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19 shownHelping Left-Behind Communities Make a Comeback
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government approach to coordinate federal economic development programs for economically distressed, rural, Tribal, and disaster-affected communities. It directs 11 agencies to improve community engagement, create a unified technical assistance network, and give preference to covered communities in funding opportunities, with specific deliverables due within one year.
Partial Revocation of Executive Order 13961
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.
Providing for the Appointment of Alumni of AmeriCorps to the Competitive Service
This executive order grants Non-Competitive Eligibility to AmeriCorps alumni who complete at least 1,700 hours of service, allowing federal agencies to hire them directly into competitive service positions without going through standard competitive hiring processes. The AmeriCorps CEO will certify eligible individuals, who must be appointed within one year of completing service (extendable to three years under certain circumstances).
Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity
This executive order mandates comprehensive cybersecurity reforms across the federal government, focusing on securing software supply chains, hardening federal systems and communications, combating identity fraud, and integrating AI into cyber defense. It establishes numerous deadlines for agencies to implement technical requirements including encrypted DNS, routing security, post-quantum cryptography, and enhanced threat-hunting capabilities. The order builds on EO 14028 and the National Cybersecurity Strategy with specific procurement rule changes and operational directives.
Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Situation in Syria
This executive order amends Executive Order 13894 to remove specific references to Turkey's 2019 military offensive in northeast Syria and broadens the sanctions criteria to target persons who assist or are controlled by blocked individuals. It narrows certain geographic and actor-specific provisions while expanding the scope of secondary sanctions-style designations.
Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
This executive order directs federal agencies to identify and lease government land for private-sector construction of frontier AI data centers and associated clean energy facilities by 2027. It establishes competitive solicitation processes, mandates clean power procurement, imposes security and labor standards, and requires frameworks to ensure national security access to AI capabilities while fostering competitive markets.
Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Situation in the Western Balkans
This executive order amends Executive Order 14033 to expand sanctions authorities targeting individuals and entities threatening stability in the Western Balkans. It broadens criteria for blocking property and suspending entry to include undermining democratic institutions, obstructing regional peace agreements like the Prespa and Ohrid agreements, serious human rights abuse, and corruption involving government officials. The order also adds new categories of covered persons including spouses, adult children, and those who materially assist sanctioned individuals.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
This executive order establishes a new line of succession for the Secretary of Agriculture, listing 17 positions in order of who would assume the role if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary are unable to serve. It revokes the previous Obama-era succession order from 2012 and adds several new positions including State Executive Directors from Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa.
ProcProclamation
6 shownEstablishment of the Chuckwalla National Monument
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Establishment of the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument
President Biden designated approximately 224,676 acres in northern California as the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument under the Antiquities Act, protecting lands sacred to multiple Tribal Nations including the Pit River and Modoc Peoples. The proclamation withdraws federal lands from entry, sale, mining, and mineral/geothermal leasing, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service to develop a management plan within 3 years with extensive Tribal consultation and co-stewardship opportunities.
National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2025
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To Implement the United States-Israel Agreement on Trade in Agricultural Products and for Other Purposes
This proclamation extends duty-free access for specified quantities of Israeli agricultural products through December 31, 2025, under the 2004 U.S.-Israel agricultural trade agreement. It also makes numerous technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to fix errors from prior proclamations related to USMCA, DR-CAFTA, AGOA, CBERA, and Uruguay Round tariff modifications.
Establishment of the Frances Perkins National Monument
President Biden used the Antiquities Act to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine, protecting approximately 2.3 acres of the Perkins Homestead. The National Park Service will manage the site and develop a management plan to preserve historic objects and interpret Frances Perkins' legacy as the first woman Cabinet Secretary and architect of New Deal labor and social programs. The Frances Perkins Center retains reserved occupancy and use rights for up to 25 years.
Establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
This proclamation designates approximately 24.5 acres at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania as the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument under the Antiquities Act. It transfers administrative jurisdiction of the School Road Gateposts to the National Park Service while the Army retains control of remaining lands, mandates a management plan within 3 years with Tribal co-stewardship, and permanently withdraws monument lands from development or disposition.
MemoMemorandum
17 shownOrderly Implementation of the Air Toxics Standards for Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilizers
This memorandum establishes a formal process for commercial sterilizers to request Presidential exemptions from EPA's April 2024 ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions standards when compliance technology is unavailable and facility shutdown would disrupt medical device/pharmaceutical supplies. It directs EPA and HHS to coordinate on reviewing exemption requests with strict timelines, and requires HHS to report within 2 years on progress toward reducing EtO exposure and developing alternative sterilization methods.
Extending and Expanding Eligibility for Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong Residents
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Delegation of Certain Authorities Under Section 7271 of Title 10, United States Code
The President delegates authority to the Secretary of the Army to present two specific Medals of Honor from 1906—awarded to Privates William Simon Harris and James W. McIntyre—as administrative corrective actions to each awardee's eldest surviving grandchild. The Secretary must notify the President through the Secretary of Defense before each presentation.
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf From Oil or Natural Gas Leasing
President Biden withdrew remaining unleased areas of the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area from oil and natural gas leasing indefinitely, using authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The action protects marine ecosystems and coastal communities from oil spill risks and climate change impacts, while preserving existing lease rights.
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf From Oil and Natural Gas Leasing
President withdraws Atlantic, Pacific, and portions of Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf areas from oil and natural gas leasing indefinitely under section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The withdrawal covers specific Bureau of Ocean Energy Management planning areas and Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act zones, protecting existing lease rights but blocking future exploration, development, and production leasing.
Designation of Officials of the Council on Environmental Quality To Act as Chairman
This memorandum establishes a new order of succession for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, listing specific officials who would act as Chairman in case of vacancy or incapacity. It revokes a 2019 Trump-era memorandum that had previously set the succession order.
Designation of Officials of the Office of Personnel Management To Act as Director
This memorandum establishes a new order of succession for acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management, replacing a 2020 Trump administration designation. It lists seven specific OPM officials who would assume the Director's duties if both the Director and Deputy Director become unavailable.
Designation of Officials of the Office of Science and Technology Policy To Act as Director
This memorandum establishes a new order of succession for who may act as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during vacancies, replacing the 2017 Obama-era succession order. It designates Associate Directors (by seniority), Chief of Staff, Deputy Directors (by seniority), and General Counsel as potential acting Directors, with restrictions on acting officials and presidential discretion preserved.
NoticeNotice
5 shownContinuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Widespread Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan and the Potential for a Deepening Economic Collapse in Afghanistan
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14064 regarding the humanitarian crisis and potential economic collapse in Afghanistan. It specifically preserves the blocking of certain Da Afghanistan Bank assets held in U.S. financial institutions, protecting them from legal claims including those by terrorism victims.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in the West Bank
President Biden continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14115 regarding extremist settler violence, forced displacement, and property destruction in the West Bank. The notice extends IEEPA-based sanctions authorities beyond their February 1, 2025 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act. No new sanctions or policy changes are imposed; this is a procedural continuation.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuse and Corruption
The President is extending for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13818 on December 20, 2017, which addresses serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world. This continuation, made under the National Emergencies Act, keeps in effect sanctions and related authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Global Illicit Drug Trade
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14059 regarding global illicit drug trafficking, which was set to expire on December 15, 2024. The continuation maintains emergency authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to address fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and transnational criminal organizations.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13851 regarding the situation in Nicaragua, citing ongoing threats from the Ortega-Murillo regime's repression, dismantling of democratic institutions, and economic destabilization. The continuation extends the emergency authority beyond its November 27, 2024 expiration date.