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Executive Order 13684

Establishment of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing

This executive order creates an advisory task force of up to eleven experts to recommend best practices for policing that reduce crime and build public trust. The task force must submit its report to the President by March 2, 2015, and will terminate 30 days after the President requests a final report. The Department of Justice provides administrative support, with the COPS Office Director serving as Executive Director.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 76865

Impact dates

  1. Task Force report submission to President

  2. Task Force termination (30 days after President requests final report)

Key directives

  • Establish President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing with maximum 11 members
  • Appoint members with expertise in law enforcement, civil rights, and civil liberties
  • Designate two Co-Chairs
  • Submit advisory report to President by March 2, 2015
  • Hold public meetings and engage federal, state, tribal, local officials, and NGOs
  • Director of COPS Office to serve as Executive Director and convene meetings
  • DOJ to provide administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, equipment
  • Task Force to terminate 30 days after President requests final report
  • Attorney General to perform Federal Advisory Committee Act functions except section 6

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Task Force establishment
  • COPS Office Director designated as Executive Director

Near term (90d)

  • Task Force public meetings and engagement with stakeholders
  • Report submission due March 2, 2015 (74 days after signing)

Long term

  • Potential adoption of recommended policing practices
  • Termination 30 days after President requests final report

Risks & tensions

  • Advisory-only status means recommendations lack binding force; implementation depends on voluntary adoption or subsequent action
  • Short 74-day timeline for report may limit depth of stakeholder engagement
  • Subject to appropriations availability, creating potential resource constraint
  • Vague termination trigger ('when President requests final report') gives Executive discretion but creates uncertainty for planning
  • Explicit disclaimer of enforceable rights limits accountability mechanisms
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