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Executive orders directing the Coast Guard · 15 in Search.
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Restoring America's Maritime Dominance
This executive order directs a comprehensive, interagency effort to rebuild U.S. commercial and defense shipbuilding capacity, expand the maritime workforce, and counter China's dominance in global shipbuilding. It mandates numerous reports and legislative proposals within 30-210 days, including a Maritime Action Plan, tariffs on Chinese-origin ship-to-shore cranes and cargo handling equipment, enforcement of harbor maintenance fees, financial incentives for domestic shipbuilding, maritime prosperity zones, and modernization of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Amending Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States
This executive order amends Coast Guard maritime security regulations (33 CFR Part 6) to explicitly include cybersecurity protections for ports, vessels, and waterfront facilities. It grants Captains of the Port authority to control access to digital infrastructure, establish cyber-focused security zones, inspect and remove unauthorized data or systems, and requires reporting of cyber incidents to CISA and the FBI. The order modernizes 1917-era authorities to address malicious cyber campaigns against U.S. maritime infrastructure.
Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel
This executive order mandates mask-wearing on domestic public transportation and at airports, and establishes policies for COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements for international travelers entering the United States. It directs multiple federal agencies to implement these public health measures consistent with CDC guidelines and to submit implementation plans within specified timeframes.
Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska
This memorandum directs development of national strategies to map and characterize the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and Alaska's shoreline, aiming to advance economic, security, and environmental interests through ocean exploration. It requires three proposed strategies within 180 days covering EEZ mapping, Alaska shoreline mapping, and streamlined permitting for ocean research activities.
Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States
This executive order revokes the 2010 National Ocean Policy (EO 13547) and establishes a new interagency Ocean Policy Committee co-chaired by CEQ and OSTP to coordinate federal ocean activities. It prioritizes economic growth, security, and environmental interests in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters while requiring agencies to review their regulations for consistency within 90 days.
Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience
This executive order establishes the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area to protect marine ecosystems and Alaska Native subsistence communities from climate change impacts. It withdraws specified offshore areas from oil and gas leasing, creates an interagency task force and tribal advisory council, mandates consideration of traditional knowledge in federal decisionmaking, and directs the Coast Guard to develop shipping route protections and update spill response plans.
Amendments to Executive Order 12777
This executive order re-delegates authority for adjusting oil spill liability limits under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. It assigns specific responsibilities to different cabinet secretaries based on facility type—Coast Guard department for vessels and marine facilities, EPA Administrator for non-transportation onshore facilities, Transportation Secretary for non-marine transportation facilities, and Interior Secretary for offshore facilities—each with CPI adjustment authority and congressional reporting duties.
Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution
This memorandum directs federal agencies to free up 500 MHz of spectrum over 10 years for wireless broadband use, with the Commerce Department and NTIA leading coordination with the FCC. It mandates a Plan and Timetable by October 1, 2010, establishes an interagency steering group, and requires research into spectrum-sharing technologies, with progress reporting to the National Economic Council, OMB, and OSTP.
Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities
This executive order substantially revises Executive Order 12333 to strengthen the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) over the Intelligence Community, reflecting reforms from the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. It codifies the DNI's role in coordinating intelligence activities, establishes new management structures including Functional and Mission Managers, and sets detailed duties for intelligence agencies while emphasizing protection of civil liberties and information sharing.
Further Amending Executive Order 10173, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States
This executive order amends maritime security regulations to expand Coast Guard enforcement authority following 9/11. It defines 'Area Commander' as a new command level and explicitly subordinates all Coast Guard maritime security authority to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard operates (then the newly transferred Department of Homeland Security).
Interagency Task Force on the Roles and Missions of the United States Coast Guard
This executive order creates a temporary interagency task force to review and recommend the appropriate roles and missions of the U.S. Coast Guard through 2020, with special focus on deepwater operations beyond 50 nautical miles from shore. The task force must evaluate whether Coast Guard functions should be added, maintained, reduced, eliminated, privatized, or transferred to other government entities, and its recommendations will inform investment decisions for the Deepwater Capability Replacement Project.
Amendment to Executive Order No. 12580
This executive order amends a 1987 order to delegate certain hazardous substance response authorities under CERCLA (Superfund) to five additional Cabinet secretaries (Interior, Commerce, Agriculture, Defense, Energy) for releases affecting their natural resources or facilities, subject to concurrence from either the Coast Guard (for coastal/Great Lakes/port/harbor areas) or the EPA Administrator (for other areas). The order explicitly prohibits using Superfund money to pay for responses when a responsible party fails to comply with an order.
Superfund Implementation
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Superfund law (CERCLA and SARA) to specific federal agencies, establishing the National Response Team structure with EPA and Coast Guard leadership, and assigning responsibilities for hazardous waste cleanup, enforcement, liability, litigation, and Superfund budget management across the executive branch.
Implementation of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships
This executive order delegates U.S. obligations under the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships to the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard operates, and authorizes that Secretary to designate private U.S. corporations or associations to measure vessels and issue International Tonnage Certificates.
Interdiction of illegal aliens
This 1981 executive order authorizes the Coast Guard to stop, board, and return vessels carrying undocumented migrants attempting to reach the U.S. by sea, provided these actions occur outside U.S. territorial waters. It directs the Secretary of State to negotiate cooperative arrangements with foreign governments and requires the Attorney General to ensure fair enforcement of immigration laws and protection of genuine refugees.