or other public need. States that the half-day applies under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take actions necessary to carry out the order. Notes that it will be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding, does not affect existing legal authorities of agencies or the Office of Management and Budget, and does not create any enforceable rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13712
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Burundi
·Barack Obama·80 FR 73633
Declares a national emergency over violence, political repression, and instability in Burundi, and blocks all property and interests in property in the United States belonging to persons listed in an annex or later designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State. Designations can cover those responsible for threatening Burundi's peace or democratic institutions, committing human rights abuses, targeting civilians, recruiting child soldiers, blocking humanitarian aid, attacking peacekeeping missions, or materially supporting such conduct, as well as leaders of entities involved and those acting on their behalf. Bars transactions and donations benefiting blocked persons, prohibits evasion or conspiracy to violate the order, and suspends U.S. entry for those meeting the designation criteria, treating them under a prior proclamation on UN and IEEPA sanctions. Authorizes Treasury to issue regulations, delist persons, and report to Congress. Takes effect November 23, 2015.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13711
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between New Jersey Transit Rail and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
·Barack Obama·80 FR 71923
Establishes a second three-member Emergency Board, effective November 13, 2015, to investigate unresolved labor disputes between New Jersey Transit Rail and certain employees represented by specified labor organizations, under section 9A of the Railway Labor Act. This follows an earlier board created by Executive Order 13700, whose recommendations the parties did not accept. Board members may not have financial or other interests in any employee organization or carrier. Requires the disputing parties to submit final settlement offers within 30 days of the board's creation, and requires the board to report to the President within 30 days after that with its selection of the most reasonable offer. Bars the parties from changing the conditions underlying the disputes, except by mutual agreement, until 60 days after the report is submitted. Directs that the board's records be treated as Office of the President records and transferred to the National Mediation Board upon termination. The board terminates once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13710
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Actions and Policies of Former Liberian President Charles Taylor
·Barack Obama·80 FR 71679
Terminates the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13348, which addressed the actions of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and others involved in unlawfully depleting Liberian resources and secreting funds and property, and revokes that order. The termination is based on findings that Liberia has made significant democratic and institutional progress, including internationally recognized elections in 2005 and 2011 and the 2012 conviction and 50-year sentence of Charles Taylor, upheld on appeal. The order specifies that ending the emergency does not affect any pending legal actions, proceedings based on acts committed before this order, or rights and duties that had already matured. It creates no new enforceable rights for any party against the United States. The order took effect at 2:00 p.m. eastern standard time on November 12, 2015, and directs that it be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13709
National Security Medal
·Barack Obama·80 FR 60793
Amends Executive Order 10431 of 1953, which governs the National Security Medal, to broaden eligibility so the medal may be awarded to any person, regardless of nationality, including members of the Armed Forces, for exceptionally meritorious service or acts of heroism in the field of national security performed on or after July 26, 1947. Adds procedures allowing anyone with personal knowledge of a potential recipient's service or heroism to recommend that person to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council, with supporting documentation and, where applicable, agency concurrence. Provides that once the Executive Secretary determines an award is warranted and the President approves, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will process the recommendation, prepare the medal, and deliver it to the National Security Council for presentation. Supersedes the 1953 regulations on the medal's award and states it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13708
Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
·Barack Obama·80 FR 60271
Continues or reestablishes numerous federal advisory committees, listed by name and originating executive order, until September 30, 2017, including bodies such as the President's Export Council, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, among many others spanning agencies from the Department of Commerce to NASA. Assigns the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for each listed committee to the head of the department or agency named alongside it, following procedures set by the Administrator of General Services. Supersedes the corresponding continuation provisions of Executive Order 13652 from 2013. Also amends Executive Order 12829 by replacing references to the Administrator of General Services with the National Archives and Records Administration and the Archivist of the United States in specific subsections. Takes effect September 30, 2015.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13707
Using Behavioral Science Insights To Better Serve the American People
·Barack Obama·80 FR 56365
Encourages federal agencies to apply findings from behavioral science, such as behavioral economics and psychology, to improve government policies and programs. Agencies are encouraged to identify programs where such insights could improve outcomes and cost effectiveness, test strategies, recruit behavioral science experts, and build ties with researchers. Agencies are directed to streamline access to public programs and benefits, improve how information is presented to the public, carefully design the structure of choices offered in programs including default options, and review incentives meant to encourage actions like retirement savings or completing education. The Social and Behavioral Sciences Team, under the National Science and Technology Council and chaired by the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, is tasked with providing guidance to agencies, issuing implementation guidance within 45 days, and producing yearly reports on agency progress through 2019. Independent agencies are encouraged, but not required, to comply.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13706
Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
·Barack Obama·80 FR 54697
Directs federal executive agencies to include a clause in new contracts requiring contractors and subcontractors to let employees earn at least one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 56 hours per year. Leave may be used for illness, medical care, caring for family members, or absences related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and must carry over year to year and be reinstated for employees rehired within 12 months. Contractors cannot require a replacement worker as a condition of leave or retaliate against employees who use it. The Secretary of Labor must issue implementing regulations by September 30, 2016, defining terms, exclusions, and recordkeeping requirements, after which the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must add the contract clause to procurement rules. The requirements apply mainly to procurement, service, concession, and federal-property contracts covered by the Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon Act, or Fair Labor Standards Act, effective for solicitations or awards on or after January 1, 2017.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13705
Designating the International Renewable Energy Agency as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
·Barack Obama·80 FR 54405