Type:Presidential Document
Citation:86 FR 6835
Reading Time:about a minute or two
President Biden issued Executive Order 13983, which revokes Executive Order 13770. This order, initially put in place on January 28, 2017, required ethics commitments from Executive Branch appointees. The revocation is effective as of noon on January 20, 2021, meaning that neither current nor former employees are bound by those commitments after this time. The order also clarifies that it should not interfere with existing legal authority or create new legal rights.
Simple Explanation
President Biden decided that the special rules set by the old president for people working in his team weren't needed anymore, so he canceled them. Now, people working in those jobs don't have to follow those rules, and we don't know if new rules will take their place yet.