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Sec. 2. Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Each agency shall implement, to the extent consistent with applicable law, a program to require COVID–19 vaccination for all of its Federal employees, with exceptions only as required by law. The Task Force shall issue guidance within 7 days of the date of this order on agency implementation of this requirement for all agencies covered by this order.

Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:

(a) The term “agency” means an Executive agency as defined in 5U.S.C.105 (excluding the Government Accountability Office).

(b) The term “employee” means an employee as defined in 5U.S.C.2105 (including an employee paid from nonappropriated funds as referenced in 5U.S.C.2105(c)).

Sec.4. 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
 * (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.

(d) If any provision of this order, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of any of its other provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.



THE WHITE HOUSE, September9, 2021.