Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 64335-64336 [2021-25286]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 220 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64335-64336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25286]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 220 / Thursday, November 18, 2021 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 14052 of November 15, 2021

                
Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment 
                and Jobs Act

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, and in order to effectively implement the 
                historic infrastructure investments in the 
                Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Act), it is 
                hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Background. The Infrastructure Investment 
                and Jobs Act is a once-in-a-generation investment in 
                our Nation's infrastructure and competitiveness. It 
                will help rebuild America's roads, bridges, and rails; 
                expand access to clean drinking water; work to ensure 
                access to high-speed internet throughout the Nation; 
                tackle the climate crisis; advance environmental 
                justice; and invest in communities that have too often 
                been left behind. It will accomplish all of this while 
                driving the creation of good-paying union jobs and 
                growing the economy sustainably and equitably for 
                decades to come.

                Critical to achieving these goals will be the effective 
                implementation of the Act by my Administration, as well 
                as by State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
                governments.

                Sec. 2. Implementation Priorities. In implementing the 
                Act, all agencies (as described in section 3502(1) of 
                title 44, United States Code, except for the agencies 
                described in section 3502(5) of title 44), shall, as 
                appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, 
                prioritize:

                    (a) investing public dollars efficiently, working 
                to avoid waste, and focusing on measurable outcomes for 
                the American people;
                    (b) increasing the competitiveness of the United 
                States economy, including through implementing the 
                Act's Made-in-America requirements and bolstering 
                United States manufacturing and supply chains;
                    (c) improving job opportunities for millions of 
                Americans by focusing on high labor standards for these 
                jobs, including prevailing wages and the free and fair 
                chance to join a union;
                    (d) investing public dollars equitably, including 
                through the Justice40 Initiative, which is a 
                Government-wide effort toward a goal that 40 percent of 
                the overall benefits from Federal investments in 
                climate and clean energy flow to disadvantaged 
                communities;
                    (e) building infrastructure that is resilient and 
                that helps combat the crisis of climate change; and
                    (f) effectively coordinating with State, local, 
                Tribal, and territorial governments in implementing 
                these critical investments.

                Sec. 3. Infrastructure Implementation Task Force. (a) 
                There is established within the Executive Office of the 
                President the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force 
                (Task Force). The function of the Task Force is to 
                coordinate effective implementation of the 
                Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and other 
                related significant infrastructure programs within the 
                executive branch.

                    (b) The Assistant to the President for Economic 
                Policy and Director of the National Economic Council 
                shall serve as Co-Chair of the Task Force.
                    (c) There is established within the Executive 
                Office of the President the position of White House 
                Infrastructure Coordinator, who shall serve as Co-Chair 
                of the Task Force.

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                    (d) In addition to the Co-Chairs, the Task Force 
                shall consist of the following members:

(i) the Secretary of the Interior;

(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture;

(iii) the Secretary of Commerce;

(iv) the Secretary of Labor;

(v) the Secretary of Transportation;

(vi) the Secretary of Energy;

(vii) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;

(viii) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

(ix) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management;

(x) the Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy 
Council;

(xi) the Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor; and

(xii) the heads of such other executive departments, agencies, and offices 
as the Co-Chairs may from time to time invite to participate.

                    (e) The Co-Chairs may coordinate subgroups 
                consisting of Task Force members or their designees, as 
                appropriate.

                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.
                    (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.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    November 15, 2021.

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