EXECUTIVE ORDER February 19, 2025. 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. Purpose. It is the policy of my Administration to dramatically reduce the size of the Federal Government, while increasing its accountability to the American people. This order commences a reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary. Reducing the size of the Federal Government will minimize Government waste and abuse, reduce inflation, and promote American freedom and innovation. Sec. 2. Reducing the Scope of the Federal Bureaucracy. (a) The non-statutory components and functions of the following governmental entities shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, and such entities shall reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law:
- the Presidio Trust;
- the Inter-American Foundation;
- the United States African Development Foundation; and the United States Institute of Peace;
- the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall terminate the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid;
- the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall terminate the Academic Research Council and the Credit Union Advisory Council;
- the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall terminate the Community Bank Advisory Council;
- the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall terminate the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID; and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shall terminate the Health Equity Advisory Committee.
Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall identify and submit to the President additional unnecessary governmental entities and Federal Advisory Committees that should be terminated on grounds that they are unnecessary…
