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Executive Order 13751

Safeguarding the Nation From the Impacts of Invasive Species

This executive order updates and strengthens federal coordination on invasive species by amending Executive Order 13112. It maintains the National Invasive Species Council with expanded membership, adds new priorities including climate change and public health impacts, and mandates a new management plan with specific reporting requirements.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 88609

Impact dates

  1. Assessment of scientific, technical, and programmatic coordination challenges published

  2. National Invasive Species Council Management Plan published

  3. HHS report on public health impacts of invasive species due

  4. Council co-chairs complete charter with consensus

Key directives

  • Federal agencies must identify actions affecting invasive species and use programs to prevent, detect, eradicate, control, monitor, and restore
  • Agencies must refrain from actions likely to promote invasive species unless benefits clearly outweigh harms
  • HHS must provide report on public health impacts of invasive species within 1 year
  • Council co-chairs must complete charter within 1 year
  • Council must publish Management Plan by December 31, 2019
  • Council must publish assessment of scientific/technical challenges by 2020
  • Management Plan must be updated every 3 years
  • Council must convene annually and report annually on activities and budget requirements

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Council co-chairs (Interior, Agriculture, Commerce) begin quarterly meetings
  • Federal agencies must begin coordinating invasive species actions with Council

Near term (90d)

  • Department of Health and Human Services begins work on public health impacts report

Long term

  • National Invasive Species Council Management Plan due by December 31, 2019
  • Assessment of scientific/technical challenges due by 2020
  • Management Plan updates every 3 years thereafter

Risks & tensions

  • Funding contingent on appropriations may limit implementation (Sec. 10(b))
  • State/Defense exemptions for foreign policy/national security create enforcement gaps (Sec. 8)
  • Vague 'to the extent practicable' language throughout creates compliance uncertainty
  • Climate change integration required but no specific metrics provided
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