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Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber- Enabled Activities
This executive order requires U.S. cloud computing (IaaS) providers to verify the identity of foreign customers and maintain detailed records, with regulations due within 180 days. It also authorizes special measures including account restrictions for foreign jurisdictions or persons involved in malicious cyber activities, and mandates reports on industry information sharing within 120-240 days.
Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration
This executive order directs federal agencies to develop and demonstrate small modular nuclear reactors for domestic military installations and space exploration missions. It establishes timelines for the Defense Department to pilot micro-reactors and for NASA to define nuclear energy requirements for missions through 2040, while also supporting domestic production of high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel.
The National Space Policy
This December 9, 2020 memorandum establishes a comprehensive National Space Policy that supersedes the 2010 Obama-era policy (PPD-4). It directs federal agencies to promote commercial space industry growth, strengthen the domestic space industrial base, ensure assured access to space, develop space nuclear power, improve cybersecurity for space systems, and advance international cooperation. The policy sets specific goals including returning Americans to the Moon by 2024 with sustained presence by 2028, and eventual human missions to Mars, while emphasizing protection of space assets and deterrence of hostile interference.
Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines
This executive order establishes that Americans have priority access to COVID-19 vaccines developed or procured by the U.S. government, with the most vulnerable populations first in line. Only after determining sufficient supply for all Americans who choose vaccination may the government facilitate international access for allies and partners. An interagency strategy for international distribution must be developed within 30 days.
Addressing the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies
This executive order prohibits U.S. persons from purchasing publicly traded securities of Chinese companies identified as supporting the People's Republic of China's military, intelligence, and security apparatuses. It establishes a phased ban starting January 11, 2021, with a divestment window through November 11, 2021, and authorizes the Secretaries of Treasury and Defense to identify and list additional covered companies.
Protecting Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and National Security for All Americans by Ensuring Appropriate Support of Innovative Technologies for Using Our Domestic Natural Resources
This October 31, 2020 memorandum directs the Secretary of Energy to produce two reports within 70 days assessing the economic, trade, and national security impacts of banning or restricting hydraulic fracturing and related technologies. It also directs OMB to review agency compliance with Executive Order 13211 (energy effects statements for regulations) and identify priority agencies within 30 days.
Establishing the One Trillion Trees Interagency Council
This executive order creates the United States One Trillion Trees Interagency Council, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture, to coordinate federal efforts supporting the World Economic Forum's global initiative to grow and conserve one trillion trees by 2030. The Council is tasked with developing tracking methodologies, identifying legal barriers, finding funding opportunities, and requiring member agencies to report regularly on tree-related activities.
Addressing the Threat to the Domestic Supply Chain From Reliance on Critical Minerals From Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing Industries
This executive order declares a national emergency over U.S. dependence on critical minerals from foreign adversaries, particularly China. It mandates multiple agency reports on supply chain vulnerabilities, directs faster permitting for domestic mining and processing, and tasks the Energy Secretary with revising loan guarantee rules to support domestic mineral supply chains.
Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to the Conventional Arms Activities of Iran
This executive order authorizes blocking the property of and barring entry to foreign persons and entities involved in Iran's conventional arms trade, including those who supply arms to or from Iran, provide related technical or financial assistance, or materially support sanctioned persons. It expands U.S. sanctions authorities under IEEPA to target Iran's weapons transfers and procurement activities following the expiration of the UN arms embargo.
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated With the International Criminal Court
This executive order declares a national emergency and authorizes blocking property and suspending U.S. entry of certain persons associated with the International Criminal Court (ICC), in response to ICC investigations of U.S. and allied personnel, particularly regarding Afghanistan. The order targets ICC officials, employees, agents, and their immediate family members, as well as those materially supporting ICC efforts to investigate or prosecute U.S. or allied personnel without consent.
Establishment of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Under Section 741 of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
This executive order establishes the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to monitor U.S. enforcement of the ban on importing goods made with forced labor under the Tariff Act of 1930. The Task Force includes representatives from State, Treasury, Justice, Labor, and USTR, and will make decisions by consensus or majority vote on actions under sections 742-744 of the USMCA Implementation Act.
Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce regulatory barriers for domestic fishing and aquaculture, combat illegal fishing, streamline permitting for offshore aquaculture projects, establish designated aquaculture zones, and develop a comprehensive seafood trade strategy. It creates multiple task forces and deadlines across Commerce, Agriculture, Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies to expand U.S. seafood production and reduce reliance on imports.
Establishment of the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement Under Section 711 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
This executive order establishes the Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement, co-chaired by the USTR and Secretary of Labor, to coordinate U.S. efforts in monitoring labor obligations of Canada and Mexico under the USMCA trade agreement and Mexico's labor reform, and to recommend enforcement actions. The Committee includes representatives from seven agencies plus optional additional participants, operates by consensus, and requires each agency to fund its own participation with DOL specifically funding a required hotline.
Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector
This executive order establishes a formal interagency committee to review foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications, giving the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security a structured process to assess national security risks in FCC licenses and applications. The Committee can recommend that the FCC deny, condition, modify, or revoke licenses based on these security reviews.
Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for United States Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains, and Intellectual Property Rights Holders
This executive order targets e-commerce channels used to import counterfeit goods, narcotics (especially fentanyl), and other contraband through small express-carrier and international mail packages. It establishes new criteria for obtaining importer of record numbers, requires express carriers and customs brokers to report debarred persons attempting to re-establish business, creates a compliance scoring system for international postal services with escalating consequences for non-compliance, mandates prioritized prosecution of import violations, and requires analysis of whether CBP fees adequately cover inspection costs.
Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran
This executive order expands U.S. sanctions on Iran by authorizing the Treasury Secretary to block property of persons operating in Iran's construction, mining, manufacturing, or textiles sectors—or any other sector later designated. It also allows sanctions on foreign financial institutions facilitating significant transactions in these sectors, suspends U.S. entry for designated persons, and prohibits donations to blocked persons, while exempting humanitarian trade in agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices.
Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria
This executive order declares a national emergency over Turkey's military offensive into northeast Syria, authorizing sanctions including asset freezes, visa denials, and financial restrictions against Turkish government officials, entities, and persons contributing to instability in Syria. It also suspends entry into the United States of designated aliens and authorizes secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that facilitate transactions for blocked persons.
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
President Trump extended for one year the exercise of authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act with respect to Cuba, continuing economic sanctions implemented through the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. This annual determination prevents the scheduled expiration of these authorities on September 14, 2019, and maintains them through September 14, 2020.
Modernizing Sanctions To Combat Terrorism
This executive order revokes the 1995 Executive Order 12947 and amends Executive Order 13224 to consolidate and modernize terrorism sanctions authorities. It expands the Treasury and State Departments' powers to block assets and restrict financial access for individuals and entities tied to terrorism, including those who provide material support, receive terrorist training, or are owned or controlled by sanctioned persons.
Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela
This executive order blocks all property and interests in property of the Venezuelan government and its entities (including the central bank and state oil company PdVSA) that are within U.S. jurisdiction, and authorizes secondary sanctions on persons who materially support blocked individuals. It also suspends U.S. entry for aliens meeting certain criteria. The order took effect immediately upon signing on August 5, 2019.
Administration of Proliferation Sanctions and Amendment of Executive Order 12851
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act to the Secretary of the Treasury, imposing sanctions on countries determined to have used chemical or biological weapons. It requires Treasury to oppose international financial institution loans and prohibit U.S. bank loans to sanctioned governments, with exceptions for food and agricultural purchases. The order also amends Executive Order 12851 to formally delegate these authorities from the President to the Treasury Secretary.
Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Iran
This executive order blocks all property and interests in property of Iran's Supreme Leader, his office, and associated officials and entities within U.S. jurisdiction. It also authorizes sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct significant transactions for these blocked persons, and suspends U.S. entry for covered individuals.
Delegation of Function Under the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015, as Amended
This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the President's authority under Section 102(d) of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (as amended in 2018). The delegated function must be exercised through the National Security Presidential Memorandum-4 interagency process.
Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under the Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under the Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018 to the Secretaries of Treasury and State. The Secretary of Treasury receives authority to make determinations and impose certain sanctions, while the Secretary of State receives authority to impose other sanctions and handle visa-related measures, with required consultation between the two departments.
Agency Cooperation With Attorney General's Review of Intelligence Activities Relating to the 2016 Presidential Campaigns
This memorandum directs intelligence community heads and relevant cabinet secretaries to fully cooperate with Attorney General William Barr's review of intelligence activities related to the 2016 presidential campaigns. It grants the Attorney General personal, non-delegable authority to declassify or downgrade classified information related to that review, notwithstanding normal classification procedures under Executive Order 13526.
Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
This executive order declares a national emergency to block U.S. transactions involving information and communications technology from foreign adversaries when the Commerce Secretary determines they pose undue risks to national security, critical infrastructure, or the digital economy. It delegates broad authority to Commerce to prohibit or mitigate such transactions and requires intelligence and security assessments on foreign technology threats.
Imposing Sanctions With Respect to the Iron, Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Sectors of Iran
This executive order imposes blocking sanctions on persons operating in or transacting with Iran's iron, steel, aluminum, and copper sectors, and authorizes secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions facilitating such trade. It also suspends U.S. entry for designated persons, building on the national emergency first declared in 1995.
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua
This executive order declares a national emergency over the situation in Nicaragua, imposing economic sanctions and visa restrictions on individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses, undermining democratic institutions, corruption, or violence by the Nicaraguan government. It blocks all property and interests in property of targeted persons within U.S. jurisdiction and suspends their entry into the United States.
Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States
This proclamation suspends for up to 90 days the entry of aliens crossing the U.S.-Mexico border outside official ports of entry, making such individuals ineligible for asylum. It channels migrants to present at ports of entry for orderly processing while directing Cabinet officials to negotiate with Mexico and report on whether to extend the suspension.
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela
This executive order expands U.S. sanctions against Venezuela by authorizing the Treasury Secretary to block property of persons operating in the Venezuelan gold sector or other designated economic sectors, those involved in corruption with the Venezuelan government, and their supporters. It also suspends U.S. entry for sanctioned individuals and prohibits donations to blocked persons.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1069 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of Defense to submit a congressional report on the effects of cyber-enabled information operations on U.S. national security, as required by Section 1069 of the FY2019 NDAA. The delegation requires consultation with seven other senior officials and automatically applies to future substantially similar statutory provisions.
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
This executive order delegates presidential authority to impose specific sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and the Ukraine Freedom Support Act to the Secretaries of Treasury and State. It authorizes blocking property, restricting financial transactions, denying export licenses, excluding sanctioned individuals from the U.S., and other measures against persons determined to be subject to sanctions under those statutes.
Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election
This executive order declares a national emergency over foreign election interference and creates a sanctions framework triggered by post-election assessments. It requires intelligence and law enforcement reports within 45 days after any federal election, followed by potential blocking sanctions, visa bans, and sectoral penalties against foreign persons and entities found to have interfered.
Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran
This executive order reimposes U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), following President Trump's May 8, 2018 decision to withdraw from that agreement. It authorizes blocking sanctions, financial account restrictions, and menu-based penalties targeting Iran's energy, shipping, automotive, and financial sectors, as well as human rights abusers, with staggered effective dates starting August 7, 2018 and November 5, 2018.
Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
This executive order revokes the 2010 National Ocean Policy (EO 13547) and establishes a new interagency Ocean Policy Committee co-chaired by CEQ and OSTP to coordinate federal ocean activities. It prioritizes economic growth, security, and environmental interests in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters while requiring agencies to review their regulations for consistency within 90 days.
Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space
This 2018 Space Policy Directive directs multiple Cabinet secretaries and agency heads to streamline federal regulations governing commercial space activities, including launch/re-entry licensing, remote sensing, spectrum policy, and export controls. It sets specific deadlines for regulatory reviews, legislative proposals, and reports to reduce burdens on the U.S. commercial space sector while protecting public safety and national security.
Prohibiting Certain Additional Transactions With Respect to Venezuela
This executive order expands U.S. financial sanctions against Venezuela by prohibiting Americans and those in the U.S. from purchasing Venezuelan government debt, dealing in newly pledged Venezuelan debt as collateral, and preventing the Venezuelan government from selling or pledging equity interests in entities where it holds 50% or greater ownership. The order took effect immediately upon signing and builds on prior sanctions targeting the Maduro regime.
Delegation of Authority To Approve Certain Military Decorations
This executive order delegates presidential authority to award certain high-level military decorations to the Secretaries of military departments and the Secretary of Homeland Security. It updates and consolidates rules for decorations including the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, and Distinguished Flying Cross, superseding executive orders from 1927 and 1942.
Maintaining Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats
This proclamation terminates entry restrictions on nationals of Chad that were imposed in Proclamation 9645 (September 2017), finding that Chad has improved its identity-management and information-sharing practices to meet baseline criteria. It maintains entry restrictions on other countries (including Libya) that remain deficient, and establishes an ongoing 180-day review process for assessing country compliance.
Ending "Catch and Release" at the Border of the United States and Directing Other Enhancements to Immigration Enforcement
This memorandum directs multiple cabinet secretaries to report on efforts to end 'catch and release' immigration practices at the border. It requires reports on detention capacity, asylum processing, sanctions against non-cooperative countries, and additional resources needed to expedite immigration enforcement.
Delegation of Authorities Under Section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under Section 3136 of the FY2018 NDAA to the Secretary of Energy, requiring coordination with the Secretaries of State, Defense, Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence. The delegation applies to future laws containing substantially similar provisions, and the Secretary of Energy must publish it in the Federal Register.
Taking Additional Steps to Address the Situation in Venezuela
This executive order prohibits U.S. persons and transactions within the U.S. from dealing with any digital currency, coin, or token issued by the Venezuelan government on or after January 9, 2018, effectively banning participation in Venezuela's Petro cryptocurrency. The order took effect immediately upon signing and authorizes Treasury to implement enforcement rules without prior notice to affected parties.
Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
This proclamation imposes a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports under Section 232 national security authority, effective March 23, 2018, with exemptions for Canada and Mexico pending ongoing negotiations. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to grant product exclusions based on insufficient domestic supply or national security considerations.
Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States
This proclamation imposes a 25% tariff on steel imports from most countries under Section 232 national security authority, effective March 23, 2018, with exemptions for Canada and Mexico pending ongoing negotiations. It also establishes an exclusion process for steel articles not sufficiently produced domestically.
Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under Section 1235 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under Section 1235 of the FY2018 NDAA to the Secretary of Defense (subsection 1235(a)) and Secretary of State (subsection 1235(b)). The delegations automatically apply to future laws with substantially identical provisions, and the Secretary of State must publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under Section 1238 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, and Director of National Intelligence, the presidential functions and authorities under Section 1238 of the FY2018 NDAA. The delegation also automatically applies to any future laws containing substantially similar provisions.
Protecting America Through Lawful Detention of Terrorists
This executive order revokes the 2009 directive to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, affirming that detention operations there will continue indefinitely. It also authorizes transporting additional detainees to Guantánamo Bay and requires the Secretary of Defense to recommend disposition policies within 90 days.
Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption
This executive order declares a national emergency to block the property of foreign persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption, building on the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. It authorizes the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with State and Justice, to designate individuals and entities for sanctions, bars their entry into the United States, and prohibits transactions with or for their benefit.
Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program With Enhanced Vetting Capabilities
This executive order ends the 120-day suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) that was mandated by Executive Order 13780, while implementing enhanced vetting procedures developed during that review period. It requires ongoing risk assessments for specific refugee categories, with periodic reviews by the Secretaries of Homeland Security and State, and mandates a report from the Attorney General on refugee resettlement effects. The order maintains that refugees from countries covered by Proclamation 9645 remain exempt from those entry restrictions but subjects all refugees to heightened screening measures.
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea
This executive order significantly expands U.S. sanctions against North Korea by blocking property of persons operating in key North Korean industries, owning ports, or trading with the country; banning aircraft and vessels with North Korea connections from U.S. entry for 180 days; authorizing secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions; and suspending U.S. entry for sanctioned individuals. The order takes effect September 21, 2017.
Delegation of Authority Under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
This memorandum delegates authority under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act: the Treasury Secretary receives authority to administer financial sanctions, and the State Secretary receives authority to administer visa sanctions, with Treasury required to coordinate with State. The delegations automatically apply to any future law substantially similar to section 1263 of the Act.
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in Venezuela
This executive order imposes targeted financial sanctions on Venezuela by prohibiting U.S. persons from dealing in new long-term debt of the state oil company PdVSA (over 90 days) and new debt/equity of the Venezuelan government (over 30 days), banning trades of existing Venezuelan government bonds, and blocking dividend payments from government-controlled entities to the Venezuelan government. The order took effect immediately on August 25, 2017, with no prior notice required for enforcement actions.
Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
This executive order mandates federal agencies to adopt the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and modernize IT infrastructure, while directing multiple cabinet departments to assess and report on cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure, deterrence strategies, international cooperation, and workforce development. It establishes accountability for agency heads in managing cybersecurity risk and requires extensive reports on federal IT modernization, botnet resilience, electricity grid vulnerabilities, and defense industrial base risks.
Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses
This executive order directs comprehensive performance reviews of all U.S. trade and investment agreements, plus WTO trade relations with countries where the U.S. has significant goods deficits. The reviews must identify violations, abuses, unfair treatment, and failures to meet economic goals, with a report due in 180 days to guide potential renegotiation or termination of agreements deemed harmful to American workers, manufacturers, and intellectual property.
Buy American and Hire American
This executive order establishes a dual policy to maximize domestic procurement preferences under existing Buy American laws and to rigorously enforce immigration laws governing foreign workers, particularly the H-1B visa program. It mandates multiple agency assessments and reports on procurement practices and trade agreement impacts, while directing immigration agencies to propose new rules protecting U.S. workers and reforming H-1B visa allocation toward higher-skilled or higher-paid beneficiaries.
Organization of the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and Subcommittees
This National Security Presidential Memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC) structures under the Trump administration, establishing clear membership rules for the NSC, HSC, Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and Policy Coordination Committees. It revokes the prior NSC organization memo (NSPM-2) from January 2017 and consolidates decision-making authority under the National Security Advisor while formally integrating the HSC into a unified staff structure.
Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits
This executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative, within 90 days, to produce a comprehensive report identifying countries with significant U.S. trade deficits in goods and analyzing the causes and effects of those deficits. The report must assess unfair trade practices, impacts on manufacturing and defense industrial bases, employment effects, and national security risks from imports.
Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council
This National Security Presidential Memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC), establishing their membership rosters, the Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and Policy Coordination Committees. It elevates the White House Chief Strategist to regular attendance at NSC/PC meetings, merges NSC and HSC staff under a single Executive Office of the President structure, and replaces the Obama-era Presidential Policy Directives and Presidential Study Directives system with National Security Presidential Memoranda.
Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States
This executive order suspended immigration and travel from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, halted all refugee admissions for 120 days with an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees, capped FY2017 refugee admissions at 50,000, mandated new screening procedures, suspended the Visa Interview Waiver Program, and directed expedited implementation of a biometric entry-exit tracking system. It also required multiple agency reports on security reviews and established data collection requirements on terrorism-related offenses by foreign nationals.
Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
This executive order directs aggressive interior immigration enforcement, expands deportation priorities to include charged but unconvicted individuals and those deemed risks by immigration officers, seeks to cut federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions, authorizes 10,000 additional immigration officers, reinstates the Secure Communities program, and establishes new reporting requirements on crimes by removable aliens. It also limits Privacy Act protections for non-citizens and non-permanent residents.
Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects
This executive order directs the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to establish a fast-track process for environmental reviews of "high priority" infrastructure projects such as pipelines, bridges, airports, and electrical grid upgrades. It creates a 30-day decision window for CEQ to designate projects as high priority, after which agencies must meet expedited deadlines for completing environmental approvals.