Rule/Notice/NOFO: Executive Order: Unleashing American Energy
Federal Register/Notice: whitehouse.gov
Type of Requirement: Executive Order
Description: This EO indicates that all federal agencies pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), to ensure consistency with the energy policy outlined in the Order. Agencies shall review their processes, policies, and programs for issuing grants, loans, contracts, or any other financial disbursements of such appropriated funds for consistency with the law and the policy outlined in the order. Within 90 days of the date of the order, all agency heads must submit a report to the Director of the National Economic Council (NEC) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that details the findings of this review, including recommendations to enhance their alignment with the policy set forth in the order. No funds identified in the Order shall be disbursed by a given agency until the Director of OMB and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy have determined that such disbursements are consistent with any review recommendations they have chosen to adopt.
APTA Staff Advisor: Taria Barron, tbarron@apta.com
