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Helping Left-Behind Communities Make a Comeback
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government approach to coordinate federal economic development programs for economically distressed, rural, Tribal, and disaster-affected communities. It directs 11 agencies to improve community engagement, create a unified technical assistance network, and give preference to covered communities in funding opportunities, with specific deliverables due within one year.
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.
Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of United States Steel Corporation by Nippon Steel Corporation
President Biden issued an order under the Defense Production Act blocking Nippon Steel Corporation's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel Corporation, finding credible evidence that the transaction threatened U.S. national security. The order prohibits the transaction and requires the parties to fully abandon it within 30 days, with weekly compliance certifications to CFIUS until abandonment is complete.
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
This annual determination under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act imposes FY 2025 restrictions on nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related U.S. assistance and multilateral development bank lending for countries failing to meet minimum anti-trafficking standards. It also grants partial waivers and full national-interest determinations for select countries, and adds Sint Maarten to the restricted list with tailored conditions.
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
President Biden extended for one year the exercise of authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act as applied to Cuba, continuing economic sanctions implemented through the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. This annual determination prevents the expiration of these authorities that would otherwise occur on September 14, 2024.
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.
Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums
This executive order establishes a White House interagency working group to expand Registered Apprenticeship programs across federal agencies and their grant/procurement processes, while also revoking a 2017 Trump order to restore Labor-Management Forums for federal employee union collaboration. It requires agencies to review procurement and grants for apprenticeship opportunities, develop workforce plans incorporating apprenticeships, and submit implementation plans for labor-management forums within 180 days.
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.
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
President Biden extended for one year the exercise of authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act with respect to Cuba, continuing economic sanctions implemented through the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. The continuation runs from September 14, 2023 until September 14, 2024. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
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.
Delegation of Authority of Certain National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Functions
This memorandum delegates authority to submit national emergency expenditure reports to Congress from the President to three Cabinet secretaries: DHS for border-related emergencies (Proclamations 6867/7757/9398/9699 and 10371), and HHS (in consultation with Treasury) for the COVID-19 emergency (Proclamation 9994). It is a technical administrative delegation under the National Emergencies Act with no policy changes to the underlying emergencies.
Strengthening Access to Affordable, High-Quality Contraception and Family Planning Services
This executive order directs federal agencies to strengthen access to affordable contraception and family planning services following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. It instructs multiple departments to consider actions to improve contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, and federal programs for service members, veterans, and federal employees, while also supporting Title X clinics and health centers.
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.
Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers
This executive order directs federal agencies to use existing authorities to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care and long-term care, and to improve wages and working conditions for caregivers. It includes specific actions across HHS, Labor, Education, Veterans Affairs, and other agencies to boost compensation, increase training pathways, support family caregivers, and leverage federal infrastructure and workforce funding for care services. Most provisions are framed as considerations, guidance, or encouragement rather than mandates.
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 Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
This executive order establishes a new White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation to coordinate implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's energy and infrastructure provisions. It also restructures interagency coordination by amending previous executive orders to expand the National Climate Task Force's mission, add the new Senior Advisor to multiple interagency bodies, and prioritize clean energy deployment, environmental justice, and domestic manufacturing.
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.
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.
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.
Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Extensions of Time and Duty-Free Importation of Solar Cells and Modules From Southeast Asia
President Biden declared an emergency under the Tariff Act of 1930 to address threatened electricity shortfalls by authorizing duty-free importation of solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam for up to 24 months. The Proclamation invokes section 1318(a) authority for the Secretary of Commerce to permit duty-free imports and extend related deadlines, with required consultation from Treasury and Homeland Security. The action aims to prevent cancellation of solar projects that utilities and grid operators planned to meet electricity demand and climate goals.
Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices To Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety
This executive order mandates comprehensive federal policing reforms including a national accountability database for officer misconduct, bans on chokeholds and restricted no-knock entries for federal law enforcement, improved use-of-force data collection, limits on military equipment transfers to local police, body-worn camera requirements, and studies on law enforcement technology impacts. It also addresses officer wellness, recruitment practices, anti-bias training, and reentry support while acknowledging that full systemic change requires congressional action.
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.
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.
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.
Promoting Competition in the American Economy
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government competition policy to combat excessive market concentration across the economy. It creates a White House Competition Council and directs dozens of specific actions by agencies including the FTC, DOJ, USDA, HHS, DOT, FCC, and others to address anti-competitive practices in labor markets, agriculture, healthcare, telecommunications, transportation, and technology.
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.
Climate-Related Financial Risk
This executive order directs federal agencies to assess and disclose climate-related financial risks across government programs, financial markets, and pensions. It mandates development of a government-wide climate risk strategy, requires financial regulators to evaluate systemic climate risks, and reinstates flood risk standards for federally funded projects.
Worker Organizing and Empowerment
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, chaired by the Vice President and comprising 23+ cabinet and agency officials, to identify and recommend federal policies that promote union organizing and collective bargaining. It revokes two Trump-era workforce councils and directs the new task force to submit recommendations within 180 days.
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.
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.
Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
This executive order directs federal agencies to review and potentially reverse Trump-era regulations that weakened the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid, establishes a special enrollment period for ACA marketplace coverage during COVID-19, and revokes two previous executive orders aimed at undermining the ACA. It mandates examination of policies affecting pre-existing condition protections, Medicaid waivers, marketplace barriers, and affordability of coverage.
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.
Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats
This executive order establishes a COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate federal testing efforts and reduce disparities in access, while also creating plans for a U.S. Public Health Job Corps and a sustainable public health workforce to address the pandemic and future biological threats. It directs multiple agencies to facilitate free testing for uninsured individuals, clarify insurance coverage obligations, and provide technical support to state and local health agencies.
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Southern Border of the United States and Redirection of Funds Diverted to Border Wall Construction
This proclamation terminates the national emergency declared by the prior administration regarding the southern border (Proclamation 9844), halts border wall construction, and redirects funds previously diverted for that purpose. It directs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to pause construction within seven days, pause obligations of funds immediately, and develop a plan within 60 days for redirecting funds and repurposing contracts.
Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government equity agenda requiring federal agencies to assess whether their policies and programs perpetuate systemic barriers for underserved communities. It mandates equity assessments, creates an interagency data working group, revokes Trump-era orders on race and sex stereotyping and the 1776 Commission, and directs OMB to study methods for embedding equity in federal budgeting and decision-making.
Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis
This executive order establishes climate action and environmental justice as core federal priorities, directing agencies to review and reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks from 2017-2021. It revokes the Keystone XL pipeline permit, restores Arctic drilling protections, initiates national monument boundary reviews, creates an Interagency Working Group to establish social costs of greenhouse gases, and suspends or revokes numerous prior executive orders on energy infrastructure and environmental regulation.