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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.
Amending Executive Order 13959Addressing the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies
This executive order amends EO 13959 to clarify and extend timelines for divestment from securities of Communist Chinese military companies. It sets a firm November 11, 2021 deadline for divestment of existing holdings and creates a 365-day divestment window for companies added to the list after the order's signing, while expanding the authority of the Secretaries of Defense and Treasury to designate covered entities and their subsidiaries.
Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies
This executive order prohibits U.S. persons from transacting with eight specific Chinese-connected software applications (including Alipay, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office) beginning 45 days after January 5, 2021. It also directs the Commerce Secretary to evaluate additional apps for national security risks and report on preventing foreign adversaries from accessing U.S. user data.
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.
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
This determination applies sanctions under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act for FY 2021, withholding nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related assistance from countries failing to meet minimum anti-trafficking standards (Burundi, China, Cuba, DPRK, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria) and restricting educational/cultural exchanges for some. It also instructs U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against loans to designated countries, while granting partial waivers for COVID-19, Ebola, anti-trafficking programs, and specific countries including Afghanistan, Burma, and others.
An America-First Healthcare Plan
This executive order declares a continuation of healthcare policies emphasizing patient choice, lower costs, and quality care, with specific directives to maintain existing actions and new deadlines for price transparency and surprise billing measures. It requires HHS to work with Congress on surprise billing legislation by year-end 2020, take administrative action if legislation fails, and update Medicare.gov Hospital Compare within 180 days with hospital billing quality information.
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.
Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners
This executive order directs federal agencies to take steps to prevent residential evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 pandemic, including having CDC consider an eviction moratorium, Treasury and HUD identify rental assistance funds, and FHFA review authorities to prevent housing loss. It does not itself impose a moratorium but rather orders agency consideration and action.
To Take Certain Actions Under the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act and for Other Purposes
This proclamation modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to implement the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) effective July 1, 2020, replacing NAFTA tariff treatment. It also makes technical corrections and updates rules of origin for existing free trade agreements with Singapore, Colombia, Korea, and Panama, and corrects prior inadvertent omissions in GSP-related tariff treatment for Thailand, Argentina, and Ukraine.
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.
Protecting United States Investors From Significant Risks From Chinese Companies
This presidential memorandum directs the Secretary of the Treasury to convene the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) to address risks to U.S. investors from Chinese companies that evade American securities transparency requirements, particularly by blocking PCAOB access to audit working papers. The PWG must submit recommendations within 60 days for executive branch, SEC, and PCAOB actions to protect investors, including potential new listing rules and governance safeguards.
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.
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.
National Emergency Authority To Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated Payments
This executive order invokes emergency authority under 19 U.S.C. § 1318(a) to allow the Treasury Secretary to temporarily extend deadlines for certain estimated payments by importers experiencing significant financial hardship due to COVID-19. The order excludes antidumping, countervailing duty, and national security-related payments, and requires consultation with Homeland Security before action.
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.
Delegation of Functions Under 31 U.S.C. 5302
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under 31 U.S.C. 5302 to the Secretary of the Treasury, allowing use of up to $50 billion from the Exchange Stabilization Fund. The delegation is non-redelegable and was issued during the early COVID-19 pandemic period.
Establishment of the Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods Under Section 202A of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Implementation Act
This executive order establishes an Interagency Committee on Trade in Automotive Goods to advise on implementing USMCA automotive provisions, including rules of origin and an alternative staging regime. The Committee is chaired by USTR and includes Commerce, Labor, USITC, CBP, and Treasury, with authority to make recommendations by consensus or majority vote.
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.
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
This proclamation terminates Cameroon's beneficiary status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) effective January 1, 2020, due to failure to make continual progress on eligibility requirements. It also modifies tariff schedules for Israel's agricultural products through December 31, 2020, implements the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement tariff reductions, adjusts AGOA eligibility for Niger, Central African Republic, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau, and updates rules of origin under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
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.
Establishing a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
This executive order creates a White House Council chaired by HUD to identify and reduce federal, state, local, and tribal regulatory barriers to affordable housing development. The Council must report within 12 months on its findings and recommendations, and is scheduled to terminate on January 21, 2021 unless extended.
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.
Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare To Put Patients First
This executive order directs federal agencies to increase healthcare price and quality transparency through new regulations requiring hospitals to post prices, expand patient access to cost estimates before care, develop common quality measures across government health programs, and increase access to de-identified health data. It also seeks to expand health savings account flexibility and address surprise medical billing.
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.
Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States
This proclamation declares that imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts threaten U.S. national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. It directs the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with the European Union, Japan, and other countries to address this threat, with a progress report due in 180 days, while keeping tariffs in reserve if negotiations fail.
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.
Federal Housing Finance Reform
This memorandum directs the Treasury Secretary to develop a plan for ending the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and reforming the housing finance system, and directs the HUD Secretary to develop a plan for modernizing FHA and GNMA programs. Both plans must distinguish legislative from administrative reforms and include implementation timelines for administrative actions, to be submitted to the President 'as soon as practicable.'
Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities
This executive order directs federal agencies to tie higher education grant funding to campus free speech protections and mandates new transparency tools for student borrowers. It requires the Education Department to launch a loan information website by January 1, 2020, expand the College Scorecard with program-level earnings and debt data, and report on risk-sharing options for student loans.
Establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council
This executive order establishes the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, chaired by the Secretary of HUD, to coordinate across federal agencies to promote investment in economically distressed communities and qualified opportunity zones created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Council is tasked with assessing agency actions, streamlining regulations, and producing multiple reports with recommendations for statutory and regulatory changes.
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.
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.
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.
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
President Trump extended for one year the exercise of certain authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA) with respect to Cuba, continuing economic sanctions implemented through the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. The extension runs from September 14, 2018, to September 14, 2019.
Strengthening Retirement Security in America
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce regulatory barriers that discourage employers—especially small businesses—from offering workplace retirement plans. It specifically tasks the Departments of Labor and Treasury with examining and potentially rulemaking on multiple employer plans (MEPs), simplifying required retirement plan disclosures, and updating required minimum distribution tables to reflect longer life expectancies.
Modernizing the Monetary Reimbursement Model for the Delivery of Goods Through the International Postal System and Enhancing the Security and Safety of International Mail
This memorandum directs U.S. officials to push for reforms at the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to end below-cost terminal dues for foreign-origin packages, ensure fair competition between postal and private carriers, and require advance electronic customs data. It threatens unilateral U.S. action—including self-declared rates—if the September 2018 UPU Extraordinary Congress fails to achieve these reforms, and requires a progress report by November 1, 2018.
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.
Establishing the President's National Council for the American Worker
This executive order creates the President's National Council for the American Worker, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and an economic advisor, to develop a national workforce development strategy. It also establishes a 25-member private-sector American Workforce Policy Advisory Board to advise the Council, with both bodies tasked to address skills gaps, promote apprenticeships, and align education with emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
Establishment of the Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud
This executive order establishes a Department of Justice Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud to coordinate investigation and prosecution of fraud against the government and public, replacing a similar Obama-era task force. It brings together senior DOJ officials and invites participation from numerous federal agencies to address financial crimes, cyber-fraud, and consumer protection.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 709 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of State to submit a report required under Section 709 of the Department of State Authorities Act, FY2017, with mandatory consultation of Treasury, Justice, and the DNI. The delegation also automatically applies to any future law substantially identical to Section 709.
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 Authorities Under Section 1244(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under Section 1244(c) of the FY2018 NDAA to the Secretary of State, requiring coordination with the Secretaries of Treasury, Defense, Commerce, and the Director of National Intelligence. The delegation applies to future substantively identical statutory provisions and directs publication in the Federal Register.
Task Force on the United States Postal System
This executive order establishes a Task Force on the United States Postal Service, chaired by the Treasury Secretary, to evaluate USPS operations and finances and recommend reforms. The Task Force must submit a report within 120 days addressing USPS financial sustainability, competitive position in package delivery, and potential restructuring to avoid a taxpayer bailout.
Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility
This executive order directs federal agencies to review welfare programs and regulations to promote work requirements, reduce bureaucracy, and increase state flexibility in administering public assistance. It establishes nine 'Principles of Economic Mobility' and mandates specific agency reviews and reports within 90 days.
Actions by the United States Related to the Section 301 Investigation of China's Laws, Policies, Practices, or Actions Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
This memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to impose tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301 findings that China engages in forced technology transfer, discriminatory licensing restrictions, state-directed acquisition of U.S. technology companies, and cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property. It also mandates WTO dispute settlement action and Treasury-led investment restrictions targeting Chinese acquisitions in sensitive U.S. industries, with reporting deadlines within 15 and 60 days.
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.
Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry
This executive order establishes a Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry, co-chaired by the Attorney General, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and a White House innovation advisor. The Council is tasked with developing evidence-based recommendations to reduce crime, lower recidivism, and improve reentry outcomes through coordination across 11 federal agencies, with initial and full reports due within 90 days and one year respectively. The order revokes a 2016 Obama memorandum on reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals and automatically terminates after three years.
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.
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.
Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States
This executive order directs federal agencies to consider regulatory changes expanding access to association health plans, short-term limited-duration insurance, and health reimbursement arrangements as alternatives to ACA-compliant coverage. It also requires biennial reports on barriers to healthcare competition and choice.
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.
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
President Trump extended for one year the exercise of certain authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act with respect to Cuba, continuing economic sanctions implemented through the Cuban Assets Control Regulations until September 14, 2018. This continues a long-standing annual renewal practice dating back decades.
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.
Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
This executive order establishes religious freedom as a priority across the executive branch, directs Treasury to avoid penalizing religious organizations for political speech, and orders three Cabinet secretaries to consider amending regulations for conscience objections to the ACA preventive-care mandate. It also tasks the Attorney General with issuing guidance on religious liberty protections in federal law.
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.
Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America
This executive order establishes an Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity, chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture with 21+ agency heads as members. The Task Force must identify and recommend legislative, regulatory, and policy changes to promote agriculture, economic development, and quality of life in rural America, submitting a report within 180 days. It also revokes the Obama-era White House Rural Council (EO 13575).
Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
This executive order directs the Treasury Secretary to review all significant tax regulations issued since January 1, 2016, identify those that impose undue burdens or exceed IRS authority, and recommend actions to mitigate or rescind them. It also requires reconsideration of the exemption for certain tax regulations from standard regulatory review processes under Executive Order 12866.
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.
Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws
This executive order directs federal agencies to strengthen collection of unpaid antidumping and countervailing duties on imports, develop risk-based bonding requirements for importers with poor compliance records, enhance enforcement against customs and trade law violations including counterfeit goods, and prioritize prosecution of trade-related offenses. It responds to $2.3 billion in uncollected duties as of 2015.
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.
Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System
This executive order establishes seven "Core Principles" for financial regulation, including empowering individual financial decisions, preventing taxpayer bailouts, and reducing regulatory burdens. It directs the Treasury Secretary to consult with financial regulators and report within 120 days on how existing laws and regulations align with or conflict with these principles, with periodic reports thereafter.
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.