Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment

Executive Order 14029 of May 14, 2021

Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and
Technical Amendment

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of title 5,
United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Revocation of Presidential Actions. The
following Presidential actions are revoked: Executive
Order 13925 of May 28, 2020 (Preventing Online
Censorship), Executive Order 13933 of June 26, 2020
(Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues
and Combating Recent Criminal Violence), Executive
Order 13934 of July 3, 2020 (Building and Rebuilding
Monuments to American Heroes), Executive Order 13964 of
December 10, 2020 (Rebranding United States Foreign
Assistance To Advance American Influence), Executive
Order 13978 of January 18, 2021 (Building the National
Garden of American Heroes), and Executive Order 13980
of January 18, 2021 (Protecting Americans From
Overcriminalization Through Regulatory Reform).

Sec. 2. Implementation. The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget and the heads of executive
departments and agencies shall promptly consider taking
steps to rescind any orders, rules, regulations,
guidelines, or policies, or portions thereof,
implementing or enforcing the Presidential actions
identified in section 1 of this order, as appropriate
and consistent with applicable law, including the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. In
addition, any personnel positions, committees, task
forces, or other entities established pursuant to the
Presidential actions identified in section 1 of this
order shall be abolished, as appropriate and consistent
with applicable law.

Sec. 3. Technical Amendment. To enhance the efficiency
of the civil service and to promote good administration
and systematic application of merit system principles,
Executive Order 14003 of January 22, 2021 (Protecting
the Federal Workforce), revoked Executive Order 13957
of October 21, 2020 (Creating Schedule F in the
Excepted Service), thereby eliminating Schedule F in
the excepted service. In order to update the civil
service rules to reflect the action taken in Executive
Order 14003, Civil Service Rule VI is amended as
follows:

    (a) 5 CFR 6.2 is amended to read:
    OPM shall list positions that it excepts from the
competitive service in Schedules A, B, C, and D, and it
shall list the position of administrative law judge in
Schedule E, which schedules shall constitute parts of
this rule, as follows:

Schedule A. Positions other than those of a confidential or policy-
determining character for which it is not practicable to examine shall be
listed in Schedule A.

Schedule B. Positions other than those of a confidential or policy-
determining character for which it is not practicable to hold a competitive
examination shall be listed in Schedule B. Appointments to these positions
shall be subject to such noncompetitive examination as may be prescribed by
OPM.

Schedule C. Positions of a confidential or policy-determining character
shall be listed in Schedule C.

Schedule D. Positions other than those of a confidential or policy-
determining character for which the competitive service requirements make
impracticable the adequate recruitment of sufficient numbers of students
attending qualifying educational institutions or individuals who have
recently completed qualifying educational programs shall be listed in
Schedule D. These positions are temporarily placed in the excepted service
to enable more effective recruitment from all segments of society by using
means of recruiting and assessing candidates that diverge from the rules
generally applicable to the competitive service.

Schedule E. Positions of administrative law judge appointed under 5 U.S.C.
3105 shall be listed in Schedule E. Conditions of good administration
warrant placing the position of administrative law judge in the excepted
service and exempting appointment to this position from the requirements of
5 CFR, part 302, including examination and rating requirements, though each
agency shall follow the principle of veteran preference as far as
administratively feasible.

    (b) 5 CFR 6.4 is amended to read:
    “Except as required by statute, the Civil Service
Rules and Regulations shall not apply to removals from
positions listed in Schedules A, C, D, or E, or from
positions excepted from the competitive service by
statute. The Civil Service Rules and Regulations shall
apply to removals from positions listed in Schedule B
of persons who have competitive status.”

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 or 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,

    May 14, 2021.