Finance Directives

FOSTERING THE FUTURE FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

This Presidential Action establishes the 'Fostering the Future' initiative, led by the Administration, designed to fundamentally modernize the nation's child welfare system.

The order directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve data collection, implement modern technology, and create tools like an annual performance scorecard to enhance child well-being, reduce time in foster care, and accelerate permanent placements.

Furthermore, the order mandates the creation of new educational and employment pathways for youth aging out of the system and addresses policies that may restrict faith-based organizations from participating in federally-funded child welfare programs.

Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

The document provides a direct record of recent Presidential Actions concerning personnel decisions, specifically detailing two nominations sent to the Senate for confirmation: Michael Selig for Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where he would replace a term-expired commissioner.

Additionally, the President officially withdrew the nomination of Joel Rayburn for Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, which had been previously submitted.

Construction of Arctic Security Cutters

The President issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to address the growing national security threat in the Arctic, caused by foreign adversaries, by allowing the construction of up to four Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) in foreign shipyards.

This action is justified by the current inadequacy of the U.S. Coast Guard's icebreaker fleet, but it mandates a plan within 60 days to transition subsequent construction back to domestic facilities to onshore necessary expertise, establishing this foreign construction as a time-limited measure to bridge the immediate capability gap.

This Presidential Action order continues the existence of fifty-two specific Federal Advisory Committees, including those related to the White House, national security, public health, trade, natural monuments, and historical preservation, until September 30, 2027.

The action supersedes sections of a prior Executive Order (EO 14109) and delegates the President's authorities under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) concerning these committees to the heads of their designated departments or agencies.

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-7) establishes a comprehensive national strategy, coordinated by the National Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTFs), to investigate, prosecute, and disrupt domestic networks and entities promoting political violence, intimidation, and organized conspiracy against the rule of law.

The directive mandates federal agencies to focus on criminal conspiracies starting from recruitment and radicalization, extending to funding sources, and requires the Attorney General to prioritize prosecution of acts like organized doxing, rioting, and assault against federal employees, while the Treasury Department is tasked with disrupting financial networks supporting this violence.

Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security

This Presidential Action determines that a proposed framework agreement for the divestiture of TikTok's United States operations constitutes a "qualified divestiture" under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, thereby resolving national security concerns related to foreign adversary control over the application and its user data.

The order grants the Attorney General a 120-day delay on enforcing the Act to allow this structured separation—where a new U.S.-based joint venture with less than 20% ownership by ByteDance would take control—to be finalized, while also revoking a previous related delegation order and amending the 2020 Divestment Order.

The Gold Card

President Trump signed an executive order establishing the "Gold Card" program, a new immigration initiative. This program allows individuals or corporations to sponsor an immigrant visa for a beneficiary in exchange for a large financial contribution to the Department of Commerce.

The funds will be used to support commerce and American industry.

The order emphasizes reversing previous immigration policies deemed detrimental to national interests and aims to attract wealthy individuals who can benefit the U.S. financially.

The President submitted a series of nominations to the Senate for various key positions within the executive branch.

These nominations include individuals for roles in agencies such as Labor, Commerce, Treasury, Transportation, and the Central Intelligence Agency, among others.

Additionally, several previous nominations were noted with withdrawal notices having been sent to the Senate earlier in 2025.