Partial Revocation of Executive Order 13961
This executive order (Executive Order 14146) partially revokes parts of Executive Order 13961 (Governance and Integration of Federal Mission Resilience, issued December 7, 2020). Specifically, it removes sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of EO 13961 and renumbers the remaining sections (2, 6, and 8 become new sections 1, 2, and 3). It also makes small textual amendments to the renumbered sections, notably altering a phrase in section 1 and updating a reference in section 2(b) to identify the National Continuity Policy’sRestricted Principals Committee. The order preserves authority and budgeting provisions to agencies and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), states the order does not create new rights, and directs implementation in accordance with applicable law and available appropriations. In short, it scales back the central governance structure from EO 13961 and updates terminology related to continuity policy.
Key Points
- 1Revocation and renumbering: Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of EO 13961 are revoked; Sections 2, 6, and 8 are renumbered as new Sections 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
- 2Textual amendments: Section 1 (as renumbered) is amended by removing the clause “To achieve this policy, in conjunction” and replacing it with “In conjunction.”
- 3Updated committee reference: Section 2(b) (as renumbered) is amended to replace the reference to “the Executive Committee established in section 3 of this order” with “the Restricted Principals Committee described in section 3 of the National Security Memorandum of January 19, 2025 (National Continuity Policy).”
- 4Preserved authorities: The order clarifies that it does not impair the legal authority of executive departments/agencies or the head thereof, nor the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
- 5Implementation conditions: The order must be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations; it does not create enforceable rights in law or in equity.