Executive Order No. 164, signed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. of the Republic of Liberia on May 1, 2026, is titled "Renewing the Mandate of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia" and represents the third executive action in this series, following Executive Order No. 131 of May 2, 2024, which originally established the Office, and Executive Order No. 148 of April 30, 2025, which renewed and strengthened it, with this latest order being issued specifically because the Office has now completed its initial assigned tasks, having conducted research and studies in consultation with both local and international partners and stakeholders and successfully drafted two separate bills for submission to the Legislature, namely a Bill for the Establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia and a Bill for the Establishment of a National Anti-Corruption Court for Liberia, and its continued existence is deemed necessary to ensure effective coordination with international partners, mobilization of resources, and technical support for the operationalization of the proposed courts until they are fully established and functioning. The order formally renews the Office's mandate for one additional year, taking effect on May 1, 2026, and expiring on April 30, 2027, unless otherwise extended or revoked, while maintaining the same composition of the Office with the Executive Director continuing to be assisted by a secretariat and professional staff, and assigning the Office a revised and more detailed set of responsibilities during this renewed period, including continuing to consult with international partners and funding agencies to secure resources for the courts, providing technical support and guidance to the Legislature in the consideration and enactment of the two drafted bills, developing comprehensive implementation frameworks covering logistical, administrative, and financial plans for the operationalization of both courts within one hundred and twenty days of the effective date, and submitting quarterly operational and financial reports to the President through the Minister of Justice beginning no later than July 31, 2026, and every three months thereafter, all of which shall be subject to independent verification and audit by authorized government institutions and void of political influence. The order also introduces specific implementation timelines not present in earlier orders, requiring the Office to present a comprehensive resource mobilization and stakeholder engagement plan within sixty days, to submit a structured legislative support framework to the Legislature within ninety days, to produce a mid-term consolidated report within six months detailing progress, challenges, and recommended adjustments, to commence formal steps toward orderly dissolution of its operations no later than March 1, 2027, and to submit a comprehensive final report including recommendations for transition to the fully operational courts or successor institutional arrangements no later than April 15, 2027. The funding structure remains the same as under EO 148, with an annual appropriation of USD $2 million disbursed in quarterly installments of $500,000, though notably the budget line has been moved to the Ministry of Justice rather than the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs as was the case under EO 148, and the order closes with the standard safeguards clause affirming that nothing within it shall be interpreted to interfere with, hinder, or diminish the rights of any citizen of the Republic of Liberia.