Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias
This executive order establishes a Department of Justice-led interagency task force to identify and eliminate what it characterizes as anti-Christian bias in federal agencies, reviewing policies and practices from the previous administration and recommending corrective actions across government. The task force must submit an initial report within 120 days, a summary report within one year, and a final report before its automatic termination after two years.
Maximizing Assistance To Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to provide 100 percent federal cost sharing for COVID-19 emergency protective measures (Public Assistance Category B) under the Stafford Act, covering work performed from January 20, 2020 through July 1, 2022. It extends and expands federal reimbursement for state, local, Tribal, and territorial government COVID-19 response efforts, including National Guard deployments.
Maximizing Assistance to Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to fully fund (100%) COVID-19 testing sites requested by states, tribes, and territories through mission assignments to HHS, with HHS operating the sites in coordination with local public health departments. It establishes a streamlined process for federal testing assistance under the Stafford Act's emergency authorities.
Maximizing Assistance To Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to provide 100% federal cost sharing for all COVID-19 emergency protective measures (Category B) under the Stafford Act, covering work performed from January 20, 2020 through December 31, 2021. It extends and expands prior federal support for state, local, tribal, and territorial pandemic response efforts including National Guard deployments.
Maximizing Assistance From the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Respond to COVID-19
This memorandum directs FEMA to provide 100% federal cost sharing for COVID-19 emergency protective measures (Public Assistance Category B) under the Stafford Act. It covers two periods: January 21-September 30, 2021 for all eligible work including National Guard assistance, and January 20, 2020-January 20, 2021 for other eligible work excluding National Guard assistance authorized under the January 21, 2021 memorandum.
Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats
This executive order establishes a COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate federal testing efforts and reduce disparities in access, while also creating plans for a U.S. Public Health Job Corps and a sustainable public health workforce to address the pandemic and future biological threats. It directs multiple agencies to facilitate free testing for uninsured individuals, clarify insurance coverage obligations, and provide technical support to state and local health agencies.
Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing
This executive order mandates that on-duty or on-site federal employees, contractors, and visitors wear masks and follow CDC public health guidelines in federal buildings and on federal lands. It also establishes the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to provide ongoing guidance on COVID-19 workplace safety and requires federal agencies to report on their implementation progress.
Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources To Respond to the Spread of COVID-19
This executive order delegates presidential authority under the Defense Production Act to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent hoarding of health and medical resources needed for the COVID-19 response, including the power to designate materials as scarce and prescribe accumulation limits. The Secretary must consult FEMA when exercising this authority and periodically review whether designations remain necessary.
Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses
This executive order establishes a whole-of-government framework to improve U.S. resilience against electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), whether from nuclear detonations, solar events, or other sources. It assigns specific roles to Cabinet departments for risk assessment, research and development, vulnerability testing, international coordination, and critical infrastructure protection, with multiple phased deadlines spanning from 90 days to 4 years.
Coordinating Efforts To Prepare the Nation for Space Weather Events
This executive order establishes a coordinated federal framework to prepare for and mitigate space weather events such as solar flares and geomagnetic disturbances that threaten critical infrastructure including GPS, satellites, aviation, and the electrical power grid. It assigns specific roles to multiple agencies, creates a new NSTC subcommittee for coordination, and mandates several plans and assessments within 60-180 days to enhance forecasting, infrastructure protection, and emergency response capabilities.
Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input
This executive order establishes a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard requiring federally funded projects to build above current base flood levels using climate-informed science, freeboard elevations, or 0.2% annual chance flood data. It amends Executive Order 11988 and mandates stakeholder consultation before implementation, with agencies required to submit implementation plans after public comment closes.