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Executive Order 13992 of January 20, 2021 

Revocation of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal 

Regulation 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 

laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered that: 

Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of my Administration to use available 

tools to confront the urgent challenges facing the Nation, including the 

coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, economic recovery, racial 

justice, and climate change. To tackle these challenges effectively, executive 

departments and agencies (agencies) must be equipped with the flexibility 

to use robust regulatory action to address national priorities. This order 

revokes harmful policies and directives that threaten to frustrate the Federal 

Government’s ability to confront these problems, and empowers agencies 

to use appropriate regulatory tools to achieve these goals. 

Sec. 2. Revocation of Orders. Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 

(Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs), Executive Order 

13777 of February 24, 2017 (Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda), Executive Order 13875 of June 14, 2019 (Evaluating and Improving the Utility 

of Federal Advisory Committees), Executive Order 13891 of October 9, 2019 

(Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents), 

Executive Order 13892 of October 9, 2019 (Promoting the Rule of Law 

Through Transparency and Fairness in Civil Administrative Enforcement 

and Adjudication), and Executive Order 13893 of October 10, 2019 (Increasing 

Government Accountability for Administrative Actions by Reinvigorating 

Administrative PAYGO), are hereby revoked. 

Sec. 3. Implementation. The Director of the Office of Management and 

Budget and the heads of agencies shall promptly take steps to rescind 

any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies, or portions thereof, 

implementing or enforcing the Executive Orders identified in section 2 of 

this order, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, including 

the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. If in any case such 

rescission cannot be finalized immediately, the Director and the heads of 

agencies shall promptly take steps to provide all available exemptions authorized by any such orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law. In addition, any personnel positions, committees, task forces, or other entities established pursuant to the 

Executive Orders identified in section 2 of this order, including the regulatory 

reform officer positions and regulatory reform task forces established by 

sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 13777, shall be abolished, as appropriate 

and consistent with applicable law. 

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed 

to impair or otherwise affect: 

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, 

or the head thereof; or 

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. 

(b) This order shall be implemented in a manner consistent with applicable 

law and subject to the availability of appropriations. 


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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party 

against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, 

employees, or agents, or any other person. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

January 20, 2021. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01767 

Filed 1–22–21; 11:15 am] 

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