Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2021-11-18Executive Order 14052
Signed by: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Headline: Creates White House Task Force to Implement Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

What it does: Agencies must prioritize efficient, equitable, and climate-resilient implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including Made-in-America rules, high labor standards, and local coordination.

Real World Impact:
  • Creates a White House task force to coordinate federal infrastructure efforts.
  • Requires agencies to enforce Made-in-America rules and high labor standards.
  • Directs 40 percent of climate and clean energy benefits to disadvantaged communities.
Topics: infrastructure funding, jobs and labor standards, manufacturing and supply chains, environmental justice, climate resilience

Summary

This order creates a White House Infrastructure Implementation Task Force to coordinate carrying out the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and other major infrastructure programs.

It directs all federal agencies to prioritize efficient, equitable, and climate-resilient use of public dollars, including Made-in-America requirements, prevailing wages and the free and fair chance to join a union, and the Justice40 goal that 40 percent of climate and clean energy benefits go to disadvantaged communities; it also requires coordination with state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments.

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