Establishment of the White House Office of Faith- Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
| Published date | 18 February 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 10007 |
| Record Number | 2021-03424 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 10007-10009]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-03424] Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 14015 of February 14, 2021
Establishment of the White House Office of Faith-
Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to better serve people in need
through partnerships with civil society, while
preserving our fundamental constitutional commitments,
it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Policy. Faith-based and other community-
serving organizations are vital to our Nation's ability
to address the needs of, and lift up, low-income and
other underserved persons and communities, notably
including persons of color. The American people are key
drivers of fundamental change in our country, and few
institutions are closer to the people than our faith-
based and other community organizations. It is
important that the Federal Government strengthen the
ability of such organizations and other nonprofit
providers in our communities to deliver services
effectively in partnership with Federal, State, and
local governments and with other private organizations,
while preserving our fundamental constitutional
commitments guaranteeing the equal protection of the
laws and the free exercise of religion and forbidding
the establishment of religion. The Federal Government
can preserve these fundamental commitments while
empowering faith-based and secular organizations to
assist in the delivery of vital services in our
neighborhoods. These partnerships are also vital for
the success and effectiveness of the United States'
diplomatic, international development, and humanitarian
work around the world.
Sec. 2. Establishment. There is established a White
House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships (White House Partnerships Office) within
the Executive Office of the President, supported by the
Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Public
Engagement, that will have lead responsibility in the
executive branch for establishing policies, priorities,
and objectives for the Federal Government's
comprehensive effort to enlist, equip, enable, empower,
and expand the work of community-serving organizations,
both faith-based and secular, to the extent permitted
by law.
Sec. 3. Functions. The principal functions of the White
House Partnerships Office are, to the extent permitted
by law:
(a) to assist in organizing more effective efforts
to serve people in need across the country and around
the world, in partnership with civil society, including
faith-based and secular organizations;
(b) to develop, lead, and coordinate the
Administration's policy agenda affecting faith-based
and other community programs and initiatives and to
optimize the role of such efforts in communities;
(c) to ensure that policy decisions and programs
throughout the Federal Government are consistent with
the policy set forth in section 1 of this order with
respect to faith-based and other community initiatives;
(d) to bring concerns, ideas, and policy options to
Administration leadership for assisting, strengthening,
and replicating partnerships, whether financial or
nonfinancial, with faith-based and other community
organizations; and
(e) to promote awareness among diverse civil
society leaders of opportunities to partner--both
financially and otherwise--with the Federal Government
to serve people in need and to build institutional
capacity.
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Sec. 4. Administration. (a) The White House
Partnerships Office may make use of established or ad
hoc committees, task forces, or interagency groups.
(b) The White House Partnerships Office shall be
led by an Executive Director and a Deputy Director. The
operations of the White House Partnerships Office shall
begin within 30 days of the date of this order.
(c) The White House Partnerships Office shall
coordinate with the liaison and point of contact
designated by each executive department and agency
(agency) with respect to this initiative.
(d) All agencies shall cooperate with the White
House Partnerships Office and provide such information,
support, and assistance to the White House Partnerships
Office as it may request, to the extent permitted by
law.
(e) In order to ensure that Federal programs and
practices involving grants or contracts to faith-based
organizations are consistent with applicable law, the
Executive Director of the White House Partnerships
Office, acting through the Counsel to the President,
may seek the opinion of the Attorney General on any
constitutional and statutory questions involving
existing or prospective programs and practices.
Sec. 5. Amendments to Executive Orders. (a) Executive
Order 13198 of January 29, 2001 (Agency
Responsibilities With Respect to Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives); Executive Order 13279 of
December 12, 2002 (Equal Protection of the Laws for
Faith-Based and Community Organizations), as amended by
Executive Order 13559 of November 17, 2010 (Fundamental
Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships
With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations);
Executive Order 13280 of December 12, 2002
(Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and
the Agency for International Development With Respect
to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives); Executive
Order 13342 of June 1, 2004 (Responsibilities of the
Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the
Small Business Administration With Respect to Faith-
Based and Community Initiatives); and Executive Order
13397 of March 7, 2006 (Responsibilities of the
Department of Homeland Security With Respect to Faith-
Based and Community Initiatives), are amended by:
(i) substituting ``White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships'' for ``White House Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives'' and ``White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative'' each
time they appear in those orders;
(ii) substituting ``White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships'' for ``White House OFBCI'' each time it appears in those
orders;
(iii) substituting ``Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships'' for ``Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives''
and ``Centers for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives'' each time they appear
in those orders; and
(iv) substituting ``Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships''
for ``Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives'' and ``Center for
Faith and Opportunity Initiatives'' each time they appear in those orders.
(b) Executive Order 13397, as amended, is further
amended by substituting, in section 1(b), ``the
Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-
Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (Executive
Director)'' for ``the Director of the White House
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
(WHOFBCI Director)'' and by substituting ``Executive
Director'' for ``WHOFBCI Director'' each time it
appears in the order.
Sec. 6. Revocation. Executive Order 13831 of May 3,
2018 (Establishment of a White House Faith and
Opportunity Initiative), is revoked.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
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(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 14, 2021.
[FR Doc. 2021-03424
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