The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has barred transgender women from competition in women’s sports in accordance with President Trump’s executive order issued in February.

The committee, which is headquartered in Colorado Springs, updated its 27-page athlete safety policy this month. While the word “transgender” does not appear in the document, the policy states:

“The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport. The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act.”

Executive Order 14201 refers to President’s Trump order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”

In response to the updated policy, USA Fencing issued a new transgender and nonbinary policy that will take effect Aug. 1.

While the policy permits and recognizes USA Fencing members who change their gender identity, only athletes of the female sex will be able to compete in the women’s category.

The men’s category is “open to all athletes not eligible for the women’s category, including transgender women, transgender men, nonbinary and intersex athletes, and cisgender male athletes, provided that all other entry criteria have been met,” the policy reads.

The USOPC has instructed all of the federations overseeing the sports that it has an “obligation to comply” with President Trump’s order, adding that “the USOPC has engaged in a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” since Trump signed the order, the Associated Press reported.

“As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,” USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes wrote in a letter. “Our revised policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women. All National Governing Bodies are required to update their applicable policies in alignment.”

The National Women’s Law Center put out a statement condemning the move.

“By giving into the political demands, the USOPC is sacrificing the needs and safety of its own athletes,” said that organization’s president and CEO, Fatima Goss Graves.

The USOPC oversees around 50 National Governing Bodies, most of which play a role in everything from the grassroots to elite levels of their sports. That raises the possibility that rules might need to be changed at local sports clubs to retain their memberships in the NGBs.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.