# What these orders are (executive shelf)

**Type:** workbench note · **synthesis** (not an executive order)  
**Catalog:** `/orders.json` schema_v2  

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## 1. On this shelf

**4 executive orders** (`instrument_type: executive_order`, `evidence_class: order_text`):

| order_id | Signed | Short title |
|---|---|---|
| EO-14179 | 2025-01-23 | Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI |
| EO-14319 | 2025-07-23 | Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government |
| EO-14365 | 2025-12-11 | Ensuring a National Policy Framework for AI |
| EO-14409 | 2026-06-02 | Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security |

**Not on this shelf (reserved):** agency regulations, court/slip opinions, committee reports.

Legislative instruments live on **`/bills`** — do not count EOs as bills.

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## 2. Evidence classes (not equivalent)

| evidence_class | What | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| `order_text` | Signed EO / FR text in `brick.md` | **Primary.** Quote this. |
| `agency_implementation` | BOD, OMB memos, procurement guidance | Link later if milled — not the EO |
| `amendment_or_rescission` | Later EO revising earlier policy | See `rescinds_or_modifies` |
| `fact_sheet_or_press` | WH fact sheets / press | Context only — never substitute |

Same discipline as the Thune hole card: do not invent provisions from summaries.

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## 3. Rescinds / modifies (do not double-count foundations)

| Order | rescinds_or_modifies |
|---|---|
| EO-14179 | Revokes **policy path** of EO 14110 (2023) — review/suspend/revise agency actions |
| EO-14319 | Builds on EO 13960 (procurement / trustworthy AI) |
| EO-14365 | **Implements and extends** EO 14179 against state AI laws — not an independent foundation |
| EO-14409 | Related; disclaims mandatory licensing |

Machine copy: each order’s `rescinds_or_modifies` + `related_orders` in `/orders.json`.

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## 4. How to use

1. Fetch **https://kbmill.com/orders.json**  
2. Open **`brick.md`** for operative language  
3. For Congress mechanisms, use **https://kbmill.com/bills.json** — cite both when comparing federalism / frontier oversight  
4. EO ≠ statute. Fact sheet ≠ order text.