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US Executive Branch Update – May 10, 2021

by: Stacy A. Swanson of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP - Capital Thinking Blog

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This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:30 a.m. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

10:30 a.m. EDT – The President speaks with NATO’s eastern flank Allies, who will be meeting in a virtual summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9) | Roosevelt Room

1:15 p.m. EDT – The President delivers remarks on the economy; The Vice President also attends | East Room

Looking ahead, on May 12, the President will host a bicameral, bipartisan meeting at the White House on the American Jobs Plan.

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

12:00 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will have lunch with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield

1:15 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will join the President when he delivers remarks on the economy in the East Room

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

12:00 p.m. EDT – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

Recap of Friday-Sunday, May 7-9, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19, the American Jobs Plan and reopening developments.

The White House

Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat Regarding the Situation in Jerusalem
Blog: How the American Rescue Plan, the American Jobs Plan, and the American Families Plan Meet the Moment for Moms this Mother’s Day
Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, May 7, 2021
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Occasion of the United States Joining the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online
Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Reinstates Visitor Log Policy, Will Be First Administration to Post Records from First Full Year in Office
Proclamation on Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2021
Proclamation on Mother’s Day, 2021
Proclamation on National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2021
Proclamation on National Women’s Health Week, 2021
Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Tennessee Disaster Declaration
Remarks by President Biden on the April Jobs Report
Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on the April Jobs Report
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with CARICOM Leaders
Transcript: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office
Statement From Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on Vice President Kamala Harris’s Virtual Bilateral Meeting with President Andres Manuel López Obrador of Mexico

Department of Defense (DOD)

Press Release: Department of Defense Announces FY21 BOOST Program Awardees
Press Release: Navy to Commission Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Miguel Keith
Article: STRATCOM Leader Describes Growing Threat From Nuclear-Armed China and Russia
Article: On-Time Delivery Top Priority at Space Development Agency
Article: Leaders Discuss Initial Sex Assault Review Commission Recommendation
Article: Military Spouses Enable Mission by Maintaining the Home Front
Contracts for May 7, 2021

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Monday, May 10
May 8: Statement | Attack on Civilians in Afghanistan
May 8: Advisory | Travel of Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan
May 7: Statement | Violence in Jerusalem
May 7: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Remarks at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism
May 7: Statement | U.S.-Europe Communiqué on the Afghan Peace Process
May 7: Statement | Restoring Taiwan’s Appropriate Place at the World Health Assembly
May 7: Press Release | United States Joins Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online
May 7: Readout | U.S. Special Envoy Lenderking Returns from Travel to Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Jordan
May 7: Transcript | Department Press Briefing

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on the Impact of COVID-19 on Violations against Children in Situations of Armed Conflict
Remarks by Secretary Antony Blinken at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Lewis & Clark College Commencement | May 8, 2021

Department of the Treasury

Press Release: Treasury Announces Additional $21.6 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance Allocation
Press Release: Secretary Yellen Announces Intention to Appoint Michael J. Hsu as First Deputy Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Press Release: SEC Approves Registration of First Security-Based Swap Data Repository; Sets the First Compliance Date for Regulation SBSR

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
Press Release: Justice Department Proposes New Regulation to Update Firearm Definitions
Press Release: Four Former Minneapolis Police Officers Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges for Death of George Floyd; Derek Chauvin Also Charged in Separate Indictment for Violating Civil Rights of a Juvenile
Press Release: Jury Convicts Iranian National for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items
Press Release: Four Individuals Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals
Press Release: Leader of Armed Home Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced for RICO Conspiracy and Other Violent Crimes
Press Release: Former Deputy Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Theft of Campaign Funds
Press Release: Member of White Supremacist Gang Pleads Guilty to Violent Assault and Conspiracy to Sell Firearms
Press Release: Physician Indicted in $6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Press Release: North Carolina Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding IRS and Co-Conspirator Pleads Guilty

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Visit to Donna, Texas, with Congressional Delegation
Press Release: DHS Ratifies Rule that Removes 30 Day Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) Processing Requirement
Press Release: DHS Withdraws Proposed Biometrics Rule
Press Release: USBP Seizes Heroin on I-8 (California)
Press Release: CBP Field Operations at Mid-Valley International Bridges Seizes $4.6 Million in Hard Narcotics (Texas)
Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Weapons (Texas)
Press Release: More than 38,000 Tramadol Pills Intercepted by CBP in Chicago (Illinois)
Press Release: Memphis Seizes Fake Gucci and Chanel: Beware of Counterfeit Products When Shopping This Mother’s Day (Tennessee)
Press Release: CBP, Fire Rescue Save Unresponsive Infant Boy at BWI Airport (Maryland)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Press Release: FEMA Releases State-Specific Funeral Assistance Information
Press Release: FEMA enlists Forest Service, Park Service to keep vaccine mission rolling
Press Release: Mobile Vaccination Events in Jackson County, Oregon
Press Release: FEMA Provides Nearly $1.9 Million in Additional Funding to Montana for COVID-19 Response (Montana)
Press Release: FEMA Provides an Additional $1.8 Million to Thornton for COVID-19 Response (Colorado)
Press Release: Indian American Volunteer Groups Sewa, HSS Committed to Vaccination Efforts in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
Press Release: May 11 is Final Day for First Dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Greenbelt Community Vaccination Center in Maryland
Press Release: FEMA, VDH Partner to allow for additional 1st doses of Pfizer through May 22, expanding vaccine options. (Virginia)
Press Release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Tennessee
Press Release: FEMA Awards $1.5 Million to Jefferson County (Wisconsin)
Press Release: FEMA Awards $4.1 Million for Community Safe Rooms (Wisconsin)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s virtual meeting with Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Colin Woodall
Press Release: USTR Releases Agency Transparency Principles

Department of Commerce

Press Release: Secretary Raimondo Joins New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham, Sen. Luján, and Rep. Leger Fernández For Listening Session on Broadband Expansion With Navajo Nation President Nez

US International Trade Commission (USITC)

Press Release: USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Certain Steel Grating from China

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Press Release: FTC Finalizes Settlement with Photo App Developer Related to Misuse of Facial Recognition Technology

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Press Release: Commission Provides Clarity for Landowners and Developers on Order No. 871 | May 4, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Press Release: Celebrating 25 Years of Binational Cooperation on the Improvement of Air Quality in Paso del Norte Region Airshed (U.S.-Mexico)
Link: Other Daily EPA Press Releases

Department of Transportation

Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Administration Issues Temporary Hours of Service Exemption in Response to the Unanticipated Shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline

Department of Labor

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Walsh on the April Jobs Report
Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor recovers $36K in back wages for Fort Myers’ grocery store workers after investigation finds overtime violations

Health & Human Services (HHS)