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17 shownMinimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal
This executive order directs federal agencies to use all available legal authority to waive, delay, or exempt parties from provisions of the Affordable Care Act that impose fiscal or regulatory burdens, while also encouraging state flexibility and interstate healthcare markets. It was issued on President Trump's first day in office with the stated goal of minimizing economic burdens pending congressional repeal of the ACA.
Amending the Civil Service Rules, Executive Order 13488, and Executive Order 13467 To Modernize the Executive Branch-Wide Governance Structure and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability and Fitness for Employment, and Credentialing, and Related Matters
This executive order restructures the federal government's security clearance, suitability, and credentialing systems by amending prior executive orders and Civil Service Rules. It establishes the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) as the primary investigative service provider, creates a Performance Accountability Council to drive enterprise-wide reform, and designates specific executive agents (OPM for suitability/credentialing, DNI for security) to standardize vetting processes across agencies with emphasis on reciprocity, continuous vetting, and information technology modernization.
Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions
This executive order conditionally revokes certain U.S. sanctions against Sudan effective July 12, 2017, contingent on Sudan sustaining positive actions including reduced military activity, improved humanitarian access, and counterterrorism cooperation. It also assigns reporting and certification functions to the Secretaries of State and Treasury, and requires annual reviews of Sudan's continued compliance.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
This executive order establishes a specific line of succession for acting Attorney General when the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and other designated officers are unavailable. It names three U.S. Attorneys in priority order and revokes the previous Obama-era succession order from 2010.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency
This executive order establishes the line of succession for the EPA Administrator position, specifying which officials would assume acting duties if both the Administrator and Deputy Administrator are unavailable. It revokes the previous succession order from August 2016 and preserves presidential discretion to depart from the designated order.
Amending Executive Order 11016 To Update Eligibility Criteria for Award of the Purple Heart
This executive order updates Purple Heart eligibility criteria to include attacks motivated by foreign terrorist organizations (post-9/11), friendly fire incidents during armed conflict, and clarifies that wounds must be severe enough to require treatment by a medical officer. It also explicitly excludes wounds or deaths resulting from a service member's willful misconduct.
Designating the World Organisation for Animal Health as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
This executive order formally designates the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as a public international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act, granting it privileges, exemptions, and immunities similar to other designated international bodies. The designation is prospective and does not alter any existing legal rights or benefits the organization may already hold.
Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
This executive order updates exemptions from federal labor-management relations rules (collective bargaining coverage) for numerous Defense Department intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, and national security agencies and subdivisions. It amends a 1979 executive order to reflect reorganizations and add new entities including cyber commands, special operations units, and intelligence agencies.
ProcProclamation
9 shownBoundary Enlargement of the California Coastal National Monument
President Obama used the Antiquities Act to expand the California Coastal National Monument by approximately 6,230 acres, adding six new units (Trinidad Head, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Lost Coast Headlands, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, Piedras Blancas, and Orange County Rocks and Islands). The proclamation withdraws these federal lands from development, mining, and mineral leasing, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the expansion through the Bureau of Land Management.
Boundary Enlargement of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
President Obama used the Antiquities Act to expand the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument by approximately 48,000 acres in Oregon and California, adding ecologically significant lands including Horseshoe Ranch, Jenny Creek watershed, and Grizzly Peak area to protect biodiversity, habitat connectivity, and historic resources. The proclamation withdraws these federal lands from entry, mining, and mineral leasing, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the expansion through the Bureau of Land Management.
Establishment of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
President Obama used the Antiquities Act to establish the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, designating approximately 0.88 acres including the historic A.G. Gaston Motel as a National Park Service unit. The proclamation withdraws federal lands from development and directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the monument and prepare a management plan within 3 years.
Establishment of the Freedom Riders National Monument
President Obama established the Freedom Riders National Monument in Anniston, Alabama under the Antiquities Act, protecting approximately 5.96 acres including the former Greyhound bus station and the site of the 1961 bus burning. The monument commemorates the civil rights activists who challenged segregation in interstate travel. The Secretary of the Interior must prepare a management plan within 3 years through the National Park Service.
Establishment of the Reconstruction Era National Monument
President Obama used the Antiquities Act to establish the Reconstruction Era National Monument in Beaufort County, South Carolina, protecting approximately 15.56 acres of historic sites including Darrah Hall, Brick Baptist Church, Camp Saxton, and the Old Beaufort Firehouse. The monument, managed by the National Park Service with a required management plan within 3 years, commemorates the first experiments in African American freedom, education, and political participation during and after the Civil War.
Establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument
President Obama used the Antiquities Act to designate approximately 1.35 million acres in southeastern Utah as the Bears Ears National Monument, withdrawing federal lands from mineral leasing, mining, and other disposition. The proclamation establishes a tribal commission to advise on management and directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to develop a joint management plan through the USFS and BLM.
Establishment of the Gold Butte National Monument
President Obama established the Gold Butte National Monument in southeast Nevada under the Antiquities Act, withdrawing approximately 296,937 federal acres from development, mining, and new grazing permits. The proclamation transfers Bureau of Reclamation lands to Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction, mandates a management plan with public involvement, and establishes an advisory committee while preserving tribal access rights and existing infrastructure.
To Implement the Nepal Preference Program and for Other Purposes
This proclamation implements a new Nepal Preference Program granting duty-free treatment for eligible Nepali imports through 2025, reinstates the Central African Republic as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under AGOA, extends duty-free access for Israeli agricultural products through 2017, and makes technical modifications to tariff schedules and rules of origin under free trade agreements with Oman, Panama, and CAFTA-DR countries.
MemoMemorandum
11 shownContinuing To Expand Opportunity for All Young People
This memorandum amends a 2014 Obama-era initiative by renaming the 'My Brother's Keeper' program to the 'Task Force on Improving the Lives of Boys and Young Men of Color and Underserved Youth,' expanding its membership to include 23 specified agency heads and officials, adding reporting requirements including annual status reports and biennial reviews, and broadening the scope to explicitly include 'underserved youth' alongside boys and young men of color.
Designation of Officers or Employees of the Office of Science and Technology Policy To Act as Director
This memorandum establishes a formal order of succession for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director position, listing seven officials who would serve as acting Director in case of vacancy or incapacity. It revokes a 2009 Obama-era memorandum on the same topic and preserves presidential discretion to depart from the designated succession order.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Council on Environmental Quality
This memorandum establishes a formal order of succession for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), listing five specific positions in priority order to act as Chairman during vacancies or incapacity. It revokes the prior Obama administration succession memorandum from March 13, 2015, and preserves presidential discretion to depart from the designated order.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), specifying that the Deputy Director of Field Operations, then the Deputy Director, then the Manager of National Programs and Initiatives shall serve as acting Director if the position becomes vacant. It includes exemptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks, National Forests, and Other Public Lands and Waters
This memorandum directs four land and water management agencies to promote diversity and inclusion both in their federal workforces and in public access to national parks, forests, and other public lands. It mandates specific actions including workforce development programs, unconscious bias training, public liaison identification, and action plans to reduce barriers for minority, low-income, disabled, and tribal populations.
Designation of Officers of the National Archives and Records Administration to Act as Archivist of the United States
This memorandum establishes a line of succession for acting Archivist of the United States within the National Archives and Records Administration, listing five officials in order of priority to serve if both the Archivist and Deputy Archivist are unable to perform their duties. It revokes a 2012 Obama administration memorandum on the same topic.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), specifying that the Deputy Director for Mediation Services and Field Operations, then the Deputy Director, then the most senior Regional Director, shall act as Director if the position becomes vacant. It includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the National Endowment for the Arts
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, specifying four officials who would assume the role if the Chairperson dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. It includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.
DetDetermination
4 shownPresidential Determination and Waiver Pursuant to Section 2249a of Title 10, United States Code, and Sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act to Support U.S. Special Operations to Combat Terrorism in Syria
This determination waives statutory prohibitions under the Arms Export Control Act and Title 10 to allow the Department of Defense to provide defense articles and services to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals supporting U.S. counterterrorism operations in Syria. It delegates congressional notification responsibilities to the Secretaries of State and Defense, requiring 15-day advance notice before exports proceed or waivers take effect.
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 570(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997
President Obama certified to Congress that Burma (Myanmar) had made measurable and substantial progress in human rights and democratic governance, as required by a 1997 appropriations law. This determination allowed continued U.S. engagement and prevented mandatory restrictions tied to negative certification.
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act
President Obama suspended for six months the statutory requirements of the Jerusalem Embassy Act that would have mandated moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and withholding State Department funds. This is the latest in a series of recurring six-month suspensions presidents have issued since 1998 to protect stated national security interests.
Eligibility of the Multinational Force and Observers To Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act
This determination finds that providing defense articles and services to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO)—the peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula—strengthens U.S. security and promotes world peace, thereby making the MFO eligible to receive such assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit the determination and justification to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.
NoticeNotice
7 shownContinuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
President Obama extended for one year the national emergency first declared in 1995 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, targeting foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. The notice continues sanctions and related measures beyond their January 23, 2017 expiration date.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels
President Obama continued the national emergency with respect to Cuba and the emergency authority regulating vessel anchorage and movement, originally declared in 1996, citing ongoing foreign policy concerns about unauthorized U.S.-registered vessels entering Cuban territorial waters. This annual continuation maintains existing sanctions and maritime restrictions without modifying them.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran
President Obama extended for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared in 1995, citing continued threats to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economy from Iranian government actions and policies. This renewal is distinct from the 1979 Iran hostage crisis emergency and occurs despite Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement (JCPOA), as non-nuclear sanctions remain in place.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya
President Obama continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13566 regarding Libya, originally issued in response to Muammar Qadhafi's violence against civilians in 2011. The notice extends emergency authorities beyond February 25, 2017, citing ongoing threats from former regime officials and asset diversion risks.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Ukraine
President Obama continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 regarding Russia's actions in Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea and support for separatists. The continuation extends sanctions and related emergency measures through March 6, 2018, under the National Emergencies Act.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela
President Obama continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 regarding Venezuela, citing ongoing human rights violations, political persecution, press restrictions, violence against protesters, arbitrary arrests, and government corruption. The continuation is required under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act and extends sanctions authorities through January 2018 unless further extended.
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Zimbabwe
President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared in 2003 regarding Zimbabwe, maintaining sanctions that block property of certain persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe. The continuation was required under the National Emergencies Act because the threat to U.S. foreign policy persists.