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Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity
This executive order mandates comprehensive cybersecurity reforms across the federal government, focusing on securing software supply chains, hardening federal systems and communications, combating identity fraud, and integrating AI into cyber defense. It establishes numerous deadlines for agencies to implement technical requirements including encrypted DNS, routing security, post-quantum cryptography, and enhanced threat-hunting capabilities. The order builds on EO 14028 and the National Cybersecurity Strategy with specific procurement rule changes and operational directives.
Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Situation in the Western Balkans
This executive order amends Executive Order 14033 to expand sanctions authorities targeting individuals and entities threatening stability in the Western Balkans. It broadens criteria for blocking property and suspending entry to include undermining democratic institutions, obstructing regional peace agreements like the Prespa and Ohrid agreements, serious human rights abuse, and corruption involving government officials. The order also adds new categories of covered persons including spouses, adult children, and those who materially assist sanctioned individuals.
Delegation of Certain Sanctions-Related Authorities Under Public Law 118-50
This memorandum delegates presidential sanctions authorities under multiple acts within Public Law 118-50 to specific Cabinet secretaries. It assigns implementation responsibilities for Iran-related petroleum sanctions, missile export controls, human rights accountability, terrorist group financing prevention, technology export controls, human shields countermeasures, Captagon trafficking suppression, and Iranian leadership accountability to the Secretaries of Treasury, State, Defense, Commerce, and the Attorney General, often requiring interagency consultation.
Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act
This memorandum delegates specific presidential authorities under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act to the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. The Treasury Secretary receives authority over sovereign debt restructuring and related economic measures, while the State Secretary receives authority over diplomatic and policy provisions, in consultation with Treasury.
Extending Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
This memorandum extends Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and employment authorization for eligible Liberians who have been continuously present in the U.S. since May 20, 2017, through June 30, 2026. It directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a Federal Register notice to implement immediate work authorization and replacement documents. The extension maintains protection from removal for approximately 4,000 Liberians covered under the 2022 memorandum.
Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern
This executive order restricts countries of concern from accessing Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data through new regulations on data transactions, submarine cable licensing, and federal research funding. It directs the Attorney General and Homeland Security to issue regulations within 180 days to prohibit or restrict high-risk data transfers while avoiding broad data localization requirements or commercial decoupling. The order also mandates reports on genomic data risks and prior data transfers, with security requirements based on NIST cybersecurity frameworks.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1230 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
This memorandum delegates the President's authority to transmit a report required by Section 1230 of the FY2024 NDAA to the Secretary of Defense, who must consult with the Secretary of State and, as appropriate, the Attorney General. The delegation automatically applies to any future law containing the same or substantially similar reporting requirement. The Secretary of Defense is directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Palestinians
President Biden directed the deferral of removal for 18 months for Palestinians present in the U.S. as of February 14, 2024, due to deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack and Israel's military response. The memorandum also authorizes employment for deferred individuals and directs consideration of suspending regulatory requirements for Palestinian F-1 students, with exclusions for those posing security risks, with criminal records, or whose presence is deemed against U.S. interests.
Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation's Harmful Activities
This executive order expands U.S. sanctions against Russia by authorizing secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that facilitate transactions supporting Russia's military-industrial base, and strengthens import bans on Russian-origin fish, seafood, alcoholic beverages, diamonds, and related products. It amends three existing executive orders (14024, 14068) to close loopholes and enhance enforcement capabilities.
Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
This executive order establishes a comprehensive, government-wide framework for governing AI development and use, directing federal agencies to develop safety standards, require reporting from companies building large AI models, protect against AI-enabled cyber and biological threats, safeguard civil rights and privacy, and build federal AI workforce capacity. It invokes the Defense Production Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose reporting obligations on AI developers and cloud infrastructure providers regarding dual-use foundation models and foreign user transactions.
Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern
This executive order establishes a new outbound investment screening program requiring U.S. persons to notify Treasury of certain investments in semiconductors, quantum technologies, and AI in "countries of concern," and prohibiting other transactions deemed to pose acute national security risks. The order delegates authority to Treasury to issue implementing regulations after public notice and comment, with periodic review and reporting requirements.
Advancing Economic Security for Military and Veteran Spouses, Military Caregivers, and Survivors
This executive order directs federal agencies to improve economic security for military-connected families through enhanced federal hiring and retention of military spouses, caregivers, and survivors; expanded telework and remote work options; support for military spouse entrepreneurs; and expanded child care access including flexible spending accounts by January 1, 2024. It requires development of a government-wide strategic plan within 180 days, updates to hiring authorities beginning in Fiscal Year 2025, and various policy changes to reduce employment barriers tied to military life.
Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition
This executive order expands existing sanctions authorities against Sudan to target foreign persons destabilizing the country and undermining democratic transition. It blocks property of individuals and entities involved in threatening Sudan's stability, obstructing civilian government formation, committing human rights abuses, or interfering with humanitarian assistance, while also suspending U.S. entry for covered noncitizens.
Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government framework to advance environmental justice by requiring federal agencies to identify and address disproportionate environmental and health burdens on underserved communities. It mandates new Environmental Justice Strategic Plans, creates a White House Office of Environmental Justice with a Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer, expands the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council to 25 cabinet-level and agency members, and establishes new requirements for data collection, community engagement, and toxic chemical release notification.
Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
This executive order strengthens and extends the Biden Administration's equity mandate by requiring federal agencies to establish Equity Teams within 30 days, submit annual Equity Action Plans starting September 2023, and embed equity considerations across budgeting, procurement, AI development, and program delivery. It sets a 15% federal procurement goal for small disadvantaged businesses by FY2025, revokes Trump-era Opportunity Zone executive orders, and mandates coordination through a new White House Steering Committee on Equity.
Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua
This executive order expands U.S. sanctions against Nicaragua by amending Executive Order 13851 to add new criteria for blocking property of individuals (including for suppressing press freedom), ban imports of Nicaraguan products, restrict exports to Nicaragua, prohibit new U.S. investment, and target the gold sector and other economic sectors to be determined by cabinet secretaries.
Implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022
This executive order establishes an interagency steering council to coordinate implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022, directing agencies to prioritize domestic semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain security, workforce development, and taxpayer accountability. It creates governance structures but does not itself allocate funds or establish new regulatory requirements.
Delegation of Authority Under Sections 102 and 106 of the CHIPS Act of 2022
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to submit CHIPS Act cost estimates to Congress. The Secretary of Commerce, Defense, State, and the NSF Director each receive authority for specific statutory cost estimate submissions, with Commerce also directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
Bolstering Efforts To Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home
This executive order declares a national emergency over hostage-taking and wrongful detention of U.S. nationals abroad, expanding existing hostage recovery infrastructure to cover state-sponsored wrongful detentions. It authorizes sanctions—including asset blocking and visa bans—against foreign persons involved in such acts, and mandates enhanced interagency coordination, family engagement, and diplomatic strategies led by the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
Extending and Expanding Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
This memorandum extends Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians in the United States through June 30, 2024, and expands eligibility to include those continuously present since May 20, 2017. It also authorizes continued employment authorization through that date and includes protections for certain individuals whose LRIF adjustment applications were denied for procedural rather than substantive reasons.
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
This memorandum establishes the Biden Administration's policy and organizational framework for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), a G7-aligned initiative to mobilize public and private financing for high-standard infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries. It directs a whole-of-government approach across multiple agencies, with four priority areas: climate and energy security, digital connectivity, health and health security, and gender equality and equity. The memorandum creates a Special Presidential Coordinator role, mandates specific strategy development by multiple cabinet secretaries, and requires a presidential report within 180 days.
Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals
This executive order directs federal agencies to advance equality for LGBTQI+ individuals through a comprehensive set of initiatives addressing healthcare access, education, housing, child welfare, and data collection. It establishes specific deadlines for agencies to develop policies, guidance, and reports aimed at combating discrimination, ending conversion therapy, improving federal benefits access, and strengthening supports for LGBTQI+ youth, older adults, and families.
Strengthening the Nation's Forests, Communities, and Local Economies
This executive order directs federal agencies to inventory and conserve mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, develop reforestation targets for 2030, combat international deforestation through trade and foreign assistance reforms, and expand nature-based climate solutions across government. It emphasizes science-based forest management, indigenous knowledge, and sustainable economic development for timber communities.
Declaration of National Emergency and Invocation of Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports
President Biden declared a national emergency under the Magnuson Act to prohibit Russian-affiliated vessels from entering U.S. ports, effective April 28, 2022, with limited exceptions for nuclear material transport (when no alternative exists) and force majeure humanitarian situations. The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to issue implementing regulations.
Prohibiting New Investment in and Certain Services to the Russian Federation in Response to Continued Russian Federation Aggression
This executive order prohibits new U.S. investment in Russia and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to ban categories of services exports to Russia, building on prior sanctions. It also bars U.S. persons from facilitating foreign transactions that would be prohibited if done directly.
Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression
This executive order imposes sweeping trade and financial restrictions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, banning imports of Russian seafood, alcohol, and diamonds; blocking exports of luxury goods and U.S. dollar banknotes to Russia; and prohibiting new U.S. investments in any sector of the Russian economy. The order also bars U.S. persons from facilitating transactions by foreign persons that would violate these prohibitions. Implementation authority is delegated to the Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce with broad regulatory rulemaking power.
Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets
This executive order establishes the first comprehensive federal framework for U.S. digital asset policy, directing agencies to study and report on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), consumer protections, financial stability risks, illicit finance, energy impacts, and international competitiveness. It mandates numerous interagency reports with deadlines ranging from 90 days to over a year, but does not itself create new regulations or a CBDC.
Prohibiting Certain Imports and New Investments With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Efforts To Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
This executive order bans U.S. imports of Russian oil, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal, and prohibits new U.S. investment in Russia's energy sector. It also blocks U.S. persons from facilitating foreign transactions that would violate these prohibitions, expanding sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts To Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
This executive order expands a 2014 national emergency to impose sanctions on Russia's newly recognized Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. It blocks U.S. investment, trade, and financial transactions with these regions; freezes assets of persons operating there; and suspends U.S. entry of sanctioned noncitizens.
Protecting Certain Property of Da Afghanistan Bank for the Benefit of the People of Afghanistan
This executive order blocks approximately $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets held in U.S. financial institutions, consolidating them at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It declares a national emergency due to Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and economic collapse, while protecting these funds from litigation by terrorism victims and others.
Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
This executive order declares a national emergency over international illicit drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl and synthetic opioids, and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to impose sanctions on foreign persons and entities involved in the global drug trade. It provides a broad framework for blocking assets, restricting financial transactions, and suspending entry into the United States for targeted individuals and their leadership.
Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime
This executive order establishes the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime (USCTOC), a new interagency body replacing the Threat Mitigation Working Group, to coordinate federal efforts against transnational criminal organizations. It also creates a Strategic Division housed at the Department of Justice to develop whole-of-government strategic plans, and mandates intelligence assessments and threat prioritization reports within specified timeframes.
The National Space Council
This executive order reconstitutes the National Space Council, chaired by the Vice President, with a broad membership of cabinet secretaries and senior officials. It establishes the Council's advisory and coordination functions for national space policy across civil, commercial, and national security sectors, creates a Users' Advisory Group of non-Federal industry representatives, and revokes two Trump-era executive orders on the same body.
Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This proclamation revokes country-specific COVID-19 travel bans and replaces them with a vaccination-based system for international air travelers. Beginning November 8, 2021, most noncitizen nonimmigrants traveling to the United States by air must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions subject to CDC-determined testing, masking, quarantine, and vaccination requirements.
Temporary Certification Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
This memorandum temporarily certifies continued withholding of JFK assassination records until December 15, 2022, while directing an intensive 1-year review to maximize transparency. It mandates interim releases, requires agencies to justify any continued redactions with unclassified explanations, and orders NARA to digitize and publish its entire collection online.
Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
This executive order declares a national emergency over the conflict in northern Ethiopia, authorizing the Treasury and State Departments to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for violence, human rights abuses, obstruction of humanitarian aid, or undermining peace processes. It blocks property, restricts financial transactions, and suspends U.S. entry for designated persons while attempting to preserve humanitarian assistance flows to at-risk populations.
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Belarus
This executive order expands a 2006 national emergency to block property of additional Belarusian persons and entities, including leaders, government officials, and those operating in key economic sectors like defense, energy, potash, tobacco, construction, and transportation. It also suspends U.S. entry for noncitizens meeting designated criteria, with limited exceptions.
Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong Residents
This memorandum directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to defer for 18 months the removal of Hong Kong residents present in the U.S. as of August 5, 2021, citing erosion of rights and freedoms under China's National Security Law. It also authorizes employment for deferred individuals and directs consideration of regulatory relief for F-1 student visa holders from Hong Kong.
Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries
This executive order revokes Trump-era bans on TikTok, WeChat, and other Chinese apps (EOs 13942, 13943, 13971) and replaces them with a broader, evidence-based framework for evaluating risks from foreign adversary-connected software applications. It directs the Commerce Secretary to produce two reports with recommendations for protecting Americans' sensitive data and addressing risks from connected software applications.
Blocking Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons Contributing to the Destabilizing Situation in the Western Balkans
This executive order expands a 2001 national emergency to block U.S.-based assets and suspend entry into the United States of individuals and entities deemed responsible for destabilizing activities in the Western Balkans, including threats to peace, democratic backsliding, obstruction of peace agreements, human rights abuses, and corruption. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate targeted persons and implement sanctions.
Addressing the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China
This executive order expands and replaces the Trump-era investment ban on Chinese military companies (EO 13959) by adding Chinese surveillance technology companies to the prohibited list. It bars U.S. persons from buying or selling publicly traded securities of designated companies in China's defense, military-industrial, and surveillance technology sectors, with phased effective dates and divestment deadlines.
Revoking Proclamation 9945
This proclamation revokes Proclamation 9945, which had suspended entry of immigrants who could not demonstrate ability to cover healthcare costs or purchase qualifying health insurance. It directs the Secretaries of State, HHS, and Homeland Security to review and revise any agency actions developed under the revoked proclamation.
Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation
This executive order declares a national emergency and authorizes blocking property of persons involved in specified harmful Russian government activities, including election interference, malicious cyber activities, transnational corruption, and energy supply disruptions. It also suspends entry into the United States of noncitizens meeting certain criteria related to these activities.
America's Supply Chains
This executive order directs a comprehensive, two-phase review of U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities across critical sectors including semiconductors, batteries, critical minerals, and pharmaceuticals (100-day review), followed by deeper one-year assessments of defense, public health, ICT, energy, transportation, and agricultural supply chains. It establishes a coordinated interagency process to identify risks and recommend policies to strengthen domestic manufacturing, reduce foreign dependencies, and build resilient, diverse supply chains.
Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma
This executive order declares a national emergency and blocks property of individuals and entities involved in Burma's military coup, including military officials, government leaders after February 2, 2021, and those undermining democratic processes or committing human rights abuses. It also suspends U.S. entry for covered noncitizens and prohibits transactions benefiting sanctioned persons.
Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration
This executive order revokes Trump-era restrictions on refugee resettlement and directs a comprehensive rebuilding and expansion of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). It mandates multiple reviews and reports to streamline vetting, reduce backlogs, improve protections for vulnerable groups, and address Special Immigrant Visa delays for Iraqi and Afghan allies. It also orders the first-ever U.S. government report on climate change's impact on migration.
Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families
This executive order creates an interagency task force to identify and reunite children separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border under the 2018 Zero-Tolerance Policy. It revokes the prior administration's EO 13841 and mandates regular progress reports to the President on reunification efforts and policy recommendations to prevent future family separations.
Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans
This executive order directs a comprehensive review of Trump-era immigration policies to remove barriers to legal immigration, naturalization, and public benefits access. It establishes interagency task forces to coordinate integration efforts and mandates specific plans and reports to streamline citizenship processes and reverse restrictive public charge and sponsor liability policies.
Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Executive Order 14008 establishes climate change as a central pillar of U.S. foreign policy and national security while creating a sweeping government-wide domestic climate framework. It creates new White House offices and interagency bodies, sets a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, pauses new oil and gas leasing on federal lands pending review, and mandates numerous agency reports and plans within 60-120 days. The order also establishes a Civilian Climate Corps, targets conserving 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030, and creates mechanisms to prioritize environmental justice and economic revitalization of fossil fuel communities.
Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel
This executive order mandates mask-wearing on domestic public transportation and at airports, and establishes policies for COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements for international travelers entering the United States. It directs multiple federal agencies to implement these public health measures consistent with CDC guidelines and to submit implementation plans within specified timeframes.
Reinstating Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
This memorandum reinstates Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians who were under DED protection as of January 10, 2021, deferring their removal and providing employment authorization through June 30, 2022. It directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement these protections and review LRIF adjustment-of-status procedures to ensure timely processing.
Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities
This executive order revokes the Trump-era EO 13768 (which expanded interior immigration enforcement and threatened sanctuary jurisdictions) and directs agency heads to review and revise related policies to align with the Biden Administration's stated priorities of border security, humanitarian concerns, public health, and due process.