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Executive Order 14049

White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities

This executive order establishes a White House Initiative within the Department of Education to advance educational equity, excellence, and economic opportunity for Native American students and strengthen Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). It creates a new interagency structure co-chaired by the Secretaries of Education, Interior, and Labor, revokes a 2011 Obama-era order on the same topic, and mandates specific deliverables including memoranda of agreement and annual progress reports.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 57313

Impact dates

  1. Agency Plans submitted to Co-Chairs

  2. First annual report to President on Initiative progress

  3. MOA with BIE, ANA, and IHS completed

Key directives

  • Establish White House Initiative in Department of Education with three Co-Chairs
  • Designate Executive Director for the Initiative
  • Executive Director shall co-chair WHCNAA Education Committee
  • Develop MOA with BIE, ANA, and IHS within 180 days
  • Agency Plans required from WHCNAA Education Committee agencies with date set by Co-Chairs
  • Regular progress assessments and reports to Co-Chairs
  • Annual report to President no later than 1 year after signing and annually thereafter
  • NACIE to serve as advisory council for Initiative
  • Revoke Executive Order 13592
  • Study, collect information, and publish reports on Native American student education

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Establishment of White House Initiative in Department of Education
  • Revocation of Executive Order 13592 (December 2, 2011)
  • Designation of Co-Chairs (Secretaries of Education, Interior, Labor)

Near term (90d)

  • Completion of Memoranda of Agreement with BIE, ANA, and IHS (180 days)

Long term

  • Annual reports to President beginning 1 year after signing
  • Ongoing agency plan implementation and progress assessment
  • Long-term educational equity and economic opportunity goals for Native American communities

Risks & tensions

  • Subject to availability of appropriations may limit implementation without Congressional funding
  • Agency Plan submission date set by Co-Chairs is vague—no fixed deadline in text
  • Regular progress assessment interval determined by Co-Chairs, not specified
  • Supersession clause may create implementation conflicts with other existing EOs
  • Extensive consultation requirements may slow action but are framed as mandatory
Executive Order 14049: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities · Executive Orders