(Well who doesn’t love a pet cause… This order is in reference to the diversity, equity, and inclusion practices that became the law of the land in recent history. These were an early target of the Trump campaign and as promised, here’s one of the orders to remove the programs and language.)
Section 1 – Purpose and Policy
This section specifically calls out the Biden Administration for putting these programs into place, calling them illegal and immoral. The rest of the passage says that it’s all canceled now and that the Trump Administration will serve every American with equal respect and dignity.
(As is tradition, the bulk of this section is railing against the Biden Administration for trying to do something that might be considered almost progressive.)
Section 2 – Implementation
Section 2(a)
The Implementation section commands the relevant authorities to do the heavy lifting of removing all of the DEI language and procedures from the machinery of the Federal Government. It sets out the task of scrubbing the policy from the government completely.
Section 2(b)
The following orders are to be carried out within 60 days of this order:
Section 2(b)i
Terminate offices and positions with such labels as “environmental justice”, “equity action plans” and the like.
(Most of this stuff sounds made up but since they put it in quotes I have reason to believe it exists.)
Section 2(b)ii
Provides the director of the OMB with:
Section 2(b)ii(A)
All of the relevant positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures that were in effect on November 4, 2024. It must also determine if any of these items have been rebranded to avoid elimination.
(This is the nuts and bolts of how the OMB will carry out the elimination. Not very provocative reading to be sure. Another reason I don’t believe for a second Trump wrote all of this.)
Section 2(b)ii(B)
All federal contractors who have utilized any of these programs.
Section 2(b)ii(C)
All grantees who received federal funding as a result of any of these initiatives.
Section 2(b)iii
Directs the deputy agency or department head to:
Section 2(b)iii(A)
Assess the operational impact of the previous administration’s DEI, etc. programs and;
Section 2(b)iii(B)
Recommend actions to pursue.
(This sub-sub-sub-section is a word salad. It makes zero sense and that might be intentional or it’s just filler. I don’t honestly know. I just know that my mind went numb about halfway through the passage.)
Section 2(c)
Requires the relevant parties to inform the President so that he may formulate an appropriate and effective civil-rights policy to replace DEI.
(I’d love to hear his plan on this one. Just kidding, I think we all know he doesn’t have one.)
Section 2(c)i
Covers the meetings that agency heads will have to sit through about these programs.
Section 2(c)ii
Discusses the barriers to complying with this order.
Section 2(c)iii
Language to provide monitoring and tracking to determine if further action is required from the Executive.
Section 3 – Severability
If any portion of this order is made invalid, the remaining sections will still be enforced.
(Typical legalese bullshit.)
Section 4 – General Provisions – Available through the source link below.
(All I could think of as I read through this order was “DEI BAD!” “ME MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” It’s a time-honored tradition of undoing everything the last administration has done through executive actions.)
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