Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495
Signed October 31, 2019·Donald Trump·84 FR 59709
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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.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal Government procurement, it is hereby ordered
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Disposition
Revokes: EO 13495, January 30, 2009 Revoked by: EO 14055 of November 18, 2021
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The order, in full
Executive Order 13897 of October 31, 2019
Improving Federal Contractor Operations by
Revoking Executive Order 13495
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and
in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal
Government procurement, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. Revocation of Prior Order. Executive Order
13495 of January 30, 2009 (Nondisplacement of Qualified
Workers Under Service Contracts), which requires that
successor Federal contractors in certain circumstances
offer a right of first refusal of employment to
employees employed under the predecessor contract, is
hereby revoked.
Sec. 2. Agency Implementation. The Secretary of Labor
(Secretary), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council, and heads of executive departments and
agencies shall, consistent with law, promptly move to
rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines,
programs, or policies implementing or enforcing
Executive Order 13495.
Sec. 3. Enforcement. The Secretary shall terminate,
effective immediately, any investigations or compliance
actions based on Executive Order 13495.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 31, 2019.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed October 31, 2019. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.