E.O.13864
Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities
·Donald Trump·84 FR 11401
E.O.13863
Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Transnational Criminal Organizations
·Donald Trump·84 FR 10255
Amends Executive Order 13581, which declared a national emergency over transnational criminal organizations, by revising the definition of "significant transnational criminal organization." Under the updated definition, the term covers any group that includes one or more foreign persons, that engages in or facilitates an ongoing pattern of serious criminal activity spanning at least two foreign countries or one foreign country and the United States, and that threatens the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States. The order states it does not alter existing legal authorities of federal agencies or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, must be carried out consistent with applicable law and available funding, and does not create any new legal rights or benefits enforceable against the United States.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13862
Revocation of Reporting Requirement
·Donald Trump·84 FR 8789
Revokes Section 3 of Executive Order 13732, which had required the Director of National Intelligence, or another designated official, to publicly release an annual unclassified summary of strikes conducted outside areas of active hostilities and estimates of resulting combatant and non-combatant deaths. The order notes that separate reporting requirements remain in place under federal law: Section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual civilian casualty report to congressional defense committees, and Section 1062 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 expanded that report's scope and requires it to be made public unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that publication would threaten national security. The order states it does not alter existing agency authorities or budget functions, and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13861
National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Suicide
·Donald Trump·84 FR 8585
Establishes the Veteran Wellness, Empowerment, and Suicide Prevention Task Force, co-chaired by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, with membership including the Secretaries of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Education, and Homeland Security, plus other senior officials. Directs the Task Force, within 365 days, to develop and submit to the President a national plan called PREVENTS (President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide), covering community integration and collaboration proposals, a national research strategy on veteran suicide, and an implementation strategy identifying needed policy changes and resources. Also requires a legislative proposal, submitted through the Office of Management and Budget, for grants helping local communities coordinate veteran services. The Department of Veterans Affairs must fund and support the Task Force and designate an Executive Director. The Task Force will monitor implementation of the roadmap and terminate two years after its submission.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13860
Supporting the Transition of Active Duty Service Members and Military Veterans Into the Merchant Marine
·Donald Trump·84 FR 8407
Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to support active duty service members and veterans in obtaining merchant mariner credentials. Within one year, they must identify military training and experience that could qualify for such credentialing and submit it to the Coast Guard's National Maritime Center for review. The order also directs officials to seek fee waivers or department payment for license evaluation and examination fees for active duty members, have the applicable military services pay for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards for those pursuing mariner credentials, provide sea service certification within one month of discharge or release, and maintain an online resource for separating service members on credentialing. The United States Committee on the Marine Transportation System is directed to pursue further initiatives, including continuing the Military to Mariner Initiative, and to submit yearly status reports to the President through the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Implementation depends on available funding and existing law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13859
Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
·Donald Trump·84 FR 3967
Establishes the American AI Initiative, a coordinated federal strategy to sustain U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, guided by principles of technological investment, technical standards, workforce training, public trust, and international engagement while protecting American technology from foreign competitors. Directs the National Science and Technology Council's Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence to coordinate implementation across agencies. Requires agency heads conducting research and development to prioritize AI funding and report plans to the Office of Management and Budget. Directs agencies to review federal data and computing resources to expand access for AI research while protecting privacy and security. Orders the Office of Management and Budget to issue regulatory guidance for AI applications within 180 days, and directs the Commerce Department, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to issue a plan for AI technical standards. Calls for prioritizing AI within federal education and fellowship programs, and directs national security officials to develop a classified or unclassified action plan protecting U.S. AI advantages against foreign adversaries, due to the President within 120 days.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13858
Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects
·Donald Trump·84 FR 2039
Directs federal agencies administering programs that fund infrastructure projects with federal financial assistance to encourage recipients of new awards to use iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products produced in the United States to the greatest extent practicable. Defines key terms including 'produced in the United States,' 'infrastructure project,' and 'covered program,' the latter excluding programs where a domestic preference would conflict with law or where comparable preferences already apply. Requires each agency head to report within 90 days on strategies to meet this goal, and within 120 days to report to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy, on tools and options for maximizing use of domestically produced materials in such awards. Also amends Executive Order 13788 by replacing the term 'Federal grants' with 'Federal financial assistance.' States it does not alter existing legal authorities or create enforceable rights, and applies only consistent with law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13857
Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela
·Donald Trump·84 FR 509
Amends earlier executive orders addressing the national emergency with respect to Venezuela (Executive Orders 13692, 13808, 13827, 13835, and 13850) by revising the definition of "Government of Venezuela" in each. The updated definition covers the Venezuelan state and government, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, explicitly including the Central Bank of Venezuela and the state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), along with any entity owned or controlled by them and anyone acting on their behalf, including members of what the order calls the Maduro regime. The order cites ongoing human rights violations, arrests of protesters, press freedom restrictions, and efforts to undermine Venezuela's Interim President and National Assembly as context. It states it does not alter existing agency authorities or create new legal rights, and is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13856
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·Donald Trump·84 FR 65
Sets updated federal pay rates for the coming year across multiple pay systems, attaching detailed schedules covering the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay, the Senior Executive Service, the Executive Schedule, the Vice President and Congress, federal judges, uniformed services members and cadets or midshipmen, locality-based comparability payments, and administrative law judges. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement the locality-based comparability payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. Most schedules take effect on the first day of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2019, while the uniformed services pay schedule takes effect January 1, 2019. Supersedes the prior pay-rate order, Executive Order 13819 of December 22, 2017, as of these effective dates. Applies broadly to federal civilian employees, senior executives, judges, elected officials, and military personnel whose pay is governed by these statutory schedules.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13855
Promoting Active Management of America's Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands To Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk
·Donald Trump·84 FR 45
Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to actively manage federal forests, rangelands, and other lands to reduce wildfire risk, in partnership with states, tribes, and local communities. Both secretaries must set 2019 acreage and timber-sale targets for reducing fuel loads, protecting water quality, addressing invasive species, and maintaining access roads, and by March 31, 2019, must identify salvage and log recovery options from lands damaged by recent fires, insects, or disease. The order calls for streamlining environmental reviews, expanding use of categorical exclusions, speeding Endangered Species Act consultations, and using unmanned aerial systems to support forest management and firefighting. It also directs the secretaries to jointly develop a wildfire management strategy by December 31, 2020, covering high-risk land identification, market conditions for timber and biomass, and interagency coordination on environmental law compliance, and to expand partnerships through Good Neighbor Authority agreements and long-term stewardship contracts, including 20-year agreements, with outside organizations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13854
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2018
·Donald Trump·83 FR 65481
Closes all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on Monday, December 24, 2018, and excuses their employees from duty. Allows agency heads to require certain offices or employees to remain open or report for duty for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need. Specifies that December 24, 2018, is treated as falling under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes for purposes of employee pay and leave. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take actions necessary to implement the order. States that implementation is subject to available appropriations and existing law, does not affect existing agency authority or the budgetary functions of the Office of Management and Budget, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13853
Establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council
·Donald Trump·83 FR 65071
Establishes the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council to coordinate federal efforts encouraging public and private investment in urban and economically distressed areas, including tax-incentivized "opportunity zones" created under the 2017 tax law. The Council, chaired by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy as Vice Chair, includes numerous cabinet secretaries and agency heads. It is tasked with assessing how agencies can prioritize investment in these communities, reducing regulatory burdens, consulting with state, local, and tribal officials and private stakeholders, and recommending policy changes. The Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy must submit a work plan within 90 days, and further reports with recommended statutory, regulatory, and program changes within 210 days and one year. The order also amends Executive Order 13845 regarding the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board's membership and role. The Council is set to terminate on January 21, 2021, unless extended.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13852
Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 5, 2018
·Donald Trump·83 FR 62687
Closes all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on December 5, 2018, as a mark of respect for George Herbert Walker Bush, the forty-first President. Allows agency heads to determine that certain offices, installations, or employees must remain operational or report for duty that day for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need. Specifies that the closure day falls under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes governing employee compensation. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to take actions necessary to implement the order. States that implementation must be consistent with applicable law and available appropriations, does not affect existing statutory authority of agencies or the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary functions, and creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13851
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua
·Donald Trump·83 FR 61505
Declares a national emergency over the situation in Nicaragua, citing the Ortega government's violent response to 2018 protests, dismantling of democratic institutions, use of repressive tactics against civilians, and corruption. Blocks all US property and interests of any person the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines to be responsible for human rights abuses, undermining democracy, threatening Nicaragua's stability, or engaging in corrupt transactions tied to the Nicaraguan government, as well as officials of that government serving since January 10, 2007, their leaders, and those who materially assist or are owned or controlled by such persons. Suspends US entry of aliens meeting these criteria, unless the Secretary of State finds entry in the national interest. Prohibits donations, contributions, or transactions benefiting blocked persons, and bars evasion or conspiracy to violate these prohibitions. Authorizes the Treasury Department to issue implementing regulations and directs all federal agencies to take appropriate measures to carry out the order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13850
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela
·Donald Trump·83 FR 55243
Acting under the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 and building on prior orders addressing Venezuela, this order blocks all US property and property interests of persons the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the State Secretary, determines operate in Venezuela's gold sector or other designated sectors, engage in corrupt transactions with the Venezuelan government, provide support to such activities, or are owned or controlled by blocked persons. It bars US persons from making contributions or providing funds, goods, or services to such blocked persons, and prohibits transactions that evade or attempt to evade these restrictions. It suspends US entry for foreign nationals meeting these criteria, treating them under a prior travel-ban proclamation. It authorizes the Treasury and State Departments to issue implementing regulations and dispenses with advance notice to those being designated, on the grounds that notice could let them move assets first. It defines key terms including "person," "entity," "United States person," and "Government of Venezuela."Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13849
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
·Donald Trump·83 FR 48195
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and other agency heads to implement specific sanctions against persons designated by the President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act and the Ukraine Freedom Support Act. Depending on which sanctions are selected, agencies may block a sanctioned person's U.S. property, restrict loans, credit, and foreign-exchange transactions, bar procurement and export financing through the Export-Import Bank, deny export licenses, prohibit defense-related exports, direct U.S. representatives at international financial institutions to oppose loans benefiting the person, and have the Secretary of State deny visas while the Secretary of Homeland Security excludes such individuals from the United States. These measures can also extend to corporate officers of a sanctioned entity. The order prohibits transactions that evade these sanctions, bars related donations, waives advance notice before blocking property, and directs the Treasury Department, in consultation with the State Department, to issue regulations needed to carry it out. It builds on national emergencies declared in Executive Orders 13660 and 13694.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13848
Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election
·Donald Trump·83 FR 46843
Declares a national emergency over foreign interference in United States elections and creates a framework for sanctions. Directs the Director of National Intelligence to assess, within 45 days after a federal election, whether a foreign government or its agents interfered, and to send that assessment to top officials. Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to deliver, within another 45 days, a report evaluating any effect on election or campaign infrastructure. Blocks all US property and interests of any foreign person found by the Secretary of the Treasury to have engaged in, assisted, or been controlled by parties involved in such interference, and bars transactions or donations benefiting them. Suspends US entry for such blocked individuals. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, with the Secretary of State and Attorney General, to impose appropriate sanctions after the assessment and report, and to recommend further sanctions, potentially targeting major foreign business sectors such as finance, defense, energy, technology, and transportation. Also sets definitions and implementation procedures, including a 30-day deadline for agencies to develop a joint operating framework.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13847
Strengthening Retirement Security in America
·Donald Trump·83 FR 45321
Directs federal agencies to examine ways to expand access to workplace retirement plans and reduce regulatory burdens on employers. Within 180 days, the Secretary of Labor must consider proposing rules or guidance clarifying when groups or associations of employers can form Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and expanding access for part-time workers, sole proprietors, and other non-traditional workers. Within 180 days, the Secretary of the Treasury must consider guidance on tax qualification requirements for MEPs, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor. Within one year, the Secretary of Labor must review, with Treasury, ways to make required retirement plan disclosures clearer and less costly, including greater use of electronic delivery, and consider related regulations. Within 180 days, the Secretary of the Treasury must also examine whether life expectancy and distribution tables used for required minimum distributions should be updated based on current mortality data. The order applies to federal agencies overseeing retirement plan regulation and does not create enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13846
Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran
·Donald Trump·83 FR 38939
Following the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, this order re-imposes sanctions on Iran that had been lifted or waived under that agreement. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State to block property and impose financial, banking, and trade restrictions on persons involved in Iran's purchase of U.S. bank notes or precious metals, dealings with the National Iranian Oil Company, Central Bank of Iran, or blocked individuals, and activity in Iran's automotive, energy, shipping, shipbuilding, and port sectors. It sets restrictions on foreign financial institutions handling Iranian petroleum, petrochemical, or currency transactions, and authorizes visa denials and entry bans for related individuals. It revokes Executive Orders 13628 and 13716, prohibits transaction evasion and conspiracy, defines key terms, and states measures take effect August 7, 2018. It also carves out exceptions for humanitarian goods and certain natural gas projects, and contains additional administrative and implementation provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13845
Establishing the President's National Council for the American Worker
·Donald Trump·83 FR 35099