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EO 141092023-09-29Biden

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders

This executive order extends 37 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2025, delegates presidential FACA functions to agency heads, and amends two prior executive orders—expanding the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander commission's outreach role and increasing the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities membership from 25 to 30 while adding similar liaison functions.

Memo2023-06-30Biden

Certification Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

President Biden issued the final required certification under the 1992 JFK Assassination Records Collection Act, authorizing continued withholding of a small number of redacted records where release would harm military defense, intelligence, law enforcement, or foreign relations. All other previously withheld information not covered by this certification must be released by June 30, 2023, and the National Declassification Center must continue using agency Transparency Plans for future phased disclosures as harms dissipate.

Memo2022-12-15Biden

Certifications Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

This memorandum certifies continued postponement of some JFK assassination records while ordering release of others. It sets a June 30, 2023 deadline for temporary withholding of certain redacted records, requires review completion by May 1, 2023, and mandates release of non-postponed information by December 15, 2022.

Memo2021-10-22Biden

Temporary Certification Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

This memorandum temporarily certifies continued withholding of JFK assassination records until December 15, 2022, while directing an intensive 1-year review to maximize transparency. It mandates interim releases, requires agencies to justify any continued redactions with unclassified explanations, and orders NARA to digitize and publish its entire collection online.

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