Executive Order 13998

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (domestic and international travel)

Level

Federal

Authority

Constitution and laws of the United States

Issued

2021-01-21 Jan. 21, 2021

Effective

2021-01-21

End

in force through 2021Q3 (implementing orders FED-020, FED-042, FED-050 to FED-057) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Jan. 21, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine

Addressees

• the Secretaries of Labor, HHS, Transportation and Homeland Security (through CDC, FAA, TSA and the Coast Guard)

Functions reached

• WF commuting
• TR business travel
• OP conveyance and hub operators

Collection

Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

Sec. 2. Immediate Action to Require Mask-Wearing on Certain Domestic Modes of Transportation. (a) Mask Requirement. The Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Transportation (including through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)), the Secretary of Homeland Security (including through the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard), and the heads of any other executive departments and agencies (agencies) that have relevant regulatory authority (heads of agencies) shall immediately take action, to the extent appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to require masks to be worn in compliance with CDC guidelines in or on: (i) airports; (ii) commercial aircraft; (iii) trains; (iv) public maritime vessels, including ferries; (v) intercity bus services; and (vi) all forms of public transportation as defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.

Enforcement

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