Defense and national security

Executive Order 13974: Amending Executive Order 13959 — Addressing the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies

President: Donald J. Trump

Amended EO 13959's securities restrictions, including the divestment period, covered-company definitions and meaning of transaction.

Status: Revoked. Is Executive Order 13974 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13974 was revoked. See Federal Register record. EO 14032 revoked this order.

What does Executive Order 13974 do?

EO 13974 Amended EO 13959 by revising securities-divestment periods and company-identification criteria; it was an amendment to an existing investment emergency.

Later primary evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: EO 14032 expressly revoked this order. Official source. The cited steps do not establish every downstream effect.

Administration position: Any policy rationale or projected benefit in the order is the administration’s position. This index record does not treat those claims as independently established facts.
SignedJanuary 13, 2021
IssuerPresident Donald J. Trump
TermFirst presidential term

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13959 already restricted transactions involving securities of identified companies.

After the order

The amendment changed divestment and designation provisions; EO 14032 revoked EO 13974 in June 2021 while revising the underlying framework.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentSigned and issued the orderJanuary 13, 2021
Named agencies and officialsCarry out directions specified in the orderAccording to the primary text

What happened next

Executive Order 13974 signed.

Later primary evidence reviewed: EO 14032 expressly revoked this order.