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Executive Order 13809

Restoring State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement's Access to Life-Saving Equipment and Resources

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In simple terms

This executive order revokes Obama-era Executive Order 13688, which had restricted the transfer of military-style equipment to state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies. It directs all federal agencies to immediately stop implementing recommendations from the prior order and rescind any related rules or policies.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 41499

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 82 FR 41499

    Federal Register PDF

  3. agencies to take prompt action to rescind rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing prior recommendations

  4. EO 13688 revoked; agencies must cease implementing prior recommendations

Key directives

  • Revoke Executive Order 13688
  • All executive departments and agencies to cease implementing recommendations issued pursuant to EO 13688 as of date of this order
  • Agencies to take prompt action to rescind any rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing those recommendations

Who is ordered

Prior policyRollback

  • revokeExecutive Order 13688
  • rescindrules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing recommendations issued pursuant to Executive Order 13688

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • revocation of EO 13688 takes effect
  • agencies directed to cease implementing prior recommendations

Near term (90d)

  • agencies to take prompt action to rescind rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing the prior recommendations

Long term

  • potential expansion of military equipment transfers to local police
  • possible shifts in policing practices and community relations

Risks & tensions

  • Vague timing: 'prompt action' in Section 2 lacks specific deadline for rescinding rules
  • Tension between federal equipment transfers and local accountability in policing
  • Potential for renewed debate over militarization of police vs. officer safety
  • Subject to appropriations limitation in Section 3(b) may constrain actual equipment flows
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