E.O.14086
Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 62283
E.O.14085
Expanding Eligibility for Certain Military Decorations and Awards
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 60541
Amends several earlier executive orders governing military decorations and awards to extend eligibility to the Space Force and update outdated language. It revises Executive Order 9158 (Air Medal) and Executive Order 11046 (Bronze Star Medal) to use gender-neutral wording and include the Space Force among eligible service branches, and updates the Secretary of Homeland Security's role regarding the Coast Guard. It amends Executive Order 8809 (Good Conduct Medal) and Executive Order 10694 (unit citations) to recognize Space Force service dating from December 20, 2019. It updates Executive Order 13830 (delegation of authority to approve certain decorations) with revised legal citations and gender-neutral language, and makes similar wording changes to Executive Order 11545 (Defense Distinguished Service Medal). The order states it does not affect existing agency authority or budget functions, must be implemented consistent with law and available funding, and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14084
Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 60535
Sets policy to promote the arts, humanities, and museum and library services, with a focus on underserved communities, education, public health, climate resilience, and civic engagement. Establishes the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities within the Institute of Museum and Library Services, made up of the heads of the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services, plus up to 25 presidentially appointed non-federal members, with several other officials invited as non-voting members. The Committee will advise the President and agency heads on advancing these goals, meet twice yearly, and report annually; it terminates after two years unless extended. Directs numerous federal departments and White House policy councils to coordinate with the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services on related initiatives. States it does not alter existing agency authority or create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14083
Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 57369
Directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to expand and elaborate on the statutory factors it considers when reviewing foreign investment transactions for national security risks. It instructs the Committee to weigh effects on supply chain resilience in areas like microelectronics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum computing, clean energy, and critical materials; risks to United States technological leadership; the cumulative impact of multiple related transactions or acquisitions in one sector; cybersecurity risks, including threats to elections and critical infrastructure; and risks tied to access to Americans' sensitive data, including health and biological data. It has the Office of Science and Technology Policy periodically publish a list of technology sectors fundamental to national security for the Committee's use, and permits the Committee to request industry analysis from the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration. The Committee must regularly review its own processes and periodically report findings and policy recommendations to the President's national security adviser. It applies to executive branch agencies involved in CFIUS reviews and does not alter existing legal authorities or CFIUS's jurisdiction.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14082
Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 56861
Directs federal agencies to prioritize implementation of the energy and infrastructure provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, focusing on efficient use of public funds, meeting national greenhouse gas reduction goals, advancing environmental and climate justice through the Justice40 Initiative, promoting clean energy construction, strengthening domestic manufacturing and supply chains, ensuring prevailing wages and apprenticeship opportunities, lowering energy costs, spurring innovation, and coordinating with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. Establishes a White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation, led by a Senior Advisor, to coordinate policymaking on the Act. Amends Executive Order 14008 to make the Senior Advisor chair of the National Climate Task Force and co-chair of the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities, updates the Task Force's membership and mission to include Inflation Reduction Act implementation, amends Executive Order 12898's environmental justice council membership, and amends Executive Order 14052 to add the Senior Advisor to its infrastructure implementation body. States it does not alter existing agency legal authority or create enforceable rights, and is subject to available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14081
Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 56849
Launches a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative directing a whole-of-government effort to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing for health, climate, energy, food security, supply chains, and national security. Coordinated by the National Security Council process, it requires numerous federal reports and plans, including agency reports within 180 days on using biotechnology for health, climate, agriculture, and supply-chain resilience, followed by an OSTP implementation plan and an OMB budget review. It creates a Data for the Bioeconomy Initiative to manage biological data securely, directs strategies to expand domestic biomanufacturing capacity, strengthen biomass supply chains, and boost biobased product procurement by federal agencies. It calls for expanded workforce training programs, clearer biotechnology regulations from USDA, EPA, and FDA, and a Biosafety and Biosecurity Innovation Initiative led by Health and Human Services. It also directs the Director of National Intelligence to assess foreign threats to the U.S. bioeconomy, orders new economic measurement standards for the bioeconomy, and directs the State Department to pursue international cooperation on biotechnology research and biosecurity standards. The order contains further definitions and administrative provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14080
Implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 52847
Directs federal agencies to implement the CHIPS Act of 2022, which funds semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing, by prioritizing goals such as protecting taxpayer resources, reducing reliance on foreign chip production, sustaining U.S. leadership in microelectronics, attracting private investment, generating benefits for workers and disadvantaged communities, and strengthening regional manufacturing ecosystems. Establishes a CHIPS Implementation Steering Council within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate policy across agencies, co-chaired by the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, with members including the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, Commerce, Labor, and Energy, and other officials. The Council may consult outside experts and coordinate subgroups. Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to oversee effective and efficient use of taxpayer funds under the Act, working with the Council and relevant agencies, and states the order does not alter existing legal authorities or create enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14079
Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 49505
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider further actions to protect access to reproductive healthcare services, building on Executive Order 14076 issued after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade. Defines reproductive healthcare services broadly to include medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services related to pregnancy or its termination. Instructs the Secretary to consider ways to advance access to such services, including through Medicaid for patients traveling across state lines for care. Directs the Secretary to consider actions promoting healthcare providers' compliance with federal non-discrimination laws, such as technical assistance, convening providers, and issuing guidance in response to complaints. Also requires the Secretary to evaluate whether research and data collection at agencies like the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adequately measure how access to reproductive healthcare affects maternal and other health outcomes, and to improve those efforts as needed. States it creates no enforceable legal rights and must be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14078
Bolstering Efforts To Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 43389
Declares a national emergency over the hostage-taking and wrongful detention of United States nationals abroad. Keeps in place Executive Order 13698 and Presidential Policy Directive 30, preserving the roles of the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, Hostage Response Group, and Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, and directs these bodies to coordinate strategy, share information, and support detainees' families. Directs the Secretary of State to identify officials of foreign governments involved in wrongful detentions and, with the Treasury Secretary and Attorney General, to determine which foreign persons are responsible for or complicit in hostage-taking or wrongful detention. Blocks all property and interests in property of those designated persons within U.S. jurisdiction, bars transactions or donations benefiting them, and prohibits attempts or conspiracies to evade these measures. Suspends U.S. entry for noncitizens meeting the same criteria, with exceptions determined by the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security. Authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue implementing regulations and report to Congress, and defines key terms used throughout the order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14077
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 43203
Establishes a three-member Emergency Board, effective July 18, 2022, to investigate unresolved labor disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain labor organizations, following notification from the National Mediation Board that the disputes threaten to substantially interrupt interstate commerce. Board members, appointed by the President, must have no financial or other interest in any railroad or railroad labor organization. The Board must report to the President within 30 days of its creation. Under the Railway Labor Act, neither party may change the conditions underlying the disputes from the Board's creation until 30 days after it submits its report, except by mutual agreement. The Board's records are treated as records of the Office of the President and will be kept by the National Mediation Board after the Board terminates, which occurs upon submission of its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14076
Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 42053
Directs federal agencies to take steps aimed at protecting and expanding access to reproductive healthcare services, including abortion, following changes in legal protections previously provided under Roe v. Wade. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report within 30 days identifying ways to protect and expand access to abortion care and other reproductive services, increase public outreach and education, and ensure patients receive required emergency medical care. Directs the Attorney General and White House Counsel to convene attorneys and organizations to support pro bono legal assistance for patients and providers. Calls on the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, Federal Trade Commission Chair, and Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider actions to protect patient safety, privacy, and data security, and to address fraudulent practices related to reproductive healthcare. Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access, co-chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Gender Policy Council, to coordinate federal efforts, and directs the Attorney General to provide technical assistance to states protecting out-of-state patients and providers.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14075
Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 37189
Directs multiple federal agencies to take actions addressing discrimination and disparities affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is directed to develop sample state health-care policies, launch initiatives to reduce youth exposure to so-called conversion therapy, study eligibility standards for federal family benefits, address health disparities and suicide risk, and support LGBTQI+ older adults. The Secretary of Education must create sample school policies and a Working Group on LGBTQI+ Students and Families. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development must establish a Working Group on LGBTQI+ Homelessness and Housing Equity. The Attorney General must create a juvenile-justice clearinghouse, and the Secretary of State must develop an international action plan against conversion therapy. It also directs agencies to improve collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data through a new subcommittee and a Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity, sets various deadlines ranging from 30 days to one year, and requires agencies to report progress to the President within a year. It contains further implementation details and general provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14074
Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 32945
Directs federal law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and the Department of Justice to adopt a range of policing and criminal justice reforms. It requires guidance and reporting on independent investigations of deaths in custody, timely and consistent discipline, and pattern-or-practice investigations. It creates a National Law Enforcement Accountability Database tracking officer misconduct and commendations, expands use-of-force data reporting to the FBI, and requires federal agencies to ban chokeholds and carotid restraints, limit no-knock entries, adopt stricter use-of-force standards, and provide anti-bias training. It restricts transfers of certain military equipment to state and local police, sets body-worn camera policies, and mandates studies on facial recognition and biometric technologies. It establishes a Federal Interagency Alternatives and Reentry Committee to develop strategies reducing incarceration and improving reentry, directs continued implementation of the First Step Act, and orders reviews of prison conditions, COVID-19 protocols, and data collection systems. It revokes Executive Orders 13809 and 13929 and directs agencies to rescind inconsistent policies. The order contains numerous additional reporting deadlines and directives across its 23 sections.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14073
Enhancing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 27909
Establishes the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee to advise the President and two related interagency subcommittees on the National Quantum Initiative Program, which supports quantum information science research across government, industry, and academia. The committee will include the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy or a designee, plus up to 26 presidentially appointed members from industry, universities, and federal laboratories, led by two co-chairs. It must meet at least twice a year to respond to presidential and co-chair requests, gather input from researchers, businesses, and other stakeholders, and review the national quantum strategy. Agency heads must share relevant information with the committee on request, and members may form subcommittees or seek security clearances as needed. The National Quantum Coordination Office will provide administrative support, and members serve unpaid but may receive travel expenses. The order revokes Executive Order 13885, which had previously created a similar advisory committee, and directs that federal advisory committee law requirements be handled by the Secretary of Energy.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14072
Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 24851
Directs federal agencies to conserve and restore the nation's forests, including mature and old-growth forests on federal lands. Within one year, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture must inventory old-growth and mature forests on federal lands, make it public, then coordinate conservation and wildfire-risk-reduction policies, analyze threats, and set reforestation targets for 2030, seed and nursery capacity plans, and economic development recommendations for forest-product and outdoor-recreation jobs. On international deforestation, it directs the Secretary of State and other agencies to report within a year on options for limiting agricultural imports linked to illegal or recent deforestation, incorporating deforestation risk into foreign assistance and trade policy, and engaging other countries. It also directs the Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and National Climate Advisor to report on expanding nature-based solutions across government, requires Office of Management and Budget guidance on valuing ecosystem services in regulatory decisions, and calls for a national ecosystem-condition assessment under the Global Change Research Act.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14071
Prohibiting New Investment in and Certain Services to the Russian Federation in Response to Continued Russian Federation Aggression
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 20999
Acting under the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14024 and related orders, this order prohibits new investment in the Russian Federation by United States persons anywhere, and bars U.S. persons from exporting or supplying categories of services, to be specified by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of State, to anyone located in Russia. It also prohibits U.S. persons from approving, financing, facilitating, or guaranteeing transactions by foreign persons that would be barred if done by a U.S. person, and bans efforts to evade these restrictions or conspiracies to violate them. Transactions for official U.S. government or United Nations business are exempted. The Treasury Secretary is authorized to issue regulations and licenses to implement the order, and all federal agencies are directed to take appropriate measures to carry it out.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14070
Continuing To Strengthen Americans' Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 20689
Builds on Executive Order 14009 by directing federal agencies with responsibilities related to Americans' health coverage, excluding certain agencies as defined under federal recordkeeping law, to review their policies and practices to expand access to affordable health coverage, improve coverage quality, strengthen benefits, and help more people enroll in Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, Medicare, and other programs. Agency heads are told to examine ways to make enrollment easier, improve benefits and provider access, protect consumers from low-quality coverage, expand eligibility and lower costs, improve links between the healthcare system and other services, and reduce the burden of medical debt on households. The order recounts prior administration actions on Medicaid expansion, enrollment periods, subsidies, and outreach, and notes that millions remain uninsured or underinsured, including in states that have not expanded Medicaid. It states that it does not alter existing agency legal authority or budget functions, must be implemented consistent with law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14069
Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal Contracting by Promoting Pay Equity and Transparency
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 15315
Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, working with the Secretary of Labor and other agency heads, to consider proposed rules promoting pay equity and transparency for job applicants and employees of federal contractors and subcontractors. The council is specifically asked to weigh whether such rules should limit or prohibit contractors from seeking or considering applicants' and employees' current or past compensation when making employment decisions, and to consider including accountability measures. The order notes that the Office of Personnel Management separately expects to propose a related rule on salary history use in federal employee hiring and pay-setting, consistent with Executive Order 14035. Implementation is subject to existing law and available appropriations, and the order states it does not create any enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14068
Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 14381
Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and building on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14024, this order prohibits importing Russian-origin fish, seafood, alcoholic beverages, non-industrial diamonds, and other goods the Treasury Secretary may later designate. It also bans exporting luxury goods and other designated items from the United States to persons in Russia, bars new investment by U.S. persons in sectors of the Russian economy that Treasury identifies, prohibits exporting U.S. dollar banknotes to the Russian government or persons in Russia, and bars U.S. persons from approving, financing, or facilitating foreign transactions that would be prohibited if done by a U.S. person. It also bans evasion and conspiracy to violate these rules. Exceptions exist for official U.S. government or United Nations business and for actions authorized under future licenses or regulations. The Secretaries of the Treasury, State, and Commerce are directed to implement and enforce these measures, including issuing further rules.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.14067
Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets
·Joseph R. Biden Jr.·87 FR 14143