Executive Order 13985—Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (January 20, 2021)1 [pdf]

Presidential Executive Order 13985 was issued to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities through the federal government. This Executive Order lays out the role of the Domestic Policy Council in identifying methods to assess equity and conduct an equity assessment throughout federal government. It allocates resources to advance fairness and opportunity, promotes equitable delivery of government benefits and opportunities, engages underserved communities and establishes an equitable data working group,