CNN, Washington, D.C. According to the White House, U.S.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday instructing
government agency chiefs to repeal DEI regulations at federal agencies, federal
contractors, and private companies.
The following are some of the order's main directives:
ENDS PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE ACTIONS
According to the ruling, "terminating illegal discrimination in the
federal government."
It nullifies executive directives on equal employment opportunities,
environmental measures to safeguard communities of color, and "workforce
balancing" initiatives by federal contractors on the basis of gender,
ethnicity, and religion that go all the way back to 1965.
Advocates for diversity and civil rights have maintained that these laws are
required to remedy historical injustices.
DEI ENDING PRIVATE SECTOR 'ENCOURAGED'
The directive calls on the private sector to "end illegal DEI
discrimination and preferences." It said that "the heads of all
agencies, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall take all
appropriate action with respect to the operations of their agencies to advance
in the private sector the policy of individual initiative, excellence, and hard
work."
The general attorney will submit a report.
Within 120 days, the U.S. attorney general is required to consult with
government agencies and submit a report "containing recommendations for
enforcing federal civil-rights laws and taking other appropriate measures to
encourage the private sector to end illegal discrimination and preferences,
including DEI."
According to the order, the report will identify the most "egregious and
discriminatory DEI practitioners" in each area of concern and outline
steps to discourage DEI practices or policies that amount to "illegal
discrimination."
The plan calls for each agency to determine a maximum of nine "potential
civil compliance investigations of publicly traded corporations, large
non-profit corporations or associations, foundations with assets of $500
million or more, state and local bar and medical associations, and institutions
of higher education with endowments over $1 billion."
The decree doesn't go into detail about possible fines or regulatory action.
A report on education
The order states that within 120 days of Tuesday, the education secretary and
the attorney general will jointly provide guidance to all federally funded
educational agencies on how to comply with a 2023 decision in which the U.S.
Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in university admissions.
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