Revocation of Executive Order on Competition
This executive order formally revokes Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy), a 2021 White House directive that had pushed federal agencies to take coordinated steps to increase competition across many sectors. The revocation ends the Biden-era, White House-led competition initiative and removes that specific Presidential policy directive, while leaving intact the legal authorities of agencies to enforce laws and pursue competition or antitrust actions under existing statutes. The order also makes clear it does not change any agency’s statutory powers, does not create private legal rights, and must be carried out consistent with law and available funding. In practice, revocation withdraws the centralized, whole-of-government emphasis on competition policies that EO 14036 had created (such as interagency councils and policy priorities), which could reduce White House coordination and priority for certain competition-related initiatives.
Key Points
- 1Revocation: Executive Order 14036 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy) is explicitly revoked.
- 2Agency authorities preserved: The order states that revocation does not impair or affect authorities granted by law to executive departments or the heads of agencies.
- 3OMB functions preserved: The Director of the Office of Management and Budget retains budgetary, administrative, and legislative proposal functions.
- 4Implementation limits: The order must be implemented consistent with applicable law and only to the extent funding is available.
- 5No private rights / publication costs: The order creates no private enforceable rights and directs that the Department of Justice bear publication costs.