Partial Revocation of Executive Order 13961
Revokes five of eight sections of a 2020 order on federal mission resilience governance, renumbers the remaining sections, and updates a cross-reference to align with a new National Security Memorandum on national continuity policy signed the same day.
What this order does
What it orders
The order revokes Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of Executive Order 13961 (December 7, 2020), which governed the structure and integration of federal mission resilience — the government's capacity to continue essential functions during crises. The three surviving sections (2, 6, and 8) are renumbered as Sections 1, 2, and 3.
Two targeted text amendments accompany the renumbering: one removes a policy-statement clause from the surviving Section 1, and another replaces a reference to the now-revoked "Executive Committee" with a reference to the "Restricted Principals Committee" established in the National Security Memorandum on National Continuity Policy, also signed January 19, 2025. The order creates no new rights or benefits and is subject to available appropriations.
Who it affects
Federal executive departments and agencies involved in national continuity planning and mission resilience, and senior national security officials who participate in the Restricted Principals Committee under the companion National Continuity Policy memorandum.
Why it matters
The governance structure for keeping the federal government operational during emergencies is being reorganized. The committee overseeing continuity planning is replaced by a body established in a separate National Security Memorandum, shifting accountability within the national security council structure.
What must happen and when
Agencies directed to act
Authority and reach
What this order changes
Revokes Executive Order 13961