Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness

Authority: The President asserts authority via the Constitution and U.S. laws to enhance national security and infrastructure resilience through state and local government investment.

Objective: Emphasizes state, local, and individual preparedness as vital to national resilience and effective risk management for threats like cyberattacks and natural disasters.

Empowerment: State and local governments are empowered to make informed infrastructure decisions which lead to better taxpayer outcomes and community resilience.

Policy Changes: Aims to:

• Streamline federal preparedness operations.
• Update government policies for efficiency and clarity.
• Enable state and local governments to better serve citizens.

Implementations:

• National Resilience Strategy: Due within 90 days, detailing resilience priorities, with a review every 4 years.
• Critical Infrastructure Policy Review: To be completed within 180 days; it will shift from all-hazards to a risk-informed approach.
• National Continuity Policy Review: Also within 180 days, to update national continuity capabilities.
• Preparedness and Response Policies Review: Within 240 days, focusing on Federal responsibility and updating approaches.
• National Risk Register: Within 240 days to identify and quantify risks to national infrastructure, with a review every 4 years.
• Federal National Functions Constructs: Proposals for policy changes to better clarify the federal role in preparedness are due within 1 year.

Limitations: The order does not alter existing legal authorities or create new rights enforceable against the U.S. or its agencies. It will be implemented within legal and budgetary constraints.