Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 63125-63127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20320]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 190 / Friday, October 2, 2026 / 
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                Executive Order 14433 of September 29, 2026

                
Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring 
                Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, it is hereby ordered:

                Section 1. Background and Purpose. Ticks and mosquitoes 
                are among the deadliest animals worldwide, transmitting 
                major diseases that impose growing health and economic 
                burdens on the American public. Foreign, invasive 
                mosquitoes, especially the Asian tiger and Egyptian 
                mosquitoes, are multiplying across the United States 
                and have become the dominant species in some areas, 
                including the District of Columbia (DC), spreading 
                disease and diminishing quality of life. Furthermore, 
                the expanding tick populations in the United States 
                expose Americans, our pets, and our livestock to 
                debilitating and expensive health risks. Historical 
                approaches have relied primarily on the use of 
                conventional pesticides; however, the use of 
                commonsense, non-chemical, technology-enabled measures 
                can significantly reduce the negative effects of these 
                pests, enhancing enjoyment of the great outdoors for 
                all Americans.

                Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States 
                to develop and deploy commonsense approaches and 
                technological capabilities to suppress tick and 
                mosquito populations and address the harms these 
                insects cause, using improved detection, screening, 
                prevention, and health care interventions. These goals 
                will be achieved through the following policy 
                priorities:

                    (a) Leading the world in safe and effective tick 
                and mosquito population control to prevent disease 
                through smart land management techniques and 
                procedures, natural predator populations, non-chemical 
                pest control measures, and advanced technologies, 
                including sterile insect techniques and insect control 
                tools developed with safe and effective 
                biotechnologies.
                    (b) Diagnosing, preventing, and treating the 
                syndromes and diseases spread by ticks and mosquitoes 
                in the United States, including alpha-gal syndrome, 
                Theileriosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme 
                disease, and Babesiosis (spread by ticks), and viral 
                infections such as West Nile, Zika, Chikungunya, and 
                Dengue fever (spread by mosquitoes).
                    (c) Advancing the objectives of the DC. Safe and 
                Beautiful Task Force set forth in Executive Order 14252 
                of March 27, 2025 (Making the District of Columbia Safe 
                and Beautiful), by reducing the invasive tick and 
                mosquito populations across DC both safely and 
                effectively, without negative effects on beneficial 
                insects, native plants and animals, or the natural 
                beauty of our parks, waterways, and recreational areas.
                    (d) Expanding the successful techniques and 
                approaches developed in section 3 of this order as a 
                model for nationwide control of tick and invasive 
                mosquito populations.

                Sec. 3. Implementation. (a) Within 60 days of the date 
                of this order, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
                Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator 
                of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary 
                of Health and Human Services, shall develop and 
                implement a campaign across DC to, by 2028, reduce the 
                Asian tiger mosquito, Egyptian mosquito, and other 
                invasive mosquito populations, as appropriate, by 90 
                percent and reduce the tick population by 50 percent, 
                with further reductions as practicable. The campaign 
                shall:

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(i) remediate tick and mosquito breeding grounds on lands subject to 
Federal jurisdiction throughout DC, including by reducing tick and mosquito 
habitats through landscaping and drainage improvements, e.g., mowing and 
rain gardens, and strategic deployment of natural, targeted controls;

(ii) control pest transport and key host reservoir or amplification 
populations, including rodents and deer, that facilitate ticks and 
tickborne diseases;

(iii) prioritize the use of commercial capabilities or cooperative 
agreements, including the deployment of advanced technological solutions 
such as sterile insect techniques for mosquitoes or other safe and 
effective biotechnologies; and

(iv) include a plan, developed in consultation with the Government of DC, 
as appropriate, for implementing tick and mosquito controls on lands across 
DC communities.

                     (b) Within 60 days of the date of this order, to 
                expedite the campaign ordered in subsection 3(a) of 
                this order, the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary 
                of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services, shall:

(i) submit to the President, through the Assistant to the President and 
Homeland Security Advisor, a regulatory framework, informed by relevant 
academic centers and industry, for the planned development and release into 
the environment of advanced, safe, and effective tick and mosquito control 
technologies. This framework shall consider sterilization techniques, safe 
genetic modification, and use of safe, beneficial bacteria, in alignment 
with Executive Order 14292 of May 5, 2025 (Improving the Safety and 
Security of Biological Research); and

(ii) prioritize and expeditiously advance or register novel tick and 
mosquito control methods or products that the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency finds to be both safe and effective.

                    (c) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services, building on the 
                Lyme Disease Moonshot initiative already underway, as 
                appropriate, shall:

(i) issue prize competition announcements under 15 U.S.C. 3719 or other 
applicable laws, or direct research and development programs for rapid 
diagnostics to identify, prophylactics to prevent--and therapeutics to 
treat--tick- and mosquito-borne diseases of consequence as determined by 
the head of the agency, including those listed in subsection 2(b) of this 
order; and

(ii) review available and candidate immunotherapy treatments for alpha-gal 
syndrome and develop a research agenda to accelerate the clinical review of 
viable candidates.

                    (d) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the 
                Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the 
                Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services, and the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue prize 
                competition announcements under 15 U.S.C. 3719 or other 
                applicable laws, or direct research programs, for the 
                development of non-chemical means to reduce tick- and 
                mosquito-borne diseases of consequence, including 
                through reducing tick and mosquito populations.
                    (e) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the 
                Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services, as appropriate, shall explore 
                options for labeling food and drug products that 
                include significant amounts of alpha-galactose, in a 
                manner similar to other allergy warnings.
                    (f) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services, and the heads of other relevant agencies, in 
                coordination with the Director of the Office of 
                Management and Budget, shall review available resources 
                to support the implementation of this order.

                Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

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(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
                    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                    (d) The costs for publication of this order shall 
                be borne by the Department of the Interior.
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                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    September 29, 2026.

[FR Doc. 2026-20320
Filed 10-1-26; 11:15 am]
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