Executive Order 14313—Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission
Issued 2025-07-03 by Donald J. Trump
Plain-English Overview
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President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14313, which establishes the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission. This Commission is tasked with advising and assisting the President on how to responsibly conserve America's national treasures and natural resources. The order also directs federal land management agencies to expand access to public lands and waters for recreation, hunting, and fishing, encourage voluntary conservation efforts, and reduce bureaucratic delays.
The Commission is composed of various federal officials, including the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Its stated purpose is to prioritize conserving national parks and outdoor recreation areas for future generations, aiming to address what the administration describes as mismanagement and neglect. The order seeks to restore access to public lands for recreation and protect the nation's outdoor heritage for the enjoyment of the American people.
Executive orders are a tool for a President to manage the executive branch, and they can be used to create advisory bodies. However, the constitutional basis for this specific order depends on whether it creates an advisory group within the White House, which is generally acceptable, or if it attempts to restructure existing federal agencies in ways that might conflict with laws passed by Congress, which could be questionable.
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Constitutional Analysis
How this action fits (or doesn't) within Article II authority and existing law
Executive Order 14313 ("Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission") restructures or establishes federal entities. The stated purpose: "that the next generation of Americans inherits this same sense of duty and adventure, my Administration will prioritize conserving our great American national parks and outdoor recreation areas." The President has authority to manage the executive branch under Article II, including creating task forces, councils, and working groups within the White House. However, creating independent agencies with binding regulatory authority, or fundamentally restructuring congressionally created departments, typically requires legislative authorization.
The Reorganization Act historically provided a framework for executive reorganization subject to congressional review. Current reorganization authority is more limited. The constitutionality depends on whether this order creates White House advisory bodies (acceptable) or attempts to restructure agencies in ways that conflict with their enabling statutes (questionable).
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