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Executive Order 14177

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

This executive order establishes a new President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) with up to 24 members, co-chaired by the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the Special Advisor for AI & Crypto. It revokes the Biden administration's prior PCAST order (EO 14007) and tasks the council with advising the President on science, technology, and innovation policy, including AI, quantum computing, and biotechnology, while explicitly framing the mission around achieving "unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance" and countering perceived ideological influences in science.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 8643

Impact dates

  1. PCAST terminates unless extended by President

Key directives

  • Establish PCAST with not more than 24 members
  • APST and Special Advisor for AI & Crypto shall serve as Co-Chairs
  • PCAST shall advise President on science, technology, education, and innovation policy
  • PCAST shall serve as President's Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee under 15 U.S.C. 5511(b)
  • PCAST shall serve as National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel under 15 U.S.C. 7503
  • Department of Energy shall provide funding and administrative/technical support
  • Executive department and agency heads shall provide information upon request
  • PCAST terminates 2 years from date of order unless extended by President

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • PCAST established
  • EO 14007 revoked
  • APST and Special Advisor for AI & Crypto become Co-Chairs

Near term (90d)

  • Presidential appointments of non-Federal members
  • DOE funding and support arrangements
  • Potential subcommittee creation
  • Security clearance processes for members

Long term

  • PCAST advisory outputs on AI, quantum, biotech policy
  • Potential policy recommendations affecting research funding and priorities
  • PCAST automatic termination on January 23, 2027 unless extended

Risks & tensions

  • Framing of 'ideological dogmas' and 'group identity' in science suggests potential tension with established peer-review and diversity-in-STEM policies
  • Dual-hatting of Special Advisor for AI & Crypto as Co-Chair elevates cryptocurrency policy within traditional science advisory structure
  • Automatic 2-year sunset creates uncertainty for long-term advisory continuity
  • DOE funding dependency on 'existing appropriations' may constrain operations
  • Revocation of prior PCAST order may disrupt ongoing advisory work and member continuity
Executive Order 14177: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology · Executive Orders