Unleashing American Energy

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 29, 2025)]

[Presidential Documents]

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[FR Doc No: 2025-01956]

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Executive Order 14154 of January 20, 2025

Unleashing American Energy

By the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of

America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Background. America is blessed with an

abundance of energy and natural resources that have

historically powered our Nation's economic prosperity.

In recent years, burdensome and ideologically motivated

regulations have impeded the development of these

resources, limited the generation of reliable and

affordable electricity, reduced job creation, and

inflicted high energy costs upon our citizens. These

high energy costs devastate American consumers by

driving up the cost of transportation, heating,

utilities, farming, and manufacturing, while weakening

our national security.

It is thus in the national interest to unleash

America's affordable and reliable energy and natural

resources. This will restore American prosperity--

including for those men and women who have been

forgotten by our economy in recent years. It will also

rebuild our Nation's economic and military security,

which will deliver peace through strength.

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States:

resources. This will restore American prosperity--

including for those men and women who have been

forgotten by our economy in recent years. It will also

rebuild our Nation's economic and military security,

which will deliver peace through strength.

Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States:

(a) to encourage energy exploration and production

on Federal lands and waters, including on the Outer

Continental Shelf, in order to meet the needs of our

citizens and solidify the United States as a global

energy leader long into the future;

(b) to establish our position as the leading

producer and processor of non-fuel minerals, including

rare earth minerals, which will create jobs and

prosperity at home, strengthen supply chains for the

United States and its allies, and reduce the global

influence of malign and adversarial states;

(c) to protect the United States's economic and

national security and military preparedness by ensuring

that an abundant supply of reliable energy is readily

accessible in every State and territory of the Nation;

(d) to ensure that all regulatory requirements

related to energy are grounded in clearly applicable

law;

ted States's economic and

national security and military preparedness by ensuring

that an abundant supply of reliable energy is readily

accessible in every State and territory of the Nation;

(d) to ensure that all regulatory requirements

related to energy are grounded in clearly applicable

law;

(e) to eliminate the ``electric vehicle (EV)

mandate'' and promote true consumer choice, which is

essential for economic growth and innovation, by

removing regulatory barriers to motor vehicle access;

by ensuring a level regulatory playing field for

consumer choice in vehicles; by terminating, where

appropriate, state emissions waivers that function to

limit sales of gasoline-powered automobiles; and by

considering the elimination of unfair subsidies and

other ill-conceived government-imposed market

distortions that favor EVs over other technologies and

effectively mandate their purchase by individuals,

private businesses, and government entities alike by

rendering other types of vehicles unaffordable;

(f) to safeguard the American people's freedom to

choose from a variety of goods and appliances,

including but not limited to lightbulbs, dishwashers,

washing machines, gas stoves, water heaters, toilets,

and shower heads, and to promote market competition and

innovation within the manufacturing and appliance

industries;

rican people's freedom to

choose from a variety of goods and appliances,

including but not limited to lightbulbs, dishwashers,

washing machines, gas stoves, water heaters, toilets,

and shower heads, and to promote market competition and

innovation within the manufacturing and appliance

industries;

(g) to ensure that the global effects of a rule,

regulation, or action shall, whenever evaluated, be

reported separately from its domestic costs and

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benefits, in order to promote sound regulatory decision

making and prioritize the interests of the American

people;

(h) to guarantee that all executive departments and

agencies (agencies) provide opportunity for public

comment and rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific

analysis; and

(i) to ensure that no Federal funding be employed

in a manner contrary to the principles outlined in this

section, unless required by law.

Sec. 3. Immediate Review of All Agency Actions that

Potentially Burden the Development of Domestic Energy

Resources. (a) The heads of all agencies shall review

all existing regulations, orders, guidance documents,

policies, settlements, consent orders, and any other

agency actions (collectively, agency actions) to

identify those agency actions that impose an undue

burden on the identification, development, or use of

domestic energy resources--with particular attention to

oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical

mineral, and nuclear energy resources--or that are

otherwise inconsistent with the policy set forth

identify those agency actions that impose an undue

burden on the identification, development, or use of

domestic energy resources--with particular attention to

oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical

mineral, and nuclear energy resources--or that are

otherwise inconsistent with the policy set forth in

section 2 of this order, including restrictions on

consumer choice of vehicles and appliances.

(b) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the

head of each agency shall, in consultation with the

director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

and the National Economic Council (NEC), develop and

begin implementing action plans to suspend, revise, or

rescind all agency actions identified as unduly

burdensome under subsection (a) of this section, as

expeditiously as possible and consistent with

applicable law. The head of any agency who determines

that such agency does not have agency actions described

in subsection (a) of this section shall submit to the

Director of OMB a written statement to that effect and,

absent a determination by the Director of OMB that such

agency does have agency actions described in this

subsection, shall have no further responsibilities

under this section.

(c) Agencies shall promptly notify the Attorney

General of any steps taken pursuant to subsection (a)

of this section so that the Attorney General may, as

appropriate:

agency does have agency actions described in this

subsection, shall have no further responsibilities

under this section.

(c) Agencies shall promptly notify the Attorney

General of any steps taken pursuant to subsection (a)

of this section so that the Attorney General may, as

appropriate:

(i) provide notice of this Executive Order and any such actions to any

court with jurisdiction over pending litigation in which such actions may

be relevant; and

(ii) request that such court stay or otherwise delay further litigation, or

seek other appropriate relief consistent with this order, pending the

completion of the administrative actions described in this order.

(d) Pursuant to the policy outlined in section 2 of

this order, the Attorney General shall consider whether

pending litigation against illegal, dangerous, or

harmful policies should be resolved through stays or

other relief.

Sec. 4. Revocation of and Revisions to Certain

Presidential and Regulatory Actions. (a) The following

are revoked and any offices established therein are

abolished:

(i) Executive Order 13990 of January 20, 2021 (Protecting Public Health and

the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis);

(ii) Executive Order 13992 of January 20, 2021 (Revocation of Certain

Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation);

(iii) Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate

Crisis at Home and Abroad);

(iv) Executive Order 14007 of January 27, 2021 (President's Council of

Advisors on Science and Technology);

the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis);

(ii) Executive Order 13992 of January 20, 2021 (Revocation of Certain

Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation);

(iii) Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate

Crisis at Home and Abroad);

(iv) Executive Order 14007 of January 27, 2021 (President's Council of

Advisors on Science and Technology);

(v) Executive Order 14013 of February 4, 2021 (Rebuilding and Enhancing

Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change

on Migration);

(vi) Executive Order 14027 of May 7, 2021 (Establishment of the Climate

Change Support Office);

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(vii) Executive Order 14030 of May 20, 2021 (Climate-Related Financial

Risk);

(viii) Executive Order 14037 of August 5, 2021 (Strengthening American

Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks);

(ix) Executive Order 14057 of December 8, 2021 (Catalyzing Clean Energy

Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability);

(x) Executive Order 14072 of April 22, 2022 (Strengthening the Nation's

Forests, Communities, and Local Economies);

(xi) Executive Order 14082 of September 12, 2022 (Implementation of the

Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of

2022); and

(xii) Executive Order 14096 of April 21, 2023 (Revitalizing Our Nation's

Commitment to Environmental Justice for All).

(b) All activities, programs, and operations

associated with the American Climate Corps, including

actions taken by any agency shall be terminated

immediately. Within one day of the date of this order,

the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a letter to

all parties to the ``American Climate Corps Memorandum

of Understanding'' dated December 2023 to terminate the

memorandum, and the head of each party to the

memorandum shall agree to the termination in writing.

iately. Within one day of the date of this order,

the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a letter to

all parties to the ``American Climate Corps Memorandum

of Understanding'' dated December 2023 to terminate the

memorandum, and the head of each party to the

memorandum shall agree to the termination in writing.

(c) Any assets, funds, or resources allocated to an

entity or program abolished by subsection (a) of this

section shall be redirected or disposed of in

accordance with applicable law.

(d) The head of any agency that has taken action

respecting offices and programs in subsection (a) shall

take all necessary steps to ensure that all such

actions are terminated or, if necessary, appropriate,

or required by law, that such activities are

transitioned to other agencies or entities.

(e) Any contract or agreement between the United

States and any third party on behalf of the entities or

programs abolished in subsection (a) of this section,

or in furtherance of them, shall be terminated for

convenience, or otherwise, as quickly as permissible

under the law.

Sec. 5. Unleashing Energy Dominance through Efficient

Permitting. (a) Executive Order 11991 of May 24, 1977

(Relating to protection and enhancement of

environmental quality) is hereby revoked.

ance of them, shall be terminated for

convenience, or otherwise, as quickly as permissible

under the law.

Sec. 5. Unleashing Energy Dominance through Efficient

Permitting. (a) Executive Order 11991 of May 24, 1977

(Relating to protection and enhancement of

environmental quality) is hereby revoked.

(b) To expedite and simplify the permitting

process, within 30 days of the date of this order, the

Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

shall provide guidance on implementing the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et

seq., and propose rescinding CEQ's NEPA regulations

found at 40 CFR 1500 et seq.

(c) Following the provision of the guidance, the

Chairman of CEQ shall convene a working group to

coordinate the revision of agency-level implementing

regulations for consistency. The guidance in subsection

(b) and any resulting implementing regulations must

expedite permitting approvals and meet deadlines

established in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

(Public Law 118-5). Consistent with applicable law, all

agencies must prioritize efficiency and certainty over

any other objectives, including those of activist

groups, that do not align with the policy goals set

forth in section 2 of this order or that could

otherwise add delays and ambiguity to the permitting

process.

sistent with applicable law, all

agencies must prioritize efficiency and certainty over

any other objectives, including those of activist

groups, that do not align with the policy goals set

forth in section 2 of this order or that could

otherwise add delays and ambiguity to the permitting

process.

(d) The Secretaries of Defense, Interior,

Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development,

Transportation, Energy, Homeland Security, the

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), the Chairman of CEQ, and the heads of any other

relevant agencies shall undertake all available efforts

to eliminate all delays within their respective

permitting processes, including through, but not

limited to, the use of general permitting and permit by

rule. For any project an agency head deems essential

for the Nation's economy or national security, agencies

shall use all possible

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authorities, including emergency authorities, to

expedite the adjudication of Federal permits. Agencies

shall work closely with project sponsors to realize the

ultimate construction or development of permitted

projects.

(e) The Director of the NEC and the Director of the

Office of Legislative Affairs shall jointly prepare

recommendations to Congress, which shall:

tion of Federal permits. Agencies

shall work closely with project sponsors to realize the

ultimate construction or development of permitted

projects.

(e) The Director of the NEC and the Director of the

Office of Legislative Affairs shall jointly prepare

recommendations to Congress, which shall:

(i) facilitate the permitting and construction of interstate energy

transportation and other critical energy infrastructure, including, but not

limited to, pipelines, particularly in regions of the Nation that have

lacked such development in recent years; and

(ii) provide greater certainty in the Federal permitting process,

including, but not limited to, streamlining the judicial review of the

application of NEPA.

Sec. 6. Prioritizing Accuracy in Environmental

Analyses. (a) In all Federal permitting adjudications

or regulatory processes, all agencies shall adhere to

only the relevant legislated requirements for

environmental considerations and any considerations

beyond these requirements are eliminated. In fulfilling

all such requirements, agencies shall strictly use the

most robust methodologies of assessment at their

disposal and shall not use methodologies that are

arbitrary or ideologically motivated.

(b) The Interagency Working Group on the Social

Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG), which was established

pursuant to Executive Order 13990, is hereby disbanded,

and any guidance, instruction, recommendation, or

document issued by the IWG is withdrawn as no longer

representative of governmental policy including:

(b) The Interagency Working Group on the Social

Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG), which was established

pursuant to Executive Order 13990, is hereby disbanded,

and any guidance, instruction, recommendation, or

document issued by the IWG is withdrawn as no longer

representative of governmental policy including:

(i) the Presidential Memorandum of January 27, 2021 (Restoring Trust in

Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking);

(ii) the Report of the Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Measurement

Interagency Working Group of November 2023 (National Strategy to Advance an

Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring, and Information

System);

(iii) the Technical Support Document of February 2021 (Social Cost of

Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates under Executive Order

13990); and

(iv) estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases, including the

estimates for the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, or the

social cost of nitrous oxide based, in whole or in part, on the IWG's work

or guidance.

(c) The calculation of the ``social cost of

carbon'' is marked by logical deficiencies, a poor

basis in empirical science, politicization, and the

absence of a foundation in legislation. Its abuse

arbitrarily slows regulatory decisions and, by

rendering the United States economy internationally

uncompetitive, encourages a greater human impact on the

environment by affording less efficient foreign energy

producers a greater share of the global energy and

natural resource market

on. Its abuse

arbitrarily slows regulatory decisions and, by

rendering the United States economy internationally

uncompetitive, encourages a greater human impact on the

environment by affording less efficient foreign energy

producers a greater share of the global energy and

natural resource market. Consequently, within 60 days

of the date of this order, the Administrator of the EPA

shall issue guidance to address these harmful and

detrimental inadequacies, including consideration of

eliminating the ``social cost of carbon'' calculation

from any Federal permitting or regulatory decision.

(d) Prior to the guidance issued pursuant to

subsection (c) of this section, agencies shall ensure

estimates to assess the value of changes in greenhouse

gas emissions resulting from agency actions, including

with respect to the consideration of domestic versus

international effects and evaluating appropriate

discount rates, are, to the extent permitted by law,

consistent with the guidance contained in OMB Circular

A-4 of September 17, 2003 (Regulatory Analysis).

(e) Furthermore, the head of each agency shall, as

appropriate and consistent with applicable law,

initiate a process to make such changes to

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any rule, regulation, policy or action as may be

necessary to ensure consistency with the Regulatory

Analysis.

2003 (Regulatory Analysis).

(e) Furthermore, the head of each agency shall, as

appropriate and consistent with applicable law,

initiate a process to make such changes to

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any rule, regulation, policy or action as may be

necessary to ensure consistency with the Regulatory

Analysis.

(f) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the

Administrator of the EPA, in collaboration with the

heads of any other relevant agencies, shall submit

joint recommendations to the Director of OMB on the

legality and continuing applicability of the

Administrator's findings, ``Endangerment and Cause or

Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section

202(a) of the Clean Air Act,'' Final Rule, 74 FR 66496

(December 15, 2009).

Sec. 7. Terminating the Green New Deal. (a) All

agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of

funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act

of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure

Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including

but not limited to funds for electric vehicle charging

stations made available through the National Electric

Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and the Charging

and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program,

and shall review their processes, policies, and

programs for issuing grants, loans, contracts, or any

other financial disbursements of such appropriated

funds for consistency with the law and the policy

outlined in section 2 of this order

ing

and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program,

and shall review their processes, policies, and

programs for issuing grants, loans, contracts, or any

other financial disbursements of such appropriated

funds for consistency with the law and the policy

outlined in section 2 of this order. Within 90 days of

the date of this order, all agency heads shall submit a

report to the Director of the NEC and Director of OMB

that details the findings of this review, including

recommendations to enhance their alignment with the

policy set forth in section 2. No funds identified in

this subsection (a) shall be disbursed by a given

agency until the Director of OMB and Assistant to the

President for Economic Policy have determined that such

disbursements are consistent with any review

recommendations they have chosen to adopt.

(b) When procuring goods and services, making

decisions about leases, and making other arrangements

that result in disbursements of Federal funds, agencies

shall prioritize cost-effectiveness, American workers

and businesses, and the sensible use of taxpayer money,

to the greatest extent. The Director of OMB shall

finalize and circulate guidelines to further implement

this subsection.

rangements

that result in disbursements of Federal funds, agencies

shall prioritize cost-effectiveness, American workers

and businesses, and the sensible use of taxpayer money,

to the greatest extent. The Director of OMB shall

finalize and circulate guidelines to further implement

this subsection.

(c) All agencies shall assess whether enforcement

discretion of authorities and regulations can be

utilized to advance the policy outlined in section 2 of

this order. Within 30 days of the date of this order,

each agency shall submit a report to the Director of

OMB identifying any such instances.

Sec. 8. Protecting America's National Security. (a) The

Secretary of Energy is directed restart reviews of

applications for approvals of liquified natural gas

export projects as expeditiously as possible,

consistent with applicable law. In assessing the

``Public Interest'' to be advanced by any particular

application, the Secretary of Energy shall consider the

economic and employment impacts to the United States

and the impact to the security of allies and partners

that would result from granting the application.

consistent with applicable law. In assessing the

``Public Interest'' to be advanced by any particular

application, the Secretary of Energy shall consider the

economic and employment impacts to the United States

and the impact to the security of allies and partners

that would result from granting the application.

(b) With respect to any proposed deepwater port for

the export of liquefied natural gas (project) for which

a favorable record of decision (ROD) has previously

been issued pursuant to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974

(DWPA), 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., the Administrator of

the Maritime Administration (MARAD) shall, within 30

days of the date of this order and consistent with

applicable law, determine whether any refinements to

the project proposed subsequent to the ROD are likely

to result in adverse environmental consequences that

substantially differ from those associated with the

originally-evaluated project so as to present a

seriously different picture of the foreseeable adverse

environmental consequences (seriously different

consequences). In making this determination, MARAD

shall qualitatively assess any difference in adverse

environmental consequences between the project with and

without the proposed refinements, including any

potential consequences not addressed in the final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which shall be

considered adequate under NEPA notwithstanding any

revisions to NEPA that may have been enacted following

the final EIS

etween the project with and

without the proposed refinements, including any

potential consequences not addressed in the final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which shall be

considered adequate under NEPA notwithstanding any

revisions to NEPA that may have been enacted following

the final EIS. MARAD shall submit this determination,

together with a detailed justification, to the

Secretary of Transportation and to the President.

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(c) Pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, if

MARAD determines that such refinements are not likely

to result in seriously different consequences, it shall

include in that determination a description of the

refinements to supplement and update the ROD, if

necessary and then no later than 30 additional days, he

shall issue a DWPA license.

(d) If MARAD determines, with concurrence from the

Secretary of Transportation, that such proposed

refinements are likely to result in seriously different

consequences, it shall, within 60 days after submitting

such determination, issue an Environmental Assessment

(EA) examining such consequences and, with respect to

all other environmental consequences not changed due to

project refinements, shall reaffirm the conclusions of

the final EIS. Within 30 days after issuing the EA,

MARAD shall issue an addendum to the ROD, if necessary,

and shall, within 30 additional days, issue a DWPA

license consistent with the ROD.

all other environmental consequences not changed due to

project refinements, shall reaffirm the conclusions of

the final EIS. Within 30 days after issuing the EA,

MARAD shall issue an addendum to the ROD, if necessary,

and shall, within 30 additional days, issue a DWPA

license consistent with the ROD.

Sec. 9. Restoring America's Mineral Dominance. (a) The

Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture,

Administrator of the EPA, Chairman of CEQ, and the

heads of any other relevant agencies, as appropriate,

shall identify all agency actions that impose undue

burdens on the domestic mining and processing of non-

fuel minerals and undertake steps to revise or rescind

such actions.

(b) The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture

shall reassess any public lands withdrawals for

potential revision.

(c) The Secretary of the Interior shall instruct

the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to consider

updating the Survey's list of critical minerals,

including for the potential of including uranium.

(d) The Secretary of the Interior shall prioritize

efforts to accelerate the ongoing, detailed geologic

mapping of the United States, with a focus on locating

previously unknown deposits of critical minerals.

(e) The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that

critical mineral projects, including the processing of

critical minerals, receive consideration for Federal

support, contingent on the availability of appropriated

funds.

es, with a focus on locating

previously unknown deposits of critical minerals.

(e) The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that

critical mineral projects, including the processing of

critical minerals, receive consideration for Federal

support, contingent on the availability of appropriated

funds.

(f) The United States Trade Representative shall

assess whether exploitative practices and state-

assisted mineral projects abroad are unlawful or unduly

burden or restrict United States commerce.

(g) The Secretary of Commerce shall assess the

national security implications of the Nation's mineral

reliance and the potential for trade action.

(h) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall assess

the quantity and inflow of minerals that are likely the

product of forced labor into the United States and

whether such inflows pose a threat to national security

and, within 90 days of the date of this order, shall

provide this assessment to the Director of the NEC.

(i) The Secretary of Defense shall consider the

needs of the United States in supplying and maintaining

the National Defense Stockpile, review the legal

authorities and obligations in managing the National

Defense Stockpile, and take all appropriate steps to

ensure that the National Defense Stockpile will provide

a robust supply of critical minerals in event of future

shortfall.

ying and maintaining

the National Defense Stockpile, review the legal

authorities and obligations in managing the National

Defense Stockpile, and take all appropriate steps to

ensure that the National Defense Stockpile will provide

a robust supply of critical minerals in event of future

shortfall.

(j) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the

Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of

Labor, the United States Trade Representative, and the

heads of any other relevant agencies, shall submit a

report to the Assistant to the President for Economic

Policy that includes policy recommendations to enhance

the competitiveness of American mining and refining

companies in other mineral-wealthy nations.

(k) The Secretary of State shall consider

opportunities to advance the mining and processing of

minerals within the United States through the

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

Sec. 10. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order

shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

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

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of OMB 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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(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of OMB 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.

(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.

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