- the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
- the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
- the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy;
- the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy;
- the Assistant to the President on National Climate;
- the Assistant to the President on COVID–19 Response;
- the Chief of Staff to the Vice President;
- the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;
- the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;
- the Director of the National Science Foundation;
- the Administrator of General Services;
- the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
- the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
- the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development;
- the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
- the heads of such other agencies and offices as the Co-Chairs may from time to time invite to participate.
(h) Members of the Council shall designate, within 30 days of the date of this order, a senior official within their respective agency or office who shall coordinate with the Council and who shall be responsible for overseeing the agency’s or office’s efforts to advance gender equity and equality. The Director of National Intelligence shall designate a National Intelligence Officer for Gender Equality, who shall coordinate intelligence support for the Council’s work on issues implicating national security. The Co-Chairs may coordinate subgroups consisting exclusively of Council members or their designees under this section, as appropriate.
(i) Each agency shall bear its own expenses for participating in the Council.
Sec. 3. Government-Wide Strategy to Advance Gender Equity and Equality. (a) Within 200 days of the date of this order, the Council, after coordination by the Co-Chairs, shall develop and submit to the President a Governmentwide strategy for advancing gender equity and equality in the United States and, when applicable, around the world (the “Strategy”). The Strategy should include recommendations on policies, programs, and initiatives that should be proposed, passed, or implemented to advance gender equity and equality in the United States and around the world.
(b) Recognizing the gender and racial disparities that COVID–19 has both magnified and exacerbated, in formulating its recommendations to address the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic and related economic disruption on women and girls, the Council shall coordinate with the White House Office of the COVID–19 Response and the COVID–19 Health Equity Task Force, established by section 2 of Executive Order 13995 of January 21, 2021 (Ensuring an Equitable Pandemic Response and Recovery).
(c) In developing the Strategy, the Council shall consider the unique experiences and needs of women and girls who are also members of other underserved communities. In implementing this approach, the Council shall work closely with the Domestic Policy Council, which coordinates the interagency, whole-of-government strategy for advancing equity, as set forth in Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government).
Sec. 4. Implementation. (a) After the Strategy has been submitted to the President, the heads of agencies, or their designees, shall, in consultation with the Council and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), select
