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Executive Order 14343

Further Exclusions From the Federal Labor- Management Relations Program

This executive order excludes additional federal agencies and subdivisions from collective bargaining coverage under Chapter 71 of title 5, U.S. Code, citing national security concerns. It amends EO 12171 to add Bureau of Reclamation hydropower units, revises Commerce Department exclusions (International Trade Administration, Patent and Trademark Office, and NOAA's satellite and weather services), and newly excludes NASA and the U.S. Agency for Global Media from the federal labor-management relations program.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 42683

Impact dates

  1. DOD and VA orders under EO 14251 must be issued to have full force and effect

Key directives

  • Determine that agencies in Section 2 have primary intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security functions
  • Determine that Chapter 71 of title 5 cannot be applied to these agencies consistent with national security
  • Amend EO 12171 to add Bureau of Reclamation hydropower units to Section 1-408(e)
  • Revise EO 12171 Section 1-411 to specify Commerce Department exclusions: International Trade Administration, Patent and Trademark Office, NOAA satellite and weather services
  • Add NASA and U.S. Agency for Global Media as new exclusions in EO 12171 Sections 1-420 and 1-421
  • Extend deadline for DOD and VA orders under EO 14251 to 15 days from this order's date

Timeline

Immediate

  • EO takes effect upon signing
  • Agency exclusions from Chapter 71 bargaining take effect
  • Pending DOD/VA orders under EO 14251 validated if issued within 15 days

Near term (90d)

  • DOD and VA must issue any pending exclusion orders by September 12, 2025 (15 days from signing)

Long term

  • Permanent removal of collective bargaining rights for affected employees at newly excluded agencies
  • Potential legal challenges to exclusions

Risks & tensions

  • Legal challenge risk: Expansion of 'national security' exclusion to agencies with attenuated national security functions (NASA, USAGM, weather service) may be contested
  • Workforce tension: Removal of collective bargaining rights for thousands of federal employees across diverse agencies
  • Precedent concern: Broad interpretation of 5 U.S.C. 7103(b)(1) could enable further exclusions
  • Uncertainty: 'Primary responsibility' standard for Bureau of Reclamation hydropower units may create boundary disputes
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