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Executive Order 13991, 86 Fed. Reg. 7045 (Jan. 25, 2021)

Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing

President Joseph R. Biden · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
U.S. Const. art. II; 5 U.S.C. §§ 3301, 3302, 7301
Issued
2021-01-20 Jan. 20, 2021
Effective
2021-01-20
End
In force through Q3 2021 and beyond (revoked 2023) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Jan. 20, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • on-duty or on-site Federal employees
  • on-site Federal contractors
  • all persons in Federal buildings or on Federal lands
Functions reached
  • CS federal client sites
  • BD
  • DC on-site contractors
  • CT federal courthouses and agency offices
Collection
Professional and Information Services SEC-12

Operative words

Sec. 2.... heads of executive departments and agencies... shall immediately take action, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to require compliance with CDC guidelines with respect to wearing masks, maintaining physical distance, and other public health measures by: on-duty or on-site Federal employees; on-site Federal contractors; and all persons in Federal buildings or on Federal lands.

Enforcement

Agency action; documented exceptions only

Notes

Created the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Sec. 4); the legal basis for M-21-15, the July 29, 2021 attestation rule and the visitor rules

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