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Executive Order 14205

Establishment of the White House Faith Office

This executive order establishes the White House Faith Office within the Executive Office of the President, replacing prior faith-based initiative offices. It amends several Bush-era executive orders to rename existing centers and creates a new coordinating structure to advance faith-based partnerships in federal programs, religious liberty enforcement, and grant access for religious organizations.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 9499

Impact dates

  1. Agencies without Centers for Faith must designate or appoint Faith Liaison

Key directives

  • Establish White House Faith Office in Domestic Policy Council headed by Senior Advisor
  • Amend EO 13198, 13279, 13280, 13342, 13397 by substituting 'White House Faith Office' for prior office names
  • Amend EO 13279 by striking section 2(h) and redesignating subsequent sections
  • Agencies without Centers for Faith must designate Faith Liaison within 90 days
  • Office to coordinate with Attorney General on religious liberty enforcement concerns
  • Office to consult with businesses on employee volunteerism and charitable giving policies

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Establishment of White House Faith Office within Domestic Policy Council
  • Amendment of six prior executive orders substituting new office and center names
  • Striking of EO 13279 section 2(h)

Near term (90d)

  • Agencies without Centers for Faith must designate/appoint Faith Liaison within 90 days

Long term

  • Potential policy changes affecting faith-based grant access
  • Religious liberty training implementation across agencies
  • Possible legislative/regulatory proposals to reduce burdens on religious exercise in federally funded activities

Risks & tensions

  • Potential Establishment Clause concerns from increased government-religious organization entanglement
  • Vague scope of 'religious liberty exceptions, accommodations, or exemptions' training could create compliance conflicts
  • Unclear whether renamed centers represent policy continuity or substantive shift from prior administrations
  • 'Combatting anti-Christian bias' framing may signal prioritization of certain religious groups over others
  • Strike of EO 13279 section 2(h) removes unspecified provision; text does not specify content of deleted section
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