Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy

This executive order directs seven federal entities to eliminate non-statutory components and functions and reduce statutory operations to legal minimums, with heads required to submit compliance reports within 7 days. It also instructs OMB and other reviewers to reject funding requests inconsistent with these reductions.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 13043

Impact dates

Mar 21, 2025
Agency heads submit compliance reports to OMB Director confirming full compliance and identifying statutorily required functions

Key directives

Eliminate non-statutory components and functions of seven listed entities
Reduce statutory functions and personnel to minimum required by law
Agency heads submit compliance reports within 7 days to OMB Director
OMB and reviewers reject funding requests inconsistent with order

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Order takes effect March 14, 2025
Agency heads must submit compliance reports within 7 days (by March 21, 2025)

Near term (90d)

OMB and reviewers begin rejecting inconsistent funding requests
Agencies begin workforce and program reductions to statutory minimums

Long term

Potential statutory challenges to elimination of congressionally authorized entities
Structural reduction or elimination of non-statutory functions across all seven agencies

Risks & tensions

Legal vulnerability: several entities (USAGM, Wilson Center, IMLS, USICH, CDFI Fund, MBDA) have statutory authorization that may conflict with elimination directives
Congressional appropriations may still fund these entities regardless of OMB rejection
Vague 'minimum presence and function required by law' standard creates implementation uncertainty
Potential First Amendment implications for USAGM media operations
Workforce reductions may trigger administrative procedure and labor challenges