Further Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council

The order continues the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, which was originally established in January 2025 to assess FEMA and was previously continued by a January 2026 order. The council is extended until either 10 days after it submits its required report to the President, or May 29, 2026 — whichever happens first. It also delegates the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for this council to the Secretary of Homeland Security.

The order supersedes Sections 1 and 2 of the prior continuance order (EO 14378). It includes standard general provisions confirming no new legal rights are created, implementation is subject to available appropriations, and the Department of Homeland Security bears the cost of publication.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, the Secretary of Homeland Security, who now performs the President's advisory-committee oversight functions for this council, and FEMA itself as the subject of the council's ongoing assessment.

Without this extension, the Review Council would have lapsed before completing or submitting its report on FEMA. The order keeps the council legally active long enough to finish and deliver its findings, after which it automatically terminates.

The council's existence is now tied to two triggers — whichever comes first: the report's submission plus a 10-day buffer, or the hard cutoff of May 29, 2026. The Secretary of Homeland Security manages the council's advisory-committee obligations under FEMA Advisory Committee Act rules set by the General Services Administration. No rulemaking or further agency action is required; the order is self-executing as a continuance.