On February 19, President Trump issued an executive order that directs the reduction of government offices that the president “has determined unnecessary.” This includes the offices of the Presidio Trust, Inter-American Foundation, United States African Development Foundation, and the United States Institute of Peace. The executive order directs heads of the government offices to eliminate non-statutory functions and associated personnel to the extent consistent with applicable law. Within 14 days, the heads of these government offices are to submit a report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget that they have compiled with the order.  

The executive order also directs the termination of several Federal Advisory Councils (FAC) within 14 days of the order, including:  

• The Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 

• The Academic Research Council and the Credit Union Advisory Council at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• The Community Bank Advisory Council at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 

• The Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID at the Health and Human Services (HHS) 

• The Health Equity Advisory Committee at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)  

The executive order also directs the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to identify additional government offices and FACs that are deemed unnecessary within 30 days.