President Biden’s Executive Order on Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

On November 15, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into law–historic legislation to rebuild crumbling infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, and grow the economy. To coordinate the law's effective implementation, President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining the Administration's implementation priorities and establishing an Infrastructure Implementation Task Force. The Executive Order lays out six main priorities to guide implementation across the Federal government. The Order also establishes a Task Force co-chaired by National Economic Council Director, Brian Deese, and the White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator, Mitch Landrieu. This Task Force will be committed to breaking down barriers and driving the implementation of infrastructure investments across all levels of government to realize the President’s vision of rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure and positioning the US to compete and win in the 21st century. The six main priorities to guide implementation across the Federal government:

1. Invest public dollars efficiently, avoid waste, and focus on measurable outcomes for the American people
2. Buy American and increase the competitiveness of the U.S. economy, including through implementing the Act’s Made-in-America requirements and bolstering domestic manufacturing and manufacturing supply chains; 
3. Create good-paying job opportunities for millions of Americans by focusing on high labor standards for these jobs, including prevailing wages and the free and fair chance to join a union;
4. Invest public dollars equitably, including through the Justice40 Initiative, which is a Government-wide effort toward a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits from Federal investments in climate and clean energy flow to disadvantaged communities;
5. Build resilient infrastructure that can withstand the impacts of climate change and that helps combat the climate crisis; and
6. Effectively coordinate with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments in implementing these critical investments.