Continuing the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
Signed: June 26, 2020
Published: July 1, 2020
Document Number: 2020-14328
đSummary
This executive order extends the life of the Presidentâs National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, which were created to advise on workforce and job training issues. It affects these two advisory groups and the federal officials and agencies that support their work. The key change is setting a new end date: the Council and the Advisory Board will continue operating until September 30, 2021, unless the President extends them again. It also states that the extension does not change existing agency authorities, must follow the law and available funding, and does not create enforceable legal rights for the public.
đźBusiness Impact
This order mainly affects employers that rely on skilled pipelinesâmanufacturing, construction/trades, healthcare, IT/cyber, logistics, and large multi-site employersâbecause it extends federal workforce councils that shape apprenticeship, training, and credentialing priorities through Sept. 30, 2021. It doesnât impose new direct compliance requirements, but it can influence where federal grants, partnerships, and pilot programs flow, creating opportunities to access subsidized training, apprenticeships, and employer-led credential programs. Businesses should immediately (1) monitor Department of Labor/Commerce workforce funding and apprenticeship announcements tied to these councils, (2) engage local workforce boards/community colleges to position as a partner/employer-of-record, and (3) review internal skills gaps and be ready to document outcomes (placements, wage gains, completion rates) to compete for programs and contracts.
Full Text
Executive Order 13931 of June 26, 2020
Continuing the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1 . Continuing the President's National Council for the American Worker. To continue the President's National Council for the American Worker established by Executive Order 13845 of July 19, 2018, as amended, that Executive Order is further amended by revising section 10 to read as follows: “ Termination of Council. The Council shall terminate on September 30, 2021, unless extended by the President.”.
Sec. 2 . Continuing the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The American Workforce Policy Advisory Board established by Executive Order 13845, as amended, is continued until September 30, 2021.
Sec. 3 . General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(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.
(c) 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.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 26, 2020.