Amending Executive Order 13597

This executive order amends a 2012 Obama-era order by removing a specific subsection (b)(ii) of section 2 from Executive Order 13597, which had established visa and foreign visitor processing goals. The Secretaries of State and Homeland Security are directed to revise the implementation plan accordingly.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 28747

Impact dates

Sep 19, 2017
Secretaries revise implementation plan

Key directives

Delete subsection (b)(ii) of section 2 of Executive Order 13597
Secretaries of State and Homeland Security shall revise the implementation plan described in section 2(b) of EO 13597

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Deletion of subsection (b)(ii) from EO 13597 takes effect

Near term (90d)

State and Homeland Security Secretaries to revise implementation plan

Long term

Potential changes to visa processing goals and travel competitiveness framework

Risks & tensions

Text does not specify what subsection (b)(ii) contained—uncertainty about scope of deletion
No explicit deadline for plan revision; 'shall revise' implies obligation but timing is vague
Potential tension between streamlining visa processing and security screening priorities