Executive Order 13913: Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector
President: Donald J. Trump
Created an interagency committee, commonly called Team Telecom, to advise the FCC on national-security and law-enforcement risks in foreign participation in U.S. telecommunications licenses.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13913 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13913 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13913 do?
The FCC described the EO 13913 committee and referral timelines in its September 2020 implementation materials.
Evidence review, September 23, 2026: Federal agencies continued the telecommunications security review process formalized by the order, including recommendations to the FCC.
Before and after
Before the order
Foreign participation in FCC telecommunications authorizations generated national-security and law-enforcement concerns, with interagency review previously handled through less formal arrangements.
After the order
The FCC described the EO 13913 committee and referral timelines in its September 2020 implementation materials.
The committee advises the FCC on covered applications; the FCC retains its licensing decision under communications law. A referral or recommendation is not an automatic license denial.
Who had to do what
| Agency / official | What the signed order directed | Deadline / timing |
|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications Assessment Committee | Review referred applications and existing licenses for security/law-enforcement risks; obtain information, make written risk-based FCC recommendations, negotiate mitigation and monitor compliance; notify advisers of license reviews. | Initial review within 120 days after complete responses; secondary assessment within 90 days of determination; extensions allowed for missing additional information. |
| Attorney General / Committee Chair | Designate lead members; authorize Committee communications, keep members informed, notify FCC of review milestones, resolve recommendation ties, coordinate objections, notify President and transmit final recommendations through NTIA; provide annual implementation reports; DOJ funds and supports the Committee. Enter the implementation MOU with Committee members and DNI. | President notification within seven days of specified votes; FCC recommendation no earlier than 15 days after President notification; annual report. MOU within 90 days of April 4, 2020. |
| Assigned Lead Member | Request information, identify risks, coordinate reviews and mitigation discussions, monitor compliance and keep the Committee informed and consulted. | As assigned by the Chair; review deadlines apply. |
| Secretary of Defense | As a Committee member, enter the implementation MOU, participate in recommendation votes and report material mitigation noncompliance as appropriate. | MOU within 90 days of April 4, 2020. |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | As a Committee member, enter the implementation MOU, participate in recommendation votes and report material mitigation noncompliance as appropriate. | MOU within 90 days. |
| Director of National Intelligence | Provide written threat assessments, solicit intelligence views and ensure additional information is disseminated; supply requested mitigation/enforcement analyses, designate a liaison and join the implementation MOU; perform adviser consultation functions. | Threat assessment within the earlier of 30 days after complete responses or 30 days after Chair request; MOU within 90 days; adviser response within 21 days. |
| NTIA Administrator | Transmit the Committee’s final recommendation to FCC. | Within seven days of Chair notification. |
| Intelligence Community liaison | Support the Committee consistent with applicable law. | No separate deadline specified. |
| FCC | Consult with the Committee as appropriate on development of mitigation-compliance monitoring methods. | No separate deadline specified. |
| All executive departments and agencies | Take appropriate implementation measures; provide appropriate lawful resources, information, assistance and assigned staff. | No separate deadline specified. |
| Secretary of State | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| Secretary of the Treasury | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| Secretary of Commerce | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| OMB Director | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| United States Trade Representative | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| GSA Administrator | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| Assistant to the President for Economic Policy | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| OSTP Director | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
| Council of Economic Advisers Chair | As a Committee adviser, advise whether they oppose specified recommendations, participate in efforts to resolve objections and coordinate the annual implementation review. | Response on opposition within 21 days of notice; objection resolution within 30 days for applications or 60 days for license changes/revocations; review annually. |
Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Later developments
Later authority: The FCC described the EO 13913 committee and referral timelines in its September 2020 implementation materials. (September 9, 2020)
What happened next
EO 13913 signed.
The FCC described the EO 13913 committee and referral timelines in its September 2020 implementation materials.
Guide checked against signed order and later official evidence.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The committee advises the FCC on covered applications; the FCC retains its licensing decision under communications law. A referral or recommendation is not an automatic license denial.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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