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Executive Order 14047

Adding Measles to the List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases

This executive order adds measles to the federal list of quarantinable communicable diseases, granting CDC authority to detain and examine individuals suspected of carrying measles to prevent interstate spread. It amends a 2003 Bush-era executive order that originally established quarantine powers for diseases like SARS, Ebola, and pandemic flu.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 52591

Key directives

  • Add 'Measles' to Executive Order 13295's list of quarantinable communicable diseases after 'infectious Tuberculosis'

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Measles added to quarantinable diseases list upon signing
  • CDC gains legal authority to issue federal quarantine orders for measles cases

Near term (90d)

  • CDC may issue updated quarantine station guidance and protocols
  • Potential deployment of quarantine measures at ports of entry

Long term

  • Established precedent for expanding federal quarantine authorities to additional vaccine-preventable diseases
  • Ongoing application to future measles outbreaks or importation events

Risks & tensions

  • Civil liberties tension: federal quarantine power involves involuntary detention with due process implications (text acknowledges no enforceable private rights)
  • Implementation dependent on appropriations and CDC resource availability
  • Potential for selective enforcement at borders affecting immigrant/refugee populations
  • Low public attention despite significant expansion of coercive public health authority
Executive Order 14047: Adding Measles to the List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases · Executive Orders