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Executive Order 13845

Establishing the President's National Council for the American Worker

This executive order creates the President's National Council for the American Worker, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and an economic advisor, to develop a national workforce development strategy. It also establishes a 25-member private-sector American Workforce Policy Advisory Board to advise the Council, with both bodies tasked to address skills gaps, promote apprenticeships, and align education with emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 35099

Impact dates

  1. American Workforce Policy Advisory Board terminates unless extended by President

  2. President's National Council for the American Worker terminates unless extended by President

  3. Council to develop national awareness campaign on skills crisis, STEM education, emerging technologies, and workplace training

  4. Council to develop plan for recognizing companies with excellent workplace education and training policies

  5. Council to examine how Congress and executive branch can support apprenticeship expansion recommendations

  6. Council to consider and adopt recommendations from American Workforce Policy Advisory Board

  7. Council to recommend actions for increasing transparency in education and job-training program options

  8. Council to develop recommendations on public-private engagement in worker re-training

  9. Council to examine public and private-sector expenditures on education and training and suggest reforms

Key directives

  • Establish President's National Council for the American Worker with specified membership
  • Establish American Workforce Policy Advisory Board with up to 25 private-sector members
  • Council to meet at least quarterly
  • Council to develop national workforce strategy recommendations
  • Board to advise Council on workforce policy
  • Department of Commerce to provide funding and administrative support
  • Secretary of Commerce to designate Executive Director for Council

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Council and Board established
  • Co-Chairs designated
  • Department of Commerce to provide funding and administrative support

Near term (90d)

  • Council meetings to convene at least quarterly
  • Board members to be appointed by President

Long term

  • National campaign on skills crisis to be developed
  • Plan for recognizing companies with excellent training policies
  • Examination of apprenticeship expansion recommendations
  • Recommendations on public-private re-training engagement
  • Examination of education and training expenditures

Risks & tensions

  • Advisory structure lacks direct regulatory or budgetary authority; effectiveness depends on voluntary private-sector participation and presidential follow-through
  • 2-year sunset clause for both Council and Board may limit institutional continuity and long-term strategy implementation
  • Funding contingent on appropriations and Department of Commerce resources, creating potential resource constraints
  • Vague 'as appropriate' language in Section 7(d) regarding Board recommendation adoption weakens accountability
  • Broad stakeholder coordination (labor unions, employers, educational institutions, multiple government levels) may create friction over competing priorities
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