Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Executive orders directing the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs · 50 in Trump 47 · 156 all terms.
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Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials
This executive order tightens restrictions on defense supply chain waivers under 10 U.S.C. 4872, requiring domestic or allied sourcing of critical materials for military equipment. It mandates comprehensive supply chain mapping, accelerates domestic source qualification, and establishes mitigation plan requirements for any remaining waivers, with most provisions taking effect January 1, 2027 or within 90-180 days of signing.
Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation
This executive order establishes a comprehensive national quantum strategy, directing multiple agencies to accelerate U.S. leadership in quantum information science and technology (QIST) through research investment, domestic supply chain development, workforce expansion, and international alliance-building. It creates the QC-ADDS program for quantum computing development, mandates security protections against adversarial threats, and requires numerous agency plans and reports with specific deadlines spanning 30 days to 5 years.
Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
This executive order directs federal agencies to strengthen cybersecurity defenses using advanced AI tools, establishes a voluntary framework for frontier AI model developers to collaborate with government on security assessments, creates an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse for vulnerability coordination, and prioritizes criminal enforcement against AI-enabled cyberattacks. It emphasizes collaboration with industry rather than mandatory regulation.
Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy
This executive order establishes an 'America First Arms Transfer Strategy' that redirects U.S. arms sales policy to use foreign military purchases as a tool to expand domestic defense production capacity, streamline export processes, and prioritize sales to allies that invest in self-defense or contribute to U.S. economic security. It creates an interagency task force, sets multiple deadlines for strategy implementation, and amends a 2013 executive order to reassign congressional notification responsibilities between the Secretaries of War and State.
Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
This executive order eliminates the 25 percent additional ad valorem duty on imports from India that was imposed by EO 14329 in August 2025, effective February 7, 2026. The removal is conditioned on India's commitments to stop importing Russian oil, purchase U.S. energy products, and expand defense cooperation with the United States over the next decade.
Ensuring American Space Superiority
This executive order establishes a comprehensive U.S. space policy prioritizing lunar return by 2028, permanent lunar presence by 2030, missile defense integration, commercial space growth targeting $50 billion in new investment, and space nuclear power deployment. It revokes the Biden-era National Space Council EO 14056 and mandates acquisition reforms across NASA and Commerce, with multiple implementation deadlines spanning 60–180 days.
Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
This executive order initiates a process to designate chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under immigration law and as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under economic sanctions law. It directs the Secretaries of State and Treasury to submit a joint report within 30 days and then take designation action within 45 days after that report.
Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil
This executive order modifies the 40 percent ad valorem tariffs imposed on Brazil under EO 14323 by removing certain agricultural products from the tariff scope, effective retroactively to November 13, 2025. The modification follows negotiations between the U.S. and Brazilian presidents and ongoing diplomatic engagement.
Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China
This executive order reduces the additional ad valorem duty on Chinese imports from 20% to 10%, effective November 10, 2025, following commitments by China to take measures against synthetic opioid trafficking. The order modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and establishes ongoing monitoring of China's compliance.
Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements
This executive order modifies the scope of reciprocal tariffs established under EO 14257 by updating Annex II to exclude certain goods, and creates formal procedures for implementing trade and security framework agreements and final agreements with trading partners. It specifically implements tariff reductions with the European Union under a newly announced Framework Agreement, while maintaining leverage by generally refusing to narrow tariffs before final agreements are concluded.
Restoring the United States Department of War
This executive order authorizes the Department of Defense and its officials to use "Department of War" and "Secretary of War" as secondary titles in official correspondence, public communications, ceremonial contexts, and non-statutory documents, while leaving statutory names unchanged pending legislation. It requires the Secretary to report within 30 days on which offices adopt the secondary designation and within 60 days to recommend legislative and executive actions needed for a permanent statutory renaming.
Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Ongoing Discussions With the People's Republic of China
This executive order extends until November 10, 2025 the suspension of higher reciprocal tariff rates on Chinese imports that was originally set to expire on August 12, 2025. The extension reflects ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions and steps China has taken toward addressing non-reciprocal trade arrangements.
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
This executive order imposes an additional 25 percent ad valorem tariff on all imports from India, effective August 27, 2025, on the determination that India is directly or indirectly importing Russian oil. The order also establishes a monitoring and recommendation process for potentially extending similar tariffs to other countries found to be importing Russian oil, and delegates implementation authority across multiple agencies.
Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
This executive order increases the additional ad valorem tariff rate on certain Canadian goods from 25% to 35%, effective August 1, 2025, citing Canadian retaliation and inadequate cooperation on fentanyl interdiction. It also establishes a 40% penalty rate for transshipped goods evading duties and mandates semi-annual publication of circumvention facility lists.
Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
Executive Order 14326 modifies reciprocal tariff rates imposed under EO 14257, replacing country-specific additional ad valorem duties with new rates in Annex I effective August 7, 2025. The order creates a 15% combined duty floor for EU goods, maintains a 10% default rate for unlisted partners, imposes a 40% transshipment penalty, and requires biannual publication of circumvention facility lists.
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil
Executive Order 14323 declares a national emergency over actions by the Brazilian government, citing interference with U.S. companies, censorship demands on U.S. social media platforms, and political persecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The order imposes a 40 percent additional ad valorem tariff on Brazilian imports effective August 6, 2025, with certain exceptions and a transit grace period through October 5, 2025. The Secretary of State is delegated broad IEEPA authorities and directed to monitor the situation and coordinate with other senior officials on potential modifications or additional actions.
Revoking PPD-6 on U.S. Global Development Policy
This memorandum revokes Presidential Policy Directive-6 (PPD-6), the 2010 Obama-era policy on U.S. Global Development Policy, on grounds that it conflicts with the current administration's executive orders on America First foreign policy, WHO withdrawal, international environmental agreements, and foreign aid realignment. The revocation directs a broad set of cabinet officials and agency heads but imposes no new affirmative mandates or deadlines.
Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
This executive order extends for 22 days the temporary suspension of higher reciprocal tariff rates on most trading partners, maintaining a reduced 10% ad valorem duty rate from July 9 to August 1, 2025. The order leaves unchanged the separate tariff arrangements with China established under a prior order.
Reissuance of and Amendments to National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba
This memorandum reissues and amends Trump-era NSPM-5 to tighten U.S. policy toward Cuba, directing agencies to restrict financial transactions with Cuban military-controlled entities, enforce the tourism ban, expand internet access for Cubans, and oppose international efforts to lift the embargo. It sets multiple deadlines for regulatory adjustments and reports while explicitly maintaining the statutory embargo framework.
Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response
This executive order directs federal agencies to streamline wildfire programs, expand local preparedness partnerships, develop AI and technology roadmaps for firefighting, ease regulations on prescribed burns and fire retardants, reduce wildfire risks from power lines, and modernize response capabilities through declassified satellite data and performance metrics. It responds to the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires by targeting what it describes as bureaucratic barriers and mismanagement in wildfire prevention and response.
Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty
This executive order establishes a federal task force and directs multiple agencies to strengthen U.S. airspace security against threats from unmanned aircraft systems (drones). It mandates new rulemaking for flight restrictions over critical infrastructure, expands law enforcement and homeland security capabilities for drone detection and countermeasures, and prioritizes counter-UAS training for major upcoming sporting events including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics.
Unleashing American Drone Dominance
This executive order accelerates U.S. drone industry growth by mandating FAA rulemaking for beyond-visual-line-of-sight commercial operations, establishing an eVTOL pilot program, prioritizing domestic drone procurement across federal agencies and the military, restricting foreign supply chain risks, and expanding export financing for American-made unmanned aircraft systems.
Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University
This proclamation suspends entry of foreign students and exchange visitors seeking to attend Harvard University on F, M, or J visas, citing national security concerns over Harvard's alleged failure to provide disciplinary records of foreign students to DHS, rising campus crime, foreign funding entanglements (particularly with China), and ongoing civil rights investigations. The suspension lasts 6 months with a 90-day review for extension, and directs the Secretary of State to consider revoking current Harvard foreign students' visas while allowing national-interest exceptions.
Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security
This executive order accelerates deployment of advanced nuclear reactors at military installations and DOE sites to power AI infrastructure and critical defense facilities, while streamlining export approvals and financing to compete globally against adversaries. It sets hard deadlines for reactor operations by 2028, HALEU fuel bank establishment, and aggressive diplomatic targets for new nuclear cooperation agreements. The order also directs NEPA streamlining, security clearance prioritization, and interagency coordination to overcome regulatory and supply chain barriers.
Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Discussions With the People's Republic of China
This executive order temporarily reduces additional U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 10% for 90 days following U.S.-China trade discussions, while also lowering de minimis postal duties from 120% to 54%. The modifications take effect May 14, 2025, with certain provisions set to expire after 90 days unless extended.
Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research
This executive order halts federal funding for dangerous gain-of-function research conducted by foreign entities in countries of concern (particularly China) and suspends federally funded domestic gain-of-function research pending new oversight policies. It mandates revised frameworks for dual-use research oversight and nucleic acid synthesis screening, requires reporting mechanisms for transparency, and imposes strict enforcement terms including potential 5-year funding bans for violations.
Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment
This executive order raises tariffs on Chinese imports to 125% in response to China's announced 84% retaliatory tariff, while simultaneously suspending country-specific reciprocal tariffs for over 75 other trading partners and replacing them with a flat 10% additional duty for 90 days. It also increases de minimis duties on low-value postal shipments from China to prevent tariff circumvention.
Reforming Foreign Defense Sales To Improve Speed and Accountability
This executive order reforms the U.S. foreign defense sales system to accelerate arms transfers to allies and partners while improving accountability. It directs the Secretaries of State and Defense to develop priority partner and end-item lists, streamline congressional notifications, review export control restrictions, and create a unified tracking system for defense sales.
Restoring America's Maritime Dominance
This executive order directs a comprehensive, interagency effort to rebuild U.S. commercial and defense shipbuilding capacity, expand the maritime workforce, and counter China's dominance in global shipbuilding. It mandates numerous reports and legislative proposals within 30-210 days, including a Maritime Action Plan, tariffs on Chinese-origin ship-to-shore cranes and cargo handling equipment, enforcement of harbor maintenance fees, financial incentives for domestic shipbuilding, maritime prosperity zones, and modernization of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports From the People's Republic of China
This executive order escalates U.S. tariffs on China in response to Beijing's April 4, 2025 announcement of 34% retaliatory tariffs on all U.S. goods. It raises the reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports from 34% to 84% effective April 9, 2025, and dramatically increases de minimis duties on low-value postal shipments from China—from 30% to 90% ad valorem, with per-item fees rising from $25 to $75 (May 2-June 1) and $50 to $150 (from June 1 onward).
Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits
This executive order declares a national emergency based on large and persistent U.S. goods trade deficits and imposes a baseline 10 percent additional ad valorem tariff on all imports from all trading partners, effective April 5, 2025. Higher country-specific reciprocal tariff rates take effect April 9, 2025 for trading partners listed in Annex I, with exemptions for certain goods including steel, aluminum, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, critical minerals, and energy products.
Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness
This executive order directs a comprehensive review and restructuring of federal preparedness and resilience policies, shifting from an all-hazards to a risk-informed approach while empowering state and local governments. It mandates new strategy documents, policy revisions, and a National Risk Register to quantify threats, explicitly excluding "misinformation" and "cognitive infrastructure" from critical infrastructure policy. Multiple existing executive orders, national security memoranda, and presidential policy directives are slated for review and potential rescission or replacement.
Establishing the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026
This executive order creates a White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026, chaired by the President and vice-chaired by the Vice President, with members spanning major cabinet departments and White House offices. The Task Force will coordinate federal agency planning for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup, with agencies required to submit planning reports by June 1, 2025, and the Task Force terminating on December 31, 2026.
Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council
This executive order establishes the National Energy Dominance Council within the Executive Office of the President, chaired by the Secretary of the Interior with the Secretary of Energy as vice chair. The council comprises 18 cabinet-level and senior White House officials to advise the president on expanding domestic energy production across all sources including fossil fuels, nuclear, and critical minerals, with a mandate to deliver a National Energy Dominance Strategy and specific recommendations within 100 days.
Withdrawing the United States From and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations
This executive order withdraws U.S. participation from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), ends all funding to UNRWA (the Palestinian refugee agency), and withholds U.S. proportionate funding for UNHRC from the UN Regular Budget. It also mandates two reviews: a 90-day review of UNESCO membership led by the Secretary of State, and a broader 180-day review of all international organizations, conventions, and treaties to identify those contrary to U.S. interests and recommend potential withdrawals.
Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border
This executive order pauses previously announced 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and 10% tariffs on Canadian energy products that were set to take effect February 4, 2025, pushing the effective date to March 4, 2025. The pause allows time to assess whether Canada's recent cooperative steps on border security and drug interdiction are sufficient, while maintaining the threat of immediate tariff implementation if conditions worsen.
Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border
This executive order pauses the 25% tariffs on Mexican goods that were scheduled to take effect February 4, 2025, pushing the start date to March 4, 2025, to allow time to assess whether Mexico's cooperative steps on migration and drug trafficking are sufficient. It withdraws exceptions for goods already in transit and directs continued assessment by homeland security and other officials during the pause period.
Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
This executive order imposes a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on most Canadian goods and a 10 percent tariff on Canadian energy products, effective February 4, 2025, citing Canada's alleged failure to stop illicit drug flows across the northern border. It expands an existing national emergency declaration, terminates inconsistent prior trade directives, and removes de minimis duty exemptions for Canadian imports.
Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border
Executive Order 14194 imposes a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on all products of Mexico, effective February 4, 2025, citing Mexico's failure to combat drug trafficking organizations and illegal migration as a national emergency under IEEPA and the NEA. The order expands the scope of the January 20, 2025 national emergency declaration, terminates inconsistent prior trade directives, and authorizes escalation if Mexico retaliates. Tariffs may be removed upon presidential determination that Mexico has taken adequate cooperative action.
Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China
This executive order imposes an additional 10 percent ad valorem tariff on all goods imported from China, effective February 4, 2025, citing China's failure to stop the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals and related transnational criminal activity. The order expands a previously declared national emergency and terminates inconsistent prior trade directives with China.
Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness
This executive order directs the Department of Defense to update medical standards to exclude individuals with gender dysphoria from military service, ends pronoun usage based on gender identity in the military, restricts facility access by biological sex, and formally revokes Biden-era EO 14004 which had allowed transgender Americans to serve openly. The Secretary of Defense must issue implementing guidance within 30-60 days, with Coast Guard to follow.
Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military's COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
This executive order directs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to offer reinstatement with full back pay and benefits to service members who were discharged solely for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, and to allow those who voluntarily separated to return without penalty. It also requires a progress report within 60 days.
Council To Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency
This executive order establishes a 20-member council co-chaired by the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense to review FEMA's disaster response performance, staffing, political impartiality, and structural role in federal-state disaster relief. The council must hold its first public meeting within 90 days and submit recommendations to the President within 180 days after that meeting, with the council terminating after one year unless extended.
Emergency Measures To Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas
This executive order directs federal agencies to override California state water policies to maximize water deliveries to Southern California for wildfire response, while also expediting disaster relief for Los Angeles wildfire survivors and North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims. It mandates reviews of federal funding to California, fast-tracks environmental compliance for water projects, and requires housing and debris removal plans for affected communities.
Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This executive order directs the declassification and public release of all federal records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Director of National Intelligence and Attorney General must submit plans for releasing the JFK records within 15 days and for the RFK and MLK records within 45 days, reversing prior administrations' continued withholdings and certifications.
Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology
This executive order revokes the Biden administration's digital asset framework (EO 14067) and establishes a new pro-crypto policy direction, creating a presidential working group to develop regulatory frameworks for stablecoins and a potential national digital asset stockpile. It also prohibits federal agencies from establishing or promoting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and directs banking access protections for law-abiding crypto participants.
Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
This executive order revokes Biden-era AI safety policies, particularly EO 14110, and directs development of a new AI action plan within 180 days. It mandates review and suspension of agency actions deemed inconsistent with promoting American AI dominance, and requires OMB to revise two memoranda within 60 days.
Withdrawing the United States From the World Health Organization
This executive order withdraws the United States from the World Health Organization, revoking the 2021 retraction of the prior withdrawal notice and ending U.S. participation in WHO funding, personnel assignments, and pandemic treaty negotiations. It also revokes Biden-era COVID-19 response coordination structures and mandates development of alternative global health partnerships.
Declaring a National Energy Emergency
President Trump declares a national energy emergency under the National Emergencies Act, directing federal agencies to use emergency authorities to expedite domestic energy production, infrastructure, and permitting. The order invokes emergency provisions under the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and Defense Production Act, with specific focus on addressing energy vulnerabilities in the Northeast, West Coast, and Alaska.
Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements
This executive order withdraws the United States from the Paris Agreement and all related UN climate commitments, revokes the International Climate Finance Plan, freezes and rescinds climate-related foreign funding, and directs agencies to prioritize economic efficiency over environmental objectives in future international energy agreements.