Does the Executive Order apply to federally conducted activities overseas or to foreign recipients of federal financial assistance?
No. The Department of Justice has determined that EO 13166 applies only within the United States and its territories and does not apply extraterritorially. However, agencies that conduct activities overseas must still submit a plan for making their domestic activities accessible to people who are limited English proficient. That plan should indicate that the agency conducts federal activities abroad, but that DOJ has determined that the EO does not apply to those activities. Similarly, agencies that provide federal financial assistance abroad and domestically must still create guidance for their domestic recipients, and may include a statement in the guidance indicating that the guidance does not apply extraterritorially.
