E.O.13684
Establishment of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
·Barack Obama·79 FR 76865
E.O.13683
Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13653, and 13673
·Barack Obama·79 FR 75041
Amends three prior executive orders. It revises Executive Order 11030 on preparing and publishing executive orders and proclamations, correcting a wording error, reassigning responsibility for preparing commemorative proclamations to agencies designated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and adding a new section requiring trade proclamations to be prepared by the United States Trade Representative and reviewed by the Attorney General for form and legality. It amends Executive Order 13653 on preparing for climate change impacts by adding the OMB Director to the President's Climate Change Adaptation Task Force membership list and revising how the task force's Co-Chairs may structure a Steering Committee and working groups. It also amends Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, to correct a reference to the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Acts of 1972 and 1974. The order states it does not alter agencies' existing legal authority or OMB's budgetary functions, and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13682
Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2014
·Barack Obama·79 FR 73459
Closes all executive branch departments and agencies on Friday, December 26, 2014, the day after Christmas, and excuses federal employees from duty that day. Allows agency heads to keep certain offices open and require specific employees to report for work if needed for national security, defense, or other public needs. States that the closure counts as falling under Executive Order 11582 and relevant federal pay and leave statutes. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take actions necessary to carry out the order. Clarifies that it does not affect existing agency authority or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be implemented consistent with law and available funding, and does not create any enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13681
Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions
·Barack Obama·79 FR 63491
Directs federal agencies to improve security for consumer financial transactions. It requires the Department of the Treasury and General Services Administration to transition government payment terminals and credit, debit, and prepaid Direct Express cards to enhanced security features, such as chip-and-PIN technology, with hardware upgrades required by January 1, 2015; other agencies must submit similar security plans to the Office of Management and Budget by that date. It directs the Attorney General and Department of Homeland Security to issue guidance by February 15, 2015 on reporting compromised credentials, and has the Department of Justice, Department of Commerce, Social Security Administration, and Federal Trade Commission consolidate identity theft resources on IdentityTheft.gov, with an enhanced version available by May 15, 2015. It also requires the National Security Council staff, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Office of Management and Budget to present, within 90 days, a plan requiring multi-factor authentication for agencies sharing personal data online, with implementation completed within 18 months.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13680
Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
·Barack Obama·79 FR 63287
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when not operating under the Navy, to order to active duty units and individual members of the Selected Reserve, as well as certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve designated as essential, to support Operation United Assistance, the humanitarian and consequence-management response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa. It also authorizes these officials to end the active-duty service of those units and members once no longer needed. The order states it creates no enforceable legal right or benefit for any party against the United States or its agencies, officers, or employees.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13679
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
·Barack Obama·79 FR 62323
Establishes a second emergency board, effective October 13, 2014, to investigate a labor dispute between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and its locomotive engineers, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, under the Railway Labor Act. The three-member board, whose members must have no financial interest in any railroad or railway labor organization, is to be appointed by the President. Within 30 days of the board's creation, both parties must submit final settlement offers, and within 30 days after that, the board must report to the President selecting the most reasonable offer. Neither party may change the conditions underlying the dispute from the time the board was requested until 60 days after its report, except by mutual agreement. The board's records become part of the Office of the President's files and will later be held by the National Mediation Board. The board terminates once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13678
Conversion Authority for Criminal Investigators (Special Agents) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
·Barack Obama·79 FR 60949
Establishes an exception to standard competitive civil-service examination rules for Criminal Investigators, known as special agents, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Investigators appointed under Schedule B who complete three years of fully satisfactory service may be converted to career civil-service appointments without a competitive process, provided they meet qualifications set by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. The stated purpose is to help ATF compete for high-quality agents by giving it an authority already held by other federal law enforcement agencies. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations needed to carry out the order. States that it does not alter existing agency authorities or the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary and legislative functions, and does not create any legally enforceable right or benefit for any party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13677
Climate-Resilient International Development
·Barack Obama·79 FR 58231
Directs federal agencies involved in international development to factor climate-change risks into their strategies, programs, projects, investments, and overseas facility planning. Agencies with direct development programs must assess climate vulnerabilities using best-available data, adjust decisions accordingly, and support other countries in doing the same. Agencies participating in multilateral development entities, such as development banks and United Nations organizations, are told to encourage similar risk assessment and adjustment there. Establishes a Working Group on Climate-Resilient International Development, co-chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, under the existing Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, to create guidelines, identify data and tools, and track progress, including a two-year implementation timeline. Requires annual progress reporting to the Council and other bodies. Within one year, the National Security Council must convene agencies to identify further climate-change mitigation opportunities in development work and recommend further action. Includes definitions of terms like resilience and adaptation, and states implementation is subject to available funding and existing law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13676
Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
·Barack Obama·79 FR 56931
Establishes a coordinated federal effort to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Creates a Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Defense, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services, required to submit a five-year National Action Plan to the President by February 15, 2015, with annual progress updates thereafter. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Presidential Advisory Council of up to 30 members to advise on antibiotic resistance policy. Requires Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to review regulations and, by the end of 2016, propose measures requiring hospitals and other facilities to adopt antibiotic stewardship programs. Directs agencies to strengthen surveillance systems, integrate laboratory data, promote development of new antibiotics and diagnostics, and coordinate on eliminating antibiotic use for growth promotion in food-producing animals. Requires the Secretaries of State, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services to designate representatives within 30 days for international cooperation, including with the World Health Organization. Contains additional implementation and administrative provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13675
Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
·Barack Obama·79 FR 46661
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish, within 180 days, the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. The council will consist of up to 15 private-sector members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, drawn from industries such as infrastructure, agriculture, consumer goods, banking, and services. Its role is to advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on strengthening U.S.-Africa commercial ties, including job creation, trade and investment opportunities, infrastructure and agricultural partnerships, financing mechanisms, and support for young African entrepreneurs. The Department of Commerce will fund and administer the council within existing appropriations, and members will serve without pay. The Secretary of Commerce will designate an Executive Director and coordinate with the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. The council terminates two years after the order's date unless extended by the President.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13674
Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
·Barack Obama·79 FR 45671
Amends Executive Order 13295, as previously modified by Executive Order 13375, to revise the list of communicable diseases for which quarantine is authorized. It replaces the provision covering severe acute respiratory syndromes with updated language defining them as diseases marked by fever and respiratory symptoms, capable of person-to-person transmission, and either causing or threatening to cause a pandemic, or otherwise likely to cause serious illness or death if not controlled. The revised definition explicitly excludes influenza. The change was made based on a recommendation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Acting Surgeon General. The order also states it does not alter existing legal authorities of federal 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.13673
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
·Barack Obama·79 FR 45309
Directs federal agencies to require companies bidding on government contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations from the preceding three years, covering laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and several anti-discrimination statutes, among others. Contracting officers must weigh this history, along with any corrective steps taken, when deciding whether a company is a responsible contractor, and must continue monitoring compliance during the contract, with similar disclosure rules extended to major subcontractors. Each agency must designate a Labor Compliance Advisor to oversee these reviews and coordinate with the Department of Labor. The order also requires contractors to give workers wage statements each pay period and to disclose independent-contractor status, and bars contractors on contracts over $1 million from requiring workers to arbitrate civil rights or sexual assault/harassment claims without their voluntary post-dispute consent. It directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, the Department of Labor, and other agencies to issue implementing guidance and regulations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13672
Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity
·Barack Obama·79 FR 42971
Amends Executive Order 11478, which bars discrimination in federal employment, to add gender identity to its existing prohibition on sexual orientation discrimination. Also amends Executive Order 11246, which governs federal contractors, to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories (alongside sex and national origin) protected against discrimination in federal contracting provisions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prepare implementing regulations within 90 days. States that the contractor-related changes apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of those regulations. Clarifies that the order does not alter existing agency legal authority or Office of Management and Budget functions, and does not create any enforceable legal right or benefit against the federal government or its officers and employees. The order took effect immediately upon signing.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13671
Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
·Barack Obama·79 FR 39949
Amends Executive Order 13413, which addressed the national emergency over the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by expanding the criteria under which the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the State Secretary, may block the U.S. property and assets of individuals or entities. Newly covered categories include leaders of armed groups obstructing disarmament, those responsible for attacks on civilians, recruitment of child soldiers, obstruction of humanitarian aid, attacks on peacekeepers, illicit exploitation of natural resources to fund conflict, unauthorized arms transfers, and those materially supporting or controlled by such actors. Adds language clarifying exceptions for licensed or authorized activity and prohibits transactions or conspiracies that evade these sanctions. Directs the Treasury Secretary to issue any needed rules and authorizes delegation of these functions, while instructing all federal agencies to take appropriate measures to implement the order. States it creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13670
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
·Barack Obama·79 FR 35029
Establishes a three-member Emergency Board, effective June 15, 2014, to investigate unresolved labor disputes between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and certain employees represented by labor organizations listed in an attachment, acting under the Railway Labor Act. Board members may not have financial or other interests in railroad labor organizations or carriers. The Board must report its findings to the President within 30 days of its creation. For 120 days from the Board's creation, neither SEPTA nor the unions may change the conditions that gave rise to the disputes except by mutual agreement. The Board's records are treated as records of the Office of the President and, once the Board disbands, are to be kept by the National Mediation Board. The Board terminates automatically once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13669
2014 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
·Barack Obama·79 FR 34999
Amends Part II, its Discussion section, and its Analysis section of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, which was originally prescribed by Executive Order 12473, with the specific changes set out in an attached annex. The amendments take effect on the date of the order but do not make punishable any act that was not already punishable when it occurred, and they do not invalidate any nonjudicial punishment proceedings, restraint, investigation, referral of charges, trial that had already begun, or other action started before the order's effective date. Such pending actions may continue as if the amendments had not been issued. The order applies to military justice proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13668
Ending Immunities Granted to the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Iraqi Property and Interests in Property Pursuant to Executive Order 13303, as Amended
·Barack Obama·79 FR 31019
Terminates the legal protections established under Executive Order 13303 of 2003, as amended by Executive Order 13364, that had shielded the Development Fund for Iraq, Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, and property of the Central Bank of Iraq from attachment, judgment, liens, garnishment, or other judicial process. The order finds that circumstances in Iraq have changed, citing progress by the Government of Iraq in managing debts and claims from the prior regime. It states the change does not otherwise affect the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303, as expanded by Executive Order 13315, which remains in effect, and does not affect immunities the Government of Iraq and its property hold under other applicable law. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to issue rules and take actions needed to implement the order, with authority to delegate these functions, and directs federal agencies to take appropriate measures to carry out its provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13667
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Central African Republic
·Barack Obama·79 FR 28387
Declares a national emergency over the conflict in the Central African Republic, citing violence, atrocities, and use of child soldiers, and blocks all US property and interests of persons listed in an annex or later designated by the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, for actions such as threatening peace or the political transition, targeting civilians, recruiting child soldiers, obstructing humanitarian aid, attacking peacekeepers, or illicitly trading natural resources to fund armed groups. Prohibits donations, contributions, and transactions benefiting such persons, and bars evasion or conspiracy to violate these measures. Suspends US entry for individuals meeting these criteria, treating them under a prior 2011 proclamation on UN travel bans. Waives advance notice to blocked persons and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue regulations, delist persons when circumstances change, and report to Congress. Applies to US persons, entities, and anyone within US jurisdiction. Takes effect May 13, 2014.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13666
Expanding Eligibility for the Defense Meritorious Service Medal
·Barack Obama·79 FR 22591
Amends Executive Order 12019, which established the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, to expand eligibility for the award. The change allows the medal to be given not only to members of the United States armed forces but also to members of the armed forces of a friendly foreign nation.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13665
Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information
·Barack Obama·79 FR 20749