EO-14354
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
- Signed
- Sep 29, 2025
- Published
- Oct 6, 2025
Federal Register: 2025-19485
Source: Federal Register.
Extends 22 Federal Advisory Committees Through September 2027
What it does
This order extends the operating life of 22 existing federal advisory committees — covering topics ranging from HIV/AIDS policy to national monument management to telecommunications security — through September 30, 2027. It supersedes a similar 2023 order that had previously continued many of the same committees. It also designates which agency head is responsible for managing each committee's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Who benefits
Members currently serving on the 22 advisory committees, who retain their advisory roles. Federal agencies that rely on outside expert input from these bodies. Groups with a stake in each committee's subject area, including: people living with HIV/AIDS (Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS); people with intellectual disabilities and their families (President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities); veterans seeking small business support (Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development); Historically Black Colleges and Universities (President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs); athletes, fitness professionals, and nutrition advocates (President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition); tribal nations and local governments with interests in Bears Ears, Gold Butte, Avi Kwa Ame, Grand Canyon, Chuckwalla, Sáttítla, and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments; workers exposed to radiation (Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health); science and technology researchers (President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology); and religious liberty advocates (Religious Liberty Commission).
Who is affected
No groups are directly harmed by this order. Groups that might prefer certain committees be dissolved — such as those opposed to specific national monument designations or to the Religious Liberty Commission's mandate — would see those bodies continue operating. Taxpayers fund the administrative costs of maintaining these committees, though FACA committees are generally low-cost bodies.
Supporters argue
Supporters argue that these committees provide valuable expert and stakeholder input to the executive branch across a wide range of policy areas, and that allowing them to lapse would deprive agencies of structured outside advice. They contend the president's authority to manage the executive branch under Article II, combined with FACA's explicit framework for continuing advisory committees, makes this a routine and well-grounded administrative action that ensures continuity of government functions.
Opponents argue
Opponents argue that blanket two-year renewals of 22 committees — without individual review of each body's performance, relevance, or cost-effectiveness — bypasses the accountability mechanisms FACA was designed to enforce. They contend that some committees, particularly those tied to contested national monument proclamations or ideologically charged mandates, warrant closer scrutiny before renewal, and that rubber-stamp continuations can allow advisory bodies to persist well beyond their useful purpose.
Constitutional basis
Executive orders rest on constitutional authority or statutory delegation. This summary describes the legal grounding cited or implied by the order.
Authority is grounded in the Article II Vesting Clause and Take Care Clause, which grant the president broad authority to manage and direct the executive branch. The order also cites Chapter 10 of Title 5, U.S. Code (the Federal Advisory Committee Act), which is the primary statutory framework governing the creation, operation, and continuation of federal advisory committees and explicitly contemplates presidential renewal of such bodies.