E.O.13524
Amending Executive Order 12425 Designating Interpol as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
·Barack Obama·74 FR 67803
E.O.13523
Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies on Thursday, December 24, 2009
·Barack Obama·74 FR 66563
Directs executive branch departments and agencies to close, and excuses their employees from duty, for the second half of the scheduled workday on Thursday, December 24, 2009. Allows the heads of departments and agencies to keep certain offices or employees on duty for the full day if needed for national security, defense, or other public purposes. Specifies that the half-day falls under the pay and leave provisions of Executive Order 11582 and related federal statutes governing employee compensation. States that the order does not create any legally enforceable rights or benefits against the United States or its officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13522
Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services
·Barack Obama·74 FR 66203
Establishes the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget, with membership including federal union leaders, agency officials, and management associations. The Council is to advise the President on labor-management relations, promote labor-management forums across federal agencies, and develop pilot programs for bargaining over certain subjects under federal labor law. Directs heads of executive departments and agencies with union-represented employees to create labor-management forums allowing employee and union input on workplace matters, and to submit implementation plans to the Council within 90 days, with certification required within 150 days. Directs the Council to recommend pilot bargaining projects within 150 days and report on their results within 18 months of implementation. States it does not override existing collective bargaining agreements or create enforceable legal rights, and the Council terminates two years after signing unless extended.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13521
Establishing the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
·Barack Obama·74 FR 62671
Establishes the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues within the Department of Health and Human Services, replacing the commission created by Executive Order 13237. The commission is tasked with advising the president on bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine, science, and technology, identifying relevant legal and social concerns, recommending policy actions, and examining international collaboration possibilities. It may study specific technologies such as stem cell creation and genetic screening, as well as broader issues like research participant protections and scientific integrity, but cannot approve specific projects. The commission will have up to 13 presidentially appointed members from fields including bioethics, science, law, and theology, serving two-year terms, with a Chair and Vice Chair designated by the president. The Department of Health and Human Services will fund and staff the commission, and other federal agencies must provide requested information. The commission terminates two years after the order's date unless the president extends it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13520
Reducing Improper Payments
·Barack Obama·74 FR 62201
Directs federal agencies to reduce improper payments in major government programs. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify high-priority programs with the largest improper payments and set targets for reducing them, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury, with the Attorney General and OMB Director, to publish online data on improper payment rates, recoveries, and accountable officials, and to create a public website for reporting suspected fraud. Agency heads must designate senior accountable officials to meet reduction targets, report methodologies and plans to their Inspector General, and submit remedial plans if targets are missed for two years. Establishes working groups on measuring program access, improving single audits, and increasing state and local accountability. Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to recommend measures holding contractors accountable for improper payments, and instructs OMB to develop policy and legislative proposals for future budgets. States it does not create enforceable rights and must be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13519
Establishment of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
·Barack Obama·74 FR 60123
Establishes the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Attorney General, to strengthen investigation and prosecution of significant financial crimes tied to the financial crisis and economic recovery efforts. Membership includes senior officials from numerous federal departments and agencies, including Treasury, Homeland Security, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, and various inspectors general, among others. The Attorney General must convene the first meeting within 30 days and may form subgroups, including a Steering Committee. The Task Force is to advise on prosecuting fraud and financial crimes, recommend ways to improve cooperation among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities, coordinate law enforcement operations, and conduct outreach to financial institutions and other organizations. State and local law enforcement associations may be invited to participate. The Department of Justice will provide administrative support. The order replaces and terminates the Corporate Fraud Task Force created by Executive Order 13271, and the new Task Force ends when directed by the President or Attorney General.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13518
Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government
·Barack Obama·74 FR 58533
Establishes an interagency Council on Veterans Employment, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as Vice Chair, to coordinate efforts to increase veteran hiring across the federal government. The Council includes heads of numerous federal agencies and creates a Steering Committee led by the Secretaries of Defense, Labor, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security. Directs participating agencies to develop veteran employment operational plans, establish or designate Veterans Employment Program Offices within 120 days, provide annual training to hiring staff on veterans' preferences, and identify key occupations for veteran recruitment. Directs OPM to create a Government-wide Veterans Recruitment and Employment Strategic Plan, publish hiring statistics, and, within one year, recommend improvements to veterans' preference laws. Assigns the Secretaries of Defense, Labor, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security specific roles in counseling, training, and supporting the Transition Assistance Program for transitioning service members. States it creates no enforceable legal rights and applies subject to existing law and appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13516
Amending Executive Order 13462
·Barack Obama·74 FR 56521
Amends Executive Order 13462, which established the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) and the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB). Updates the definition of "intelligence activities" to match Executive Order 12333, caps PIAB membership at 16 non-federal-employee members, and lets the President designate a Chair or Co-Chairs to run its meetings and agenda. Adds a duty for the board to forward information about possible federal criminal violations in intelligence activities to the Attorney General, and requires the Director of National Intelligence and relevant agency heads to provide information and assistance needed by the PIAB and IOB. Updates a cross-reference to Executive Order 12333 and revises rules requiring PIAB and IOB members with access to classified information to sign nondisclosure agreements consistent with Executive Orders 12958 and 12968. States that it does not alter existing legal authorities, must be implemented consistent with law and available funding, and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13517
Amendments to Executive Orders 13183 and 13494
·Barack Obama·74 FR 57239
Amends Executive Order 13183, which established a Task Force on Puerto Rico's status. It adds a policy goal of improving Puerto Rico's treatment in federal programs and promoting job creation, education, health care, clean energy, and economic development there, and expands the Task Force's duties to include advising the President and Congress on these matters and identifying beneficial federal initiatives. It also resets the reporting deadline, requiring the Task Force to submit its report within one year of this order rather than the original deadline. Separately, it amends Executive Order 13494 by revising which labor-relations costs contracting agencies may treat as allowable, including costs for labor-management committees and employee publications, while excluding costs of activities meant to influence employees' unionizing decisions. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13515
Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs
·Barack Obama·74 FR 53635
Establishes a President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, housed in the Department of Education, made up of up to 20 presidentially appointed members who advise on improving federal program access, research, and economic development for these communities; the Commission terminates after two years unless renewed. Also creates a White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, an interagency working group co-chaired by the Secretaries of Commerce and Education with representatives from numerous federal departments and agencies, tasked with coordinating federal efforts on behalf of these populations. Directs participating agencies to prepare plans documenting efforts to improve access to federal programs, recruitment and advancement of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in government, priority actions, research and data collection, and public input, which the Co-Chairs will compile into an interagency plan for the President. Supersedes two earlier executive orders on the same subject and defines the term 'Asian American and Pacific Islander' for purposes of the order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13514
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
·Barack Obama·74 FR 52117
Directs federal agencies to reduce environmental and energy impacts across their operations, establishing greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (measured in scopes 1, 2, and 3) relative to a 2008 baseline, with agency-wide targets to be set within 90 and 240 days. Requires agencies to improve water efficiency, cut waste, promote sustainable acquisition and electronics practices, and design high-performance, energy-efficient buildings, aiming for zero-net-energy new construction by 2030. Requires each agency to designate a Senior Sustainability Officer within 30 days and develop a Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Establishes an interagency Steering Committee on Federal Sustainability and assigns the CEQ Chair, OMB Director, and other agencies including the Departments of Energy, Transportation, and Defense specific coordination, guidance, and reporting duties, including on fleet management, vendor emissions, stormwater management, and facility siting. Allows exemptions for intelligence, law enforcement, and national security activities, and applies mainly to agencies operating within the United States. Contains further definitions and administrative provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13513
Federal Leadership On Reducing Text Messaging While Driving
·Barack Obama·74 FR 51225
Prohibits federal employees from text messaging while driving government-owned, leased, or rented vehicles, while driving personal vehicles on official government business, or while using government-supplied electronic equipment. Directs executive branch agencies to implement this policy, including through education and outreach, and gives them 90 days to adopt compliance measures such as disciplinary actions and to notify the Secretary of Transportation of steps taken. Allows agency heads to exempt employees, devices, or vehicles involved in protective, law enforcement, national security, or emergency work. Directs agencies to encourage federal contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients entering agreements after the order's date to adopt similar bans on texting while driving on government-related work. Assigns the Secretary of Transportation, working with the General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel Management, to provide guidance to agencies. Defines key terms including "texting" and "driving," and states the order does not alter existing legal authorities or create enforceable rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13512
Amending Executive Order 13390
·Barack Obama·74 FR 50911
Amends Executive Order 13390 to extend the deadline for the work of the Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region, changing the expiration date from September 30, 2009 to April 1, 2010.
E.O.13511
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
·Barack Obama·74 FR 50909
Extends the operation of a group of federal advisory committees until September 30, 2011, including the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health, the President's Boards of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and on Tribal Colleges and Universities, the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, committees on intellectual disabilities, the arts and humanities, the International Labor Organization, the National Medal of Science, physical fitness and sports, science and technology advisors, the President's Export Council, the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, and the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee. Assigns the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees to the head of each committee's designated department or agency, following guidelines set by the Administrator of General Services. Supersedes corresponding sections of Executive Order 13446 and takes effect September 30, 2009.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13510
Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Belarus
·Barack Obama·74 FR 32047
Invoking subsection 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, and after reporting to Congress as that provision requires, the order waives application of subsections 402(a) and (b) of the Act with respect to the Republic of Belarus. Those subsections generally restrict trade benefits, such as most-favored-nation treatment, for countries that limit emigration or otherwise fall under the Act's freedom-of-emigration requirements. By issuing this waiver, the order allows Belarus to be exempted from those restrictions, based on the President's authority under section 402(d) of the Act, which keeps the waiver process available for Belarus.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13509
Establishing a White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers
·Barack Obama·74 FR 30903
Establishes the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers within the Executive Office of the President, citing job losses and economic decline in the auto industry. The Council is co-chaired by the Secretary of Labor and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and includes numerous cabinet secretaries and agency heads, along with a Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers serving as Executive Director. It is tasked with coordinating federal policies affecting automotive communities and workers, advising the President on related legislation and proposals, recommending policy changes, and helping ensure executive branch officials support recovery efforts for affected states, regions, and communities. The Council must conduct outreach to nonprofits, businesses, labor groups, and state and local officials. Federal agencies are directed to assist the Council and consider requests from automotive communities for technical or financial support. The Council terminates two years after the order's date unless the President extends it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13508
Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration
·Barack Obama·74 FR 23099
Establishes a Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay, chaired by the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator with representatives from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, the Interior, and Transportation, to coordinate federal efforts to restore the Bay's water quality and ecosystem. Directs designated lead agencies to submit draft reports within 120 days and final reports within 180 days on topics including water quality tools, agricultural conservation targeting, stormwater management on federal lands, climate change adaptation, public access and land conservation, scientific monitoring, and habitat protection. Requires the Committee to publish a coordinated draft restoration strategy within 180 days and a final strategy within one year, and to issue annual action plans and progress reports beginning in 2010, with independent evaluation and public reporting. Directs the EPA to issue guidance within one year for reducing pollution from federal lands and facilities of ten or more acres in the watershed. Allows agency heads to grant exceptions during war, national emergency, or safety threats, and states the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13507
Establishment of the White House Office of Health Reform
·Barack Obama·74 FR 17071
Establishes a White House Office of Health Reform within the Executive Office of the President to lead and coordinate the administration's efforts to improve access to health care, health care quality, and the long-term sustainability of the health care system. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a parallel Office of Health Reform within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate with the White House office. The office is tasked with aligning policy across agencies including the Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, Council of Economic Advisers, Office of Management and Budget, and Office of Personnel Management, coordinating public outreach, working with Congress, states, and local officials, monitoring implementation of health reform goals, and removing regulatory barriers to care. Agencies must designate liaisons and cooperate with the office as requested. The order does not alter existing legal authorities and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13506
Establishing a White House Council on Women And Girls
·Barack Obama·74 FR 11271
Establishes a White House Council on Women and Girls within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal policy on issues affecting women and girls. The Council is chaired by the Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison and includes the heads of numerous federal departments and agencies, such as State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Labor, and Homeland Security, among others. Its role is advisory: reviewing legislation and policy proposals, recommending changes to programs affecting women and girls, and addressing issues such as pay disparities, workforce participation, and family leave. The Department of Commerce will provide administrative support and funding within existing appropriations. The Council must conduct outreach with nonprofits, state and local officials, and other stakeholders, and within 150 days must submit to the President a federal interagency plan assessing each member agency's efforts on these issues, to be updated periodically. Agencies must assist the Council as needed, at their own expense, and the order does not create enforceable legal rights or alter existing legal authorities.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13505
Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells
·Barack Obama·74 FR 10667