Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
This is an executive order signed to implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). It creates a centralized, White House–based structure to coordinate and accelerate federal implementation of the Act, with a strong emphasis on efficient use of funds, boosting U.S. manufacturing and supply chains, high labor standards and union rights, equitable distribution of benefits (Justice40), climate resilience, and close coordination with state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments. The order establishes a dedicated Infrastructure Implementation Task Force and a White House Infrastructure Coordinator to oversee cross-agency planning and execution, and it sets out governance rules to ensure implementation stays within existing laws and available funding. Key provisions include prioritizing measurable outcomes, promoting Made-in-America purchasing, ensuring prevailing wages and the right to join unions for jobs created or supported by the Act, directing at least 40% of climate and clean energy investment benefits to disadvantaged communities, and coordinating across agencies to deliver timely, resilient, and equitable infrastructure improvements.
Key Points
- 1Infrastructure Implementation Task Force established within the White House to coordinate effective implementation of the IIJA and related infrastructure programs; it sits in the Executive Office of the President and is designed to align federal actions across agencies.
- 2Co-Chairs and leadership: the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Director of the National Economic Council serve as Co-Chairs; a White House Infrastructure Coordinator is created as a Co-Chair to lead daily coordination efforts.
- 3Comprehensive membership: Task Force includes key agency heads (Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Transportation, Energy, EPA), the Directors of OMB and OPM, and senior White House policy officials; there is room to invite other departments and offices as needed and to form subgroups.
- 4Implementation Priorities (Sec. 2): agencies should (a) invest public dollars efficiently with measurable outcomes; (b) bolster U.S. competitiveness, including Made-in-America and strengthening domestic supply chains; (c) ensure high labor standards (prevailing wages and freedom to join unions); (d) invest equitably with a focus on the Justice40 initiative—aiming for 40% of benefits to disadvantaged communities; (e) build infrastructure that is climate-resilient; and (f) coordinate effectively with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments.
- 5General provisions (Sec. 4): the order preserves existing legal authorities and budget processes, is implemented consistent with law and appropriations, and does not create new rights or entitlements; it does not alter statutory authorities but guides coordination and priority-setting.