Executive Order 14146: Partial Revocation of Executive Order 13961
President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Removed several sections of EO 13961 governing federal mission resilience and aligned the remaining provisions with a January 2025 national continuity memorandum.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 14146 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 14146 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 14146 do?
The order partly revoked EO 13961; any later changes to national-continuity policy required separate presidential or agency action.
Later official evidence reviewed September 26, 2026: EO 14239, signed in March 2025, expressly directed a 180-day review of EO 14146 alongside other national-continuity policies and recommendations for possible revision, rescission, or replacement. The later order does not establish that the review was completed or that EO 14146 was modified.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13961 created a governance structure for national continuity and federal mission resilience.
After the order
EO 14239, signed in March 2025, expressly directed a 180-day review of EO 14146 alongside other national-continuity policies and recommendations for possible revision, rescission, or replacement. The later order does not establish that the review was completed or that EO 14146 was modified.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Agencies | Apply the narrowed continuity framework | Immediate |
| National Security Adviser | Coordinate continuity-policy review under EO 14239 | 180 days from March 18, 2025 |
What happened next
EO 14146 signed.
EO 14146 partially revoked and amended EO 13961.
EO 14239 ordered successor-policy review.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Constitution, Presidential Succession Act, continuity statutes, national-security authorities and appropriations constrain continuity planning. Classified implementing directives may supply additional detail.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
Last checked against the sources above on September 26, 2026. How we research →