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Executive Order 14146

Partial Revocation of Executive Order 13961

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In simple terms

This executive order partially revokes Executive Order 13961 from December 2020, eliminating five of its eight sections and renumbering the remainder. It replaces references to an 'Executive Committee' with a 'Restricted Principals Committee' established under a new National Security Memorandum also issued January 19, 2025, effectively restructuring federal continuity-of-government governance.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 8109

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 90 FR 8109

    Federal Register PDF

  3. EO takes effect upon signing

Key directives

  • Revoke sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of EO 13961
  • Renumber sections 2, 6, and 8 as sections 1, 2, and 3
  • Amend renumbered section 1 by striking 'To achieve this policy, in conjunction' and inserting 'In conjunction'
  • Amend renumbered section 2(b) by replacing 'the Executive Committee established in section 3 of this order' with 'the Restricted Principals Committee described in section 3 of the National Security Memorandum of January 19, 2025 (National Continuity Policy)'

Prior policy

  • revokeSections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of Executive Order 13961 of December 7, 2020 (Governance and Integration of Federal Mission Resilience)
  • otherSections 2, 6, and 8 of Executive Order 13961 as Sections 1, 2, and 3
  • amendSection 1 of Executive Order 13961, as renumbered
  • amendSection 2(b) of Executive Order 13961, as renumbered

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Revocation of sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of EO 13961 takes effect
  • Renumbering of remaining sections 2, 6, 8 to 1, 2, 3
  • Replacement of 'Executive Committee' with 'Restricted Principals Committee' in renumbered section 2(b)

Near term (90d)

  • Agencies must adjust continuity planning to new Restricted Principals Committee structure
  • Implementation consistent with new National Security Memorandum on National Continuity Policy

Long term

  • Potential restructuring of federal mission resilience governance
  • Shift in continuity-of-government institutional framework from Trump-era structure

Risks & tensions

  • Substantial restructuring of continuity governance with minimal public explanation
  • Vague: full scope of National Security Memorandum referenced is not provided in this text
  • Removal of five sections eliminates prior policy infrastructure without detailing replacements
  • Quiet institutional shift with potential significant implications for emergency succession planning
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