Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]

[Presidential Documents]

[Pages 27025-27026]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2021-10691]

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 19, 2021 /

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Executive Order 14029 of May 14, 2021

Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and

Technical Amendment

By the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of

America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of title 5,

United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Revocation of Presidential Actions. The

following Presidential actions are revoked: Executive

Order 13925 of May 28, 2020 (Preventing Online

Censorship), Executive Order 13933 of June 26, 2020

(Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues

and Combating Recent Criminal Violence), Executive

Order 13934 of July 3, 2020 (Building and Rebuilding

Monuments to American Heroes), Executive Order 13964 of

December 10, 2020 (Rebranding United States Foreign

Assistance To Advance American Influence), Executive

Order 13978 of January 18, 2021 (Building the National

Garden of American Heroes), and Executive Order 13980

of January 18, 2021 (Protecting Americans From

Overcriminalization Through Regulatory Reform).

December 10, 2020 (Rebranding United States Foreign

Assistance To Advance American Influence), Executive

Order 13978 of January 18, 2021 (Building the National

Garden of American Heroes), and Executive Order 13980

of January 18, 2021 (Protecting Americans From

Overcriminalization Through Regulatory Reform).

Sec. 2. Implementation. The Director of the Office of

Management and Budget and the heads of executive

departments and agencies shall promptly consider taking

steps to rescind any orders, rules, regulations,

guidelines, or policies, or portions thereof,

implementing or enforcing the Presidential actions

identified in section 1 of this order, as appropriate

and consistent with applicable law, including the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq. In

addition, any personnel positions, committees, task

forces, or other entities established pursuant to the

Presidential actions identified in section 1 of this

order shall be abolished, as appropriate and consistent

with applicable law.

Sec. 3. Technical Amendment. To enhance the efficiency

of the civil service and to promote good administration

and systematic application of merit system principles,

Executive Order 14003 of January 22, 2021 (Protecting

the Federal Workforce), revoked Executive Order 13957

of October 21, 2020 (Creating Schedule F in the

Excepted Service), thereby eliminating Schedule F in

the excepted service

dministration

and systematic application of merit system principles,

Executive Order 14003 of January 22, 2021 (Protecting

the Federal Workforce), revoked Executive Order 13957

of October 21, 2020 (Creating Schedule F in the

Excepted Service), thereby eliminating Schedule F in

the excepted service. In order to update the civil

service rules to reflect the action taken in Executive

Order 14003, Civil Service Rule VI is amended as

follows:

(a) 5 CFR 6.2 is amended to read:

OPM shall list positions that it excepts from the

competitive service in Schedules A, B, C, and D, and it

shall list the position of administrative law judge in

Schedule E, which schedules shall constitute parts of

this rule, as follows:

Schedule A. Positions other than those of a confidential or policy-

determining character for which it is not practicable to examine shall be

listed in Schedule A.

Schedule B. Positions other than those of a confidential or policy-

determining character for which it is not practicable to hold a competitive

examination shall be listed in Schedule B. Appointments to these positions

shall be subject to such noncompetitive examination as may be prescribed by

OPM.

Schedule C. Positions of a confidential or policy-determining character

shall be listed in Schedule C.

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ther than those of a confidential or policy-

determining character for which it is not practicable to hold a competitive

examination shall be listed in Schedule B. Appointments to these positions

shall be subject to such noncompetitive examination as may be prescribed by

OPM.

Schedule C. Positions of a confidential or policy-determining character

shall be listed in Schedule C.

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Schedule D. Positions other than those of a confidential or policy-

determining character for which the competitive service requirements make

impracticable the adequate recruitment of sufficient numbers of students

attending qualifying educational institutions or individuals who have

recently completed qualifying educational programs shall be listed in

Schedule D. These positions are temporarily placed in the excepted service

to enable more effective recruitment from all segments of society by using

means of recruiting and assessing candidates that diverge from the rules

generally applicable to the competitive service.

Schedule E. Positions of administrative law judge appointed under 5 U.S.C.

3105 shall be listed in Schedule E. Conditions of good administration

warrant placing the position of administrative law judge in the excepted

service and exempting appointment to this position from the requirements of

5 CFR, part 302, including examination and rating requirements, though each

agency shall follow the principle of veteran preference as far as

administratively feasible.

U.S.C.

3105 shall be listed in Schedule E. Conditions of good administration

warrant placing the position of administrative law judge in the excepted

service and exempting appointment to this position from the requirements of

5 CFR, part 302, including examination and rating requirements, though each

agency shall follow the principle of veteran preference as far as

administratively feasible.

(b) 5 CFR 6.4 is amended to read:

``Except as required by statute, the Civil Service

Rules and Regulations shall not apply to removals from

positions listed in Schedules A, C, D, or E, or from

positions excepted from the competitive service by

statute. The Civil Service Rules and Regulations shall

apply to removals from positions listed in Schedule B

of persons who have competitive status.''

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 consistent with

applicable law and subject to the availability of

appropriations.

uthority 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 consistent with

applicable law and subject to the availability of

appropriations.

(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.

(Presidential Sig.)

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