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US Executive Branch Update – June 1, 2021

by: Stacy A. Swanson of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP - Capital Thinking Blog

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:30 a.m. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief | The White House

11:00 a.m. EDT – The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

11:20 a.m. EDT – The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Tulsa, Oklahoma

1:50 p.m. EDT – The President arrives in Tulsa, Oklahoma

2:45 p.m. EDT – The President tours Greenwood Cultural Center; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, and Senior Advisor to the

4:15 p.m. EDT – The President delivers remarks to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre

5:50 p.m. EDT – The President departs Tulsa, Oklahoma, en route Joint Base Andrews

8:10 p.m. EDT – The President arrives at Joint Base Andrews

8:30 p.m. EDT – The President returns to the White House

Looking ahead, on Wednesday, the President will speak on the COVID-19 response. This coming Friday, the President will deliver remarks on the economy.

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

The White House had yet to release the Vice President’s schedule for Tuesday.

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

1:00 p.m. EDT – Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route Tulsa, Oklahoma

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

Recap of Friday-Monday, May 28-31, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19, the American Jobs Plan and reopening developments.

The White House

Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap | June 1, 2021
Remarks by President Biden at the 153rd National Memorial Day Observance | May 31, 2021
Remarks by President Biden at an Annual Memorial Day Service
Proclamation on Day Of Remembrance: 100 Years After The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Statement by President Joe Biden on Texas Senate Bill 7 | May 29, 2021
Transcript: On-the-Record Press Call by OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young and CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse on the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 | May 28, 2021
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the United States Response to Belarus’s Forced Diversion of Ryanair Flight and Continuing Attack on Fundamental Freedoms | May 28, 2021
Remarks by President Biden Addressing Service Members and their Families | May 28, 2021
Transcript: Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Aboard Air Force One En Route Hampton, VA | May 28, 2021
Remarks by President Biden Celebrating the Significant Progress Virginia Has Made in the Fight Against COVID-19 | May 28, 2021
Executive Order on Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders | May 28, 2021
Fact Sheet: President Biden Establishes the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
Proclamation: Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2021
Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices | May 28, 2021
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitic Attacks | May 28, 2021
Nominations: President Biden Announces Three Key Nominations
Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2022 Pursuant to Section 251a of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended

Department of Defense (DOD)

Article: President: America’s Fallen Defended ‘Vital, Beating Heart of our Nation’
Article: Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery
Article: DOD Leaders Highlight Service, Sacrifice of Veterans No Longer Here
Transcript: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks for the Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery (As Delivered)
Press Release: The Department of Defense Releases the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Budget
Transcript: Department of Defense Press Briefing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Budget
Transcript: Department of Defense Press Briefing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Budget for the Missile Defense Agency
Transcript: Deputy Secretary Of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Remarks on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Budget Request
Press Release: DOD Announces $226.3 Million in Industrial Base Expansion Actions
Article: DOD Budget Request Boosts Research, Nuclear Modernization and Includes 2.7% Pay Raise
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Phone Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin “Benny” Gantz
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl’s Call with Singaporean Permanent Secretary for Defence, Chan Heng Kee
Article: Vice President Tells Graduating Midshipmen They Are the Future
Contracts for May 28, 2021

Department of State

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on travel to Costa Rica from June 1-2, 2021.

Daily Schedule | Monday, June 1
May 30: Statement | Croatia Statehood Day
May 29: Statement | Media Freedom Coalition Statement on the Arrest of Roman Protasevich (Belarus)
May 28: Statement | The President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
May 28: Fact Sheet | State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) FY 2022 Budget Request
May 28: Transcript | Special Briefing with Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Principal Advisor to the Administrator Mark Feierstein, and Experts On the Administration’s Budget Proposal for the Department of State and USAID for Fiscal Year 2022
May 28: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
May 28: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Before Their Meeting
May 28: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Colombian Vice President Ramírez
May 28: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Colombian Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez Before Their Meeting
May 28: Statement | On Withhold and Release Orders (WROs) for Seafood Products Imported from the Dalian Ocean Fishing Company
May 28: Statement | Appointment of Ambassador Arnold Chacon to serve as Chargé d’Affaires to Canada
May 28: Statement | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
May 28: Statement | Samoa Independence Day
May 28: Statement | Azerbaijan Republic Day

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

Press Release: Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 President’s Budget Request
Transcript: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon, USAID Principal Advisor to the Administrator Mark Feierstein, and Experts On the Administration’s Budget Proposal for the Department of State and USAID for Fiscal Year 2022
Readout: Administrator Power’s Meeting With UN World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley
Readout: Administrator Power Meets With Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Readout: Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with The Honorable Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice President and Foreign Minister of Colombia
Press Release: Condemning Violence Against Humanitarian Workers in South Sudan

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

Explanation of Vote on the Adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution on South Sudan Sanctions
Remarks to the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace in the Context of International Security
Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Press Release: DNI Releases FY 2022 Budget Request Figure for the National Intelligence Program
Press Release: ODNI’s Adopt-A-High School goes virtual, continues to share ODNI mission and importance of public service

Department of the Treasury

Press Release: Administration’s FY2022 Budget Tax Proposals Will Promote Shared Growth and Prosperity
Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Virtual Meeting with G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Press Release: Publication of Burma Sanctions Regulations

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Press Release: SEC Charges U.S. Promoters of $2 Billion Global Crypto Lending Securities Offering

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
Press Release: Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Request
Readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Call with Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews
Press Release: DHS and DOJ Announce Dedicated Docket Process for More Efficient Immigration Hearings
Press Release: Deputy Attorney General Convenes Inaugural Meeting of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force
Press Release: Las Vegas Woman Arrested and Charged with Illegally Exporting Goods to Iran
Press Release: Jury Convicts West Virginia Doctor of Drug Distribution
Press Release: Justice Department Settles Investigation into Language Barriers in the Hazleton Police Department

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Press Release: DHS Coordinates with Partners to Secure the Indianapolis 500
Statement on Spearphishing Campaign Targeting Government Organizations, IGOs, and NGOs
Press Release: CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Chinese fishing fleet (Washington, D.C.)
Press Release: CBP Officers Seize Semi-Automatic Weapons at Del Rio Port of Entry (Texas)
Press Release: CBP Seizure and HSI collaboration lead Oklahoma State Police to Ketamine Bust (Oklahoma)
Press Release: USBP Helps Coordinate Rescue of Kidnapped Child (California)
Press Release: Agents Apprehend Sex Offender Near Boulevard (California)
Press Release: $717,930 Worth of Fake Jewelry Seized by Cincinnati CBP (Ohio)
Press Release: San Diego Officials Warn Against Illegal Entry at Sea, Increase Patrols For Memorial Day Weekend (California)
Press Release: Illegal Ketamine Seized by Atlanta CBP (Georgia)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Press Release: Prepare Now for Hurricane Season (Washington, D.C.)
Press Release: FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Spur Fire (California)
Press Release: FEMA Provides an Additional $3.4 Million to North Dakota for COVID-19 Response (North Dakota)
Press Release: FEMA Approves 22 Additional Counties for Individual Assistance (Kentucky)
Press Release: FEMA Issues Public Notice (Kentucky)
Press Release: Greenbelt Metro Community Vaccination Center in Maryland Surpasses 115,000 Vaccinations; Last Day for Shots Tuesday, June 1 (Maryland)
Press Release: Providence Community Vaccination Center to Transition Staffing (Rhode Island)

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget

Department of Commerce

Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Statement on Meeting with the National Association of Home Builders

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Press Release: FTC Submits Annual Budget Request, Performance Plan and Performance Report to Congress
Press Release: Federal Trade Commission Sends Report to Congress on Rebate Walls

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Press Release: FCC FY 2022 Budget Estimates to Congress

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Press Release: DFC, IFC, Proparco, and DEG to Support COVID-19 Vaccine and Pharma Manufacturing in Africa

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Press Release: USDA Assists Farmers, Ranchers, and Communities Affected by Recent Storms and Flooding in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas

Department of Energy (DOE)

Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on the President’s U.S. Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Joint Statement of the United States and France Energy Ministers on Energy Technology and Policy Resolve
Press Release: DOE Announces Nearly $4 Million to Enhance the Safety and Security of CO2 Storage

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Press Release: FERC Submits FY 2022 Congressional Budget Justification

Department of Interior (DOI)

Press Release: President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Makes Significant Investments in Interior Department

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Press Release: Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2022 Budget
Press Release: EPA Administrator Regan Meets with Mayor Lightfoot, Community Leaders in Chicago to Advance Environmental Justice
Press Release: Check the UV Index to Stay Safe in the Sun: 106,000 New Skin Cancer Cases Estimated in the United States in 2021
Link: Other Daily EPA Press Releases

Department of Transportation

Press Release: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Unveils $88 billion FY 2022 Budget Proposal to Ensure Safety, Address Climate Change, and Create Economic Strength, Good Paying Jobs and Equitable Access to Opportunity

Department of Labor

Statement by US Labor Secretary Walsh on the President’s FY 2022 Budget

Department of Education

Statement by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget

Health & Human Services (HHS)

Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Press Release: FDA Seeks $6.5 Billion to Further Investments in Critical Public Health Infrastructure, Core Food Safety and Medical Product Safety Programs
Press Release: FDA Approves First Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Mutation Previously Considered Resistant to Drug Therapy
Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | May 28, 2021