President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that targets numerous federal agencies, including the United States Institute of Peace and several advisory committees, in his ongoing effort to reduce the size of the federal government.

The order mirrors his executive order from Tuesday that takes a magnifying glass to the spending of independent agencies and gives control over them to the executive branch.

“Reducing the size of the Federal Government will minimize Government waste and abuse, reduce inflation, and promote American freedom and innovation,” the order says.

It says the “non-statutory components and functions” of the Presidio Trust, the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace, “shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law” and reduce their functions and staff “to the minimum presence and function required by law.”

Within 14 days the head of each entity is required to submit a report to Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, confirming they are following the order, and explain whether and why the entity or any of its functions are required.

It calls for the OMB director or other official in charge of reviewing requests from the named organizations, should “reject funding requests for such governmental entities to the extent they are inconsistent with this order.”

The order revokes the Need for Greater Coordination of Regional and Field Activities of the Government memorandum from 1961, which was signed by then-President John F. Kennedy.

The order says within 14 days certain other advisory committees should also be terminated, including the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, the Academic Research Council, the Credit Union Advisory Council, the Community Bank Advisory Council, the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID and the Health Equity Advisory Committee.

Within 30 days, any other “unnecessary” organizations or committees should be identified and terminated, the order says.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.