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Vol. 86
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Part III
The President
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Executive Order 14057--Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs
Through Federal Sustainability
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 236 / Monday, December 13, 2021 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 14057 of December 8, 2021
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs
Through Federal Sustainability
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to reestablish the Federal
Government as a leader in sustainability, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 101. Policy. The Federal Government faces broad
exposure to the mounting risks and costs already posed
by the climate crisis. In responding to this crisis, we
have a once-in-a-generation economic opportunity to
create and sustain jobs, including well-paying union
jobs; support a just transition to a more sustainable
economy for American workers; strengthen America's
communities; protect public health; and advance
environmental justice. As the single largest land
owner, energy consumer, and employer in the Nation, the
Federal Government can catalyze private sector
investment and expand the economy and American industry
by transforming how we build, buy, and manage
electricity, vehicles, buildings, and other operations
to be clean and sustainable.
We also must build on past progress and pursue new
strategies to improve the Nation's preparedness and
resilience to the effects of a changing climate,
including advancing the Federal Government's strategic
planning, governance, financial management, and
procurement to ensure climate resilient operations.
It is therefore the policy of my Administration for the
Federal Government to lead by example in order to
achieve a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by
2035 and net-zero emissions economy-wide by no later
than 2050. Through a whole-of-government approach, we
will demonstrate how innovation and environmental
stewardship can protect our planet, safeguard Federal
investments against the effects of climate change,
respond to the needs of all of America's communities,
and expand American technologies, industries, and jobs.
Sec. 102. Government-wide Goals. (a) Leading the Nation
on a firm path to net-zero emissions by 2050 and
achieving the policy set forth in section 101 of this
order will require bold action to transform Federal
procurement and operations and secure a transition to
clean, zero-emission technologies. Through a
coordinated whole-of-government approach, the Federal
Government shall use its scale and procurement power to
achieve:
(i) 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity on a net annual basis by
2030, including 50 percent 24/7 carbon pollution-free electricity, as
defined in section 603(a) of this order;
(ii) 100 percent zero-emission vehicle acquisitions by 2035, including 100
percent zero-emission light-duty vehicle acquisitions by 2027;
(iii) a net-zero emissions building portfolio by 2045, including a 50
percent emissions reduction by 2032;
(iv) a 65 percent reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, as
defined by the Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance,
from Federal operations by 2030 from 2008 levels;
(v) net-zero emissions from Federal procurement, including a Buy Clean
policy to promote use of construction materials with lower embodied
emissions;
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(vi) climate resilient infrastructure and operations; and
(vii) a climate- and sustainability-focused Federal workforce.
(b) The actions and investment required to achieve
these goals will protect the environment, drive
innovation, spur private sector investment, improve
public infrastructure, and create new economic
opportunity. Pursuant to section 511 of this order,
agencies shall implement this order in accordance with
my Administration's policies to combat the climate
crisis; help American businesses compete in strategic
industries; create and sustain well-paying union jobs
that allow workers to thrive; maximize the use of
American goods, products, materials, and services; and
promote a secure, just, and equitable future for all
Americans.
Sec. 201. Agency Goals and Targets. (a) In implementing
the policy set forth in section 101 of this order and
to support the achievement of the government-wide goals
of section 102 of this order, the head of each agency
shall propose targets, including annual progress
targets as applicable, to meet the requirements of
sections 202 through 206 of this order.
(b) The Chair of the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) shall review the targets,
and agencies shall incorporate such targets into the
performance management systems described under section
503 of this order, as appropriate.
Sec. 202. Reducing Agency Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Each agency shall reduce its scope 1, 2, and 3
greenhouse gas emissions, as defined by the Federal
Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance, by
setting and meeting targets for fiscal year 2030
measured from a fiscal year 2008 baseline.
Sec. 203. Transitioning to 100 Percent Carbon
Pollution-Free Electricity. Each agency shall increase
its percentage use of carbon pollution-free
electricity, so that it constitutes 100 percent of
facility electrical energy use on an annual basis, and
seek to match use on an hourly basis to achieve 50
percent 24/7 carbon pollution-free electricity, by
fiscal year 2030. In addition, agencies shall
facilitate new carbon pollution-free electricity
generation and energy storage capacity by authorizing
use of their real property assets, such as rooftops,
parking structures, and adjoining land, for the
development of new carbon pollution-free electricity
generation and energy storage through leases, grants,
permits, or other mechanisms, to the extent permitted
by law.
Sec. 204. Transitioning to a Zero-Emission Fleet. Each
agency's light-duty vehicle acquisitions shall be zero-
emission vehicles by the end of fiscal year 2027. Each
agency with a fleet comprising at least 20 vehicles
shall develop and annually update a zero-emission fleet
strategy that shall include optimizing fleet size and
composition; deploying zero-emission vehicle re-fueling
infrastructure; and maximizing acquisition and
deployment of zero-emission light-, medium-, and heavy-
duty vehicles where the General Services Administration
(GSA) offers one or more zero-emission vehicle options
for that vehicle class.
Sec. 205. Achieving Net-Zero Emissions Buildings,
Campuses, and Installations. (a) Each agency shall
achieve net-zero emissions across its portfolio of
buildings, campuses, and installations by 2045 and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent from
buildings, campuses, and installations by 2032 from
2008 levels, prioritizing improvement of energy
efficiency and the elimination of onsite fossil fuel
use.
(b) To prioritize reductions in scope 1 greenhouse
gas emissions, as defined by the Federal Greenhouse Gas
Accounting and Reporting Guidance, agencies should use
the Federal building performance standards issued
pursuant to section 510 of this order.
(c) To reduce scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas
emissions, as defined by the Federal Greenhouse Gas
Accounting and Reporting Guidance, to achieve net-zero
emissions buildings, agencies shall:
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(i) pursue building electrification strategies in conjunction with carbon
pollution-free energy use, deep-energy retrofits, whole-building
commissioning, energy and water conservation measures, and space reduction
and consolidation;
(ii) design new construction and modernization projects greater than 25,000
gross square feet to be net-zero emissions by 2030;
(iii) implement CEQ's Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
in building design, construction, and operation of all new Federal
buildings and renovated existing buildings; and
(iv) use performance contracting, in accordance with the provisions of
section 1002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-133, division Z), to
improve efficiency and resilience of Federal facilities, deploy clean and
innovative technologies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from building
operations.
Sec. 206. Increasing Energy and Water Efficiency. Each
agency shall increase facility energy efficiency and
water efficiency and shall establish targets for fiscal
year 2030 for agency-wide facility energy use intensity
and potable water use intensity, with consideration of
performance benchmarks for categories of building types
(e.g., hospitals, office buildings) and the composition
of the agency's building portfolio.
Sec. 207. Reducing Waste and Pollution. Each agency
shall minimize waste, including the generation of
wastes requiring treatment and disposal; advance
pollution prevention; support markets for recycled
products; and promote a transition to a circular
economy, as defined in section 2 of the Save Our Seas
2.0 Act (Public Law 116-224), by annually diverting
from landfills at least 50 percent of non-hazardous
solid waste, including food and compostable material,
and construction and demolition waste and debris by
fiscal year 2025; and 75 percent by fiscal year 2030.
Sec. 208. Sustainable Acquisition and Procurement. (a)
Agencies shall reduce emissions, promote environmental
stewardship, support resilient supply chains, drive
innovation, and incentivize markets for sustainable
products and services by prioritizing products that can
be reused, refurbished, or recycled; maximizing
environmental benefits and cost savings through use of
full lifecycle cost methodologies; purchasing products
that contain recycled content, are biobased, or are
energy and water efficient, in accordance with relevant
statutory requirements; and, to the maximum extent
practicable, purchasing sustainable products and
services identified or recommended by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
(b) The Chair of CEQ shall consider establishing
Federal food procurement policies to reduce associated
greenhouse gas emissions and drive sustainability in
the Federal food supply chain.
Sec. 209. Adapting the Federal Government to the
Impacts of Climate Change. Consistent with its mission,
each agency shall:
(a) develop or revise polices and processes to
promote climate resilient investment that advances
adaptation to climate change and protects public health
and the environment;
(b) conduct climate adaptation analysis and
planning for climate-informed financial and management
decisions and program implementation;
(c) reform agency policies and funding programs
that are maladaptive to climate change and increase the
vulnerability of communities, natural or built systems,
economic sectors, and natural resources to climate
impacts, or related risks; and
(d) develop and enhance tools that assess climate
change impacts and support climate adaptation planning
and implementation.
Sec. 301. Federal Supply Chain Sustainability. Federal
supply chains should support a Government and economy
that serves all Americans by creating and sustaining
well-paying union jobs, protecting public health,
advancing
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environmental justice, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, and building resilience to climate change.
Consistent with applicable law, agencies shall pursue
procurement strategies to reduce contractor emissions
and embodied emissions in products acquired or used in
Federal projects.
Sec. 302. Supplier Emissions Tracking. The
Administrator of GSA shall track disclosure of
greenhouse gas emissions, emissions reduction targets,
climate risk, and other sustainability-related actions
by major Federal suppliers, based on information and
data collected through supplier disclosure pursuant to
the requirements of section 5(b)(i) of Executive Order
14030 of May 20, 2021 (Climate-Related Financial Risk),
and shall assist the Chair of CEQ in assessing the
results of efforts to reduce Federal supply chain
emissions.
Sec. 303. Buy Clean. The Buy Clean Task Force
established pursuant to section 508 of this order shall
provide recommendations to the Chair of CEQ and the
Director of OMB, through the Administrator of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, on policies and
procedures to expand consideration of embodied
emissions and pollutants of construction materials in
Federal procurement and federally funded projects, to
include:
(a) identifying and prioritizing pollutants and
materials, such as concrete and steel, to be covered
under a Buy Clean policy, taking into account the
availability of relevant data, including from
environmental product declarations, and consistency
with existing environmental reporting requirements;
(b) providing recommendations to increase
transparency of embodied emissions, including supplier
reporting; procedures for auditing environmental
product declarations and verifying accuracy of reported
emissions data; and recommendations for grants, loans,
technical assistance, or alternative mechanisms to
support domestic manufacturers in enhancing
capabilities to report and reduce embodied emissions in
priority materials they produce; and
(c) recommending pilot programs that incentivize
Federal procurement of construction materials with
lower embodied emissions.
Sec. 401. Engaging, Educating, and Training the Federal
Workforce. Meeting the challenges of climate change and
achieving the goals of this order requires an
investment in the Federal Government's employees and a
workforce with the knowledge and skills to effectively
apply sustainability, climate adaptation, and
environmental stewardship across disciplines and
functions. Agencies shall foster a culture of
sustainability and climate action; build employees'
skills and knowledge through engagement, education, and
training; and incorporate environmental stewardship
values and, where appropriate, sustainability goals and
objectives into performance plans of executives,
managers, and staff. The Director of the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM), within 90 days of the date
of this order, shall prepare a report for the Chair of
CEQ that outlines opportunities for including or
expanding environmental sustainability and climate
adaptation training content in existing Federal
training programs, including OPM leadership training
programs, and strategies for incorporating
sustainability into performance plans. In developing
this report, the Director of OPM shall coordinate with
the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the EPA,
the Administrator of GSA, and, as appropriate, the
heads of other agencies, as well as Federal employee
unions.
Sec. 402. Incorporating Environmental Justice.
Environmental justice can only be achieved by ensuring
that all those affected by agency operations enjoy the
same degree of protection from environmental and health
hazards. Accordingly, it is critical that the Federal
Government incorporate environmental justice
considerations into sustainability and climate
adaptation planning, programs, and operations.
Consistent with applicable law, agencies shall consider
incorporating recommendations of the Justice40
Initiative, required by section 223 of Executive Order
14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate Crisis
at Home and Abroad), on how Federal investments might
be made toward a goal that 40 percent of the overall
benefits
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flow to disadvantaged communities that have been
historically marginalized and overburdened by pollution
and underinvestment in housing, transportation, energy,
water, wastewater infrastructure, and health care, into
operational planning and decision-making regarding
Federal facilities, fleets, and operations. Agencies
shall address actions taken to advance environmental
justice as part of sustainable operations within the
annual Sustainability Plans and Climate Adaptation and
Resilience Plans required under section 503 of this
order.
Sec. 403. Accelerating Progress Through Public,
Private, and Non-profit Sector Engagement. (a) Through
strong partnerships with the public, private, and non-
profit sectors and labor unions and worker
organizations, we can more effectively catalyze the
growth of clean energy industries and jobs. The Federal
Chief Sustainability Officer, reestablished in section
501 of this order, and the heads of agencies shall seek
to engage with stakeholders and partners in achieving
the goals of this order.
(b) In coordination with the Chair of CEQ and the
heads of other agencies, as appropriate, the Director
of OPM shall facilitate establishment of a Presidential
Sustainability Executives Program to place senior
leaders from the private and non-profit sectors into
term-limited appointments to bring innovative
perspectives and expertise to Federal Government and
assist agencies in efforts related to climate action
and sustainability.
Sec. 501. Establishment of the Office of the Federal
Chief Sustainability Officer. The Office of the Federal
Chief Sustainability Officer is reestablished within
CEQ. The EPA shall provide funding and administrative
support for the Office.
(a) The Office shall be headed by a Federal Chief
Sustainability Officer, who shall be appointed by the
President. The Federal Chief Sustainability Officer
shall lead the development of policies, programs, and
partnerships to achieve the policies set forth in this
order, advance sustainability and climate resilient
Federal operations, and ensure the Federal Government
leads by example in combating the climate crisis.
(b) The heads of all agencies shall cooperate with
the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer and provide
such information, support, and assistance as the
Federal Chief Sustainability Officer may request, as
appropriate and consistent with applicable law.
Sec. 502. Designation and Duties of Agency Chief
Sustainability Officers. Within 30 days of the date of
this order or 30 days of an Agency Chief Sustainability
Officer leaving that position, heads of agencies shall
designate an Agency Chief Sustainability Officer, and
assign to the designated official the responsibility
for leading agency planning, implementation, and
related actions, to include establishment of internal
metrics and performance management systems, to achieve
the policy in section 101 and the goals set forth in
and targets established under sections 201-209 of this
order. Agency Chief Sustainability Officers shall
provide to the Director of OMB, the Chair of CEQ, and
the Federal Chief Sustainability Officer any
information and assistance necessary to implement this
order, consistent with applicable law.
Sec. 503. Agency Planning and Performance Management.
(a) The heads of principal agencies shall develop and
implement annual Sustainability Plans, based on annual
guidance provided by CEQ, describing actions and
progress toward the goals and requirements of this
order.
(b) The heads of principal agencies shall develop,
implement, and update Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Plans that build on the agency's plan submitted
pursuant to section 211 of Executive Order 14008.
(c) The Chair of CEQ and the Director of OMB shall
conduct management reviews with each principal agency,
at least annually or more frequently as appropriate, to
assess implementation and progress on agency plans
developed pursuant to this order, the goals set forth
in this order, and targets established under this
order.
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(d) The heads of agencies other than principal
agencies are encouraged to develop, implement, or
update plans and participate in management reviews
under this section.
Sec. 504. Duties of the Chair of the Council on
Environmental Quality. In coordination with the
Director of OMB, the Chair of CEQ shall:
(a) issue guidance, including the guidance required
by section 510(b) of this order, or revise existing
guidance, as necessary, for agency implementation of
this order,
(b) establish a Chief Sustainability Officer
Council that shall advise the Director of OMB and the
Chair of CEQ on the performance of agency
responsibilities under this order. The Federal Chief
Sustainability Officer shall chair the Council. Members
of the Council shall include those Agency Chief
Sustainability Officers invited by the Chair of CEQ, as
well as representatives designated by the heads of
other agencies at the invitation of CEQ, including
representatives from OMB, the Federal Energy Management
Program within the Department of Energy, the Office of
Federal High-Performance Green Buildings within GSA,
and a Federal expert on environmental justice.
(c) establish, as appropriate and consistent with
applicable law, committees, interagency groups, or task
forces to provide information, recommendations, and
assistance to CEQ and OMB in implementing this order.
Sec. 505. Duties of the Director of OMB. The Director
of OMB shall coordinate with the Chair of CEQ on
implementation of the duties contained in section 504
of this order and, after consultation with the Chair of
CEQ and the National Climate Advisor, issue
instructions to the heads of agencies concerning
periodic performance evaluation of agency
implementation of this order and prepare scorecards
providing periodic evaluation of principal agency
performance in implementing this order.
Sec. 506. Duties of the National Climate Advisor. The
National Climate Advisor shall monitor and evaluate
progress toward the government-wide goals set forth in
section 102 of this order in coordination with the
National Climate Task Force established pursuant to
section 203 of Executive Order 14008.
Sec. 507. Duties of Heads of Agencies. (a) To ensure
successful implementation of the policy established in
section 101 of this order and the goals set forth in
section 102 of this order, the head of each agency
shall:
(i) develop an agency-wide strategic process that coordinates appropriate
agency functions and programs to ensure that those functions and programs
consider and address the goals of this order; and
(ii) issue or revise existing agency policies, directives, and guidance, as
appropriate.
(b) To support a whole-of-government approach to
achieve the policy in section 101 of this order,
independent agencies are encouraged to implement the
policy, goals, and provisions of this order, consistent
with applicable law.
Sec. 508. Establishment of Federal Leaders Working
Groups. The following Federal Leaders working groups
are hereby established, to be housed within CEQ: 100
Percent 24/7 Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity; Zero-
Emission Vehicle Fleets; Net-Zero Emissions Buildings;
Net-Zero Emissions Procurement, including a Buy Clean
Task Force; and Climate Adaptation and Resilience. The
Chair of CEQ shall designate the chair or co-chairs for
each working group and provide guidance on their
membership and responsibilities. The working groups
shall provide semiannual reports to the National
Climate Task Force on actions, findings, and progress
toward government-wide goals.
Sec. 509. Government-wide Support and Collaboration.
Achieving the government-wide goals of section 102 and
the agency goals of sections 201 through 209 of this
order requires transforming how we build, buy, and
manage across the Federal Government. To support a
whole-of-government approach:
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(a) Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary
of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the
Administrator of GSA shall use the scale of the Federal
Government's electricity use to aggregate and
accelerate new carbon pollution-free electricity
generation capacity to meet Federal energy needs.
(b) The Secretary of Transportation and the
Administrator of GSA shall coordinate with States,
Tribes, and local governments to facilitate wider
adoption of zero-emission vehicles and, where
appropriate, use the Federal Government's acquisition
programs for non-Federal Government purchasers.
(c) In coordination with the Chair of CEQ and the
Director of OMB, the Secretary of Energy shall provide
tools and technical support to agencies to develop
targets for greenhouse gas emissions, zero-emission
vehicle fleets, energy, and water required under
section 201 of this order; and shall collect, analyze,
and report agency data for the purposes of monitoring
and evaluating performance toward the goals of this
order.
Sec. 510. Additional Guidance and Instructions for
Agencies. (a) The Director of OMB, in coordination with
the Chair of CEQ and the National Climate Advisor,
shall issue a memorandum for agencies that provides
direction on immediate actions and further requirements
to meet the policies and goals of this order.
(b) To assist agencies in complying with this
order, the Chair of CEQ, in consultation with the
Director of OMB, shall:
(i) within 120 days of the date of this order, issue and, as needed, update
implementing guidance for agencies that provide directions, strategies, and
recommended actions to meet the policies and goals of this order;
(ii) issue building performance standards to support achievement of net-
zero emissions in the Federal building portfolio under section 205 of this
order; and
(iii) consider issuing guidance for agencies to promote sustainable
locations for Federal facilities and strengthen the vitality and livability
of the communities in which Federal facilities are located.
Sec. 511. Coordination of Administration Priorities.
The heads of agencies shall implement this order
consistent with my Administration's policies to spur
growth of domestic industry and well-paying union jobs,
address the climate crisis, and deliver equity and
environmental justice. These policies include those
contained in Executive Order 13990 of January 20, 2021
(Protecting Public Health and the Environment and
Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis),
Executive Order 14008, and Executive Order 14030, which
have placed our public health, the environment, and the
climate crisis at the forefront of national policy and
planning, along with environmental justice, expanding
the economy, and the creation of the well-paying union
jobs critical to delivering on those goals; Executive
Order 14005 of January 25, 2021 (Ensuring the Future Is
Made in All of America by All of America's Workers),
which establishes that Federal agencies shall maximize
the use of goods, products, and materials that are made
in America; Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021
(Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal Government), which
directs action with the goal of making Government
contracting and procurement opportunities available on
an equal basis; and Executive Order 14017 of February
24, 2021 (America's Supply Chains), which establishes
the policy to strengthen the resilience of America's
supply chains to fight climate change, create well-
paying jobs, and secure our economic prosperity and
national security.
Sec. 601. Limitations. (a) This order applies to an
agency's activities, personnel, resources, and
facilities located within the United States. The head
of an agency may apply this order, in whole or in part,
to the activities, personnel, resources, and facilities
of the agency located outside the United States if the
head of the agency determines that such application is
in the interest of the United States.
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(b) To the extent the head of an agency does not
apply this order to activities, personnel, resources,
and facilities outside of the United States, the head
of the agency shall manage, to the extent practicable,
such activities, personnel, resources, and facilities
in a manner consistent with the policy set forth in
section 101 of this order.
Sec. 602. Exemption Authority. (a) The head of an
agency may exempt particular agency activities and
related personnel, resources, and facilities from the
provisions of this order when it is in the interest of
national security, to protect intelligence sources and
methods from unauthorized disclosure, or where
necessary to protect undercover law enforcement
operations from unauthorized disclosure. If the head of
an agency issues an exemption under this section, the
agency shall notify the Chair of CEQ in writing within
30 days of issuance of the exemption under this
section. To the maximum extent practicable and without
compromising national security, each agency shall
strive to comply with the purposes, goals, and
implementation steps in this order.
(b) The head of an agency may exempt from the
provisions of this order any vehicle, vessel, aircraft,
or non-road equipment that is used in combat support,
combat service support, military tactical or relief
operations, or training for such operations or
spaceflight vehicles, including associated ground-
support equipment.
(c) The head of an agency may submit to the
President, through the Chair of CEQ, a request for an
exemption of an agency activity and related personnel,
resources, and facilities from this order for any
reason not otherwise addressed by subsections (a) and
(b) of this section.
Sec. 603. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) ``24/7 carbon pollution-free electricity''
means carbon pollution-free electricity procured to
match actual electricity consumption on an hourly basis
and produced within the same regional grid where the
energy is consumed;
(b) ``Agency'' means an executive agency as defined
in section 105 of title 5, United States Code,
excluding the Government Accountability Office and
independent regulatory agencies, as defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(5);
(c) ``Buy clean'' means a policy to promote
purchase of construction materials with lower embodied
emissions, taking into account the life-cycle emissions
associated with the production of those materials;
(d) ``Carbon pollution-free electricity'' means
electrical energy produced from resources that generate
no carbon emissions, including marine energy, solar,
wind, hydrokinetic (including tidal, wave, current, and
thermal), geothermal, hydroelectric, nuclear, renewably
sourced hydrogen, and electrical energy generation from
fossil resources to the extent there is active capture
and storage of carbon dioxide emissions that meets EPA
requirements;
(e) ``Embodied emissions'' means the quantity of
emissions, accounting for all stages of production
including upstream processing and extraction of fuels
and feedstocks, emitted to the atmosphere due to the
production of a product per unit of such product;
(f) ``Federal Leaders working group'' means a
working group, composed of Deputy Secretaries or
equivalents, that provides recommendations to the
Federal Chief Sustainability Officer and National
Climate Task Force on implementation and reports on
actions and progress toward the goals of this order;
(g) ``National Climate Task Force'' means the
National Climate Task Force established pursuant to
section 203 of Executive Order 14008;
(h) ``Principal agencies'' means the Departments of
State, the Treasury, Defense (including the United
States Army Corps of Engineers), Justice, the Interior,
Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human
Services, Housing and Urban Development,
Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs,
and Homeland Security; the Environmental Protection
Agency;
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the Small Business Administration; the Social Security
Administration; the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; the Office of Personnel Management; the
General Services Administration; and the National
Archives and Records Administration.
Sec. 604. Revocation. Executive Order 13834 of May 17,
2018 (Efficient Federal Operations), is revoked.
Sec. 605. Determination. Pursuant to section 742(b) of
Public Law 111-117, I have determined that this order
will achieve equal or better environmental or energy
efficiency results than Executive Order 13423 of
January 24, 2007 (Strengthening Federal Environmental,
Energy, and Transportation Management).
Sec. 606. 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, 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.
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