Executive Order 14267
Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers
Economy & Finance Deregulation
Directs agencies to identify and eliminate anti-competitive regulations.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Sec. 1 Purpose
Federal regulations must not predetermine winners and losers; anti-competitive regulations limiting competition and entrepreneurship must be eliminated.
Sec. 2 Definitions
Defines agency and agency head by cross-referencing the Paperwork Reduction Act definition, limiting which officials must comply with the order.
Sec. 3 Rescinding Anti-Competitive Regulations
Agency heads review regulations within 70 days to identify those creating monopolies, entry barriers, or anti-competitive effects.
Sec. 4 General Provisions
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.
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