2021-01-20 - Executive Order On Protecting The Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing
2021-01-20 - Executive Order On Protecting The Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing
(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the
Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the President’s
Management Council and the Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response and
Counselor to the President (COVID-19 Response Coordinator), shall
promptly issue guidance to assist heads of agencies with implementation of
this section.
(e) Heads of agencies shall review their existing authorities and, to the
extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations and
resources, seek to provide masks to individuals in Federal buildings when
needed.
(b) Membership. The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
(ix) the heads of such other agencies as the Co-Chairs may individually or
jointly invite to participate.
(e) Mission. The Task Force shall provide ongoing guidance to heads of
agencies on the operation of the Federal Government, the safety of its
employees, and the continuity of Government functions during the COVID-
19 pandemic. Such guidance shall be based on public health best practices
as determined by CDC and other public health experts, and shall address, at
a minimum, the following subjects as they relate to the Federal workforce:
(x) approaches for coordinating with State, local, Tribal, and territorial
health officials, as well as business, union, academic, and other community
leaders;
(f) Agency Cooperation. The head of each agency listed in 31 U.S.C. 901(b)
shall, consistent with applicable law, promptly provide the Task Force a
report on COVID-19 safety protocols, safety plans, or guidance regarding
the operation of the agency and the safety of its employees, and any other
information that the head of the agency deems relevant to the Task Force’s
work.
(b) The Director of OPM and the Administrator of General Services shall
seek to consult, in coordination with the heads of any other relevant
agencies and the COVID-19 Response Coordinator, with the Sergeants at
Arms of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (or such other persons
designated by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, the Speaker
and Minority Leader of the House, or the Chief Justice of the United States,
respectively), to promote mask-wearing, physical distancing, and adherence
to other public health measures within the legislative and judicial branches,
and shall provide requested technical assistance as needed to facilitate
compliance with CDC guidelines.
Sec. 8. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect:
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and
subject to the availability of appropriations.
(d) 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.