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AI Summary: This regulation is an Executive Order issued by the President addressing the use of paper straws in federal procurement and operations. The order states that paper straws are problematic due to being nonfunctional, potentially carrying health risks, being more expensive, and often requiring multiple straws to be used. The regulation requires executive departments and agencies to eliminate the procurement of paper straws and stop providing them in agency buildings. Within 45 days, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy must develop a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws, which will include eliminating policies that disfavor plastic straws, reviewing contract policies with entities that ban plastic straws, and exploring other methods to achieve the order's goals nationwide. The order revokes previous policies that discouraged plastic straw use and emphasizes that it does not create enforceable rights or benefits for any party.