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Executive Order 14343
Further Exclusions From the Federal Labor- Management Relations Program
Signed August 28, 2025, printed at 90 FR 42683. 3 sections of substance, 570 words.
This order takes union rights from staff at more agencies. It follows an earlier order.
Sec. 1. Determinations
The agencies and agency subdivisions set forth in section 2 of this order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It is also hereby determined that Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, cannot be applied to these agencies and agency subdivisions in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations.
The agencies and agency subdivisions set forth in section 2 of this order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It is also hereby determined that Chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, cannot be applied to these agencies and agency subdivisions in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations.
This makes two findings. The bodies named later do certain work. Intelligence work is one kind. Counterintelligence is another. So is investigative work. So is national security work. That is their main job. The second finding is about a labor law. It says that law cannot apply here and still meet security needs.
Sec. 2. National Security Exclusions
Executive Order 12171 of November 19, 1979, as amended, is further amended by: (a) In section 1-408, adding at the end: ``(e) Units in the Bureau of Reclamation with primary responsibility for operating, managing, or maintaining hydropower facilities.''; (b) Revising section 1-411 to read: ``1-411. Agencies or subdivisions of the Department of Commerce: (a) The International Trade Administration. (b) Office of the Commissioner for Patents and subordinate units, Patent and Trademark Office. (c) The following subdivisions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: (1) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. (2) National Weather Service.''; and (c) Adding the following after section 1-419: ``1-420. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1-421. The United States Agency for Global Media.''.
Executive Order 12171 of November 19, 1979, as amended, is further amended by: (a) In section 1-408, adding at the end: ``(e) Units in the Bureau of Reclamation with primary responsibility for operating, managing, or maintaining hydropower facilities.''; (b) Revising section 1-411 to read: ``1-411. Agencies or subdivisions of the Department of Commerce: (a) The International Trade Administration. (b) Office of the Commissioner for Patents and subordinate units, Patent and Trademark Office. (c) The following subdivisions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: (1) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. (2) National Weather Service.''; and (c) Adding the following after section 1-419: ``1-420. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1-421. The United States Agency for Global Media.''.
This changes a 1979 order. That order lists bodies outside the labor law. Dam power units at a water agency are added. The Commerce entries are rewritten. The trade administration is listed. So is the patent side of the patent office. Two weather and satellite services are listed. NASA is added. So is the media agency.
Sec. 3. Extension of Deadline
Any order published by the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 4 of Executive Order 14251 of March 27, 2025 (Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs), shall have full force and effect if it is issued prior to the date that is 15 days from the date of this order, notwithstanding section 4(b)(ii) of Executive Order 14251.
Any order published by the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 4 of Executive Order 14251 of March 27, 2025 (Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs), shall have full force and effect if it is issued prior to the date that is 15 days from the date of this order, notwithstanding section 4(b)(ii) of Executive Order 14251.
This extends a deadline. A March order let two departments name units to exclude. Defense is one. Veterans Affairs is the other. Their orders must come out within 15 days of this one. If they do, they hold full force. A time limit in the March order does not stop that.
Sec. 4. Severability
Every order carries this. It is not what the order does.
If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
This is the standard severability clause. If a court strikes down part of the order, the rest still stands.
Sec. 5. General Provisions
Every order carries this. It is not what the order does.
(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. [[Page 42684]] (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. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, August 28, 2025. [FR Doc. 2025-16924 Filed 9-2-25; 11:15 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P </pre></body>
(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. [[Page 42684]] (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. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, August 28, 2025. [FR Doc. 2025-16924 Filed 9-2-25; 11:15 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P </pre></body>
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