E.O.13448
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma
·George W. Bush·72 FR 60223
E.O.13447
Further 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts- Martial, United States
·George W. Bush·72 FR 56179
Amends the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, which was originally prescribed by Executive Order 12473. It strikes a sentence from Part I as previously amended by Executive Order 13262, and revises Parts II, III, and IV as detailed in an attached annex. The changes take effect October 1, 2007, and apply to military justice proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The order specifies that no act or omission occurring before that date can be punished if it was not already punishable, and that ongoing nonjudicial punishment proceedings, investigations, restraints, referrals of charges, trials, or other actions begun before October 1, 2007, remain valid and may continue as if the amendments had not been made.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13446
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
·George W. Bush·72 FR 56175
Extends the operation of sixteen federal advisory committees, including the President's Council on Bioethics, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the President's Export Council, and the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, until September 30, 2009. Assigns the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees to the head of the department or agency named for each, following guidelines set by the Administrator of General Services. Revokes Executive Order 13369, which had established the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, since that panel's work was finished. Supersedes sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 13385 with corresponding sections of this order. Amends Executive Order 12994 to expand and rename the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, revising its membership, adding cabinet-level and agency officials plus up to 21 presidentially appointed citizen members, and outlining its advisory functions, reporting duties, and administrative support arrangements through the Department of Health and Human Services. Takes effect September 30, 2007.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13445
Strengthening Adult Education
·George W. Bush·72 FR 56165
Directs the Secretary of Education to establish an Interagency Adult Education Working Group, chaired by the Secretary, with members including the Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, the Interior, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General, plus other officials as needed. The group is tasked with identifying federal programs that improve adult basic education skills or help adults move into postsecondary education, training, or employment; recommending ways to improve those programs' effectiveness, reduce duplication, and measure performance; identifying research gaps and promising practices; gathering input from state, local, tribal, and outside representatives; advising agencies on request about proposed adult-education actions; and reporting to the President through the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, with an initial report due within nine months. The Department of Education is to fund and support the group's work, and other agencies must provide requested assistance, subject to existing law and available appropriations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13444
Extending Privileges and Immunities to the African Union Mission to the United States
·George W. Bush·72 FR 52747
Extends to the African Union Mission to the United States, and to its members, the same privileges and immunities generally granted to diplomatic missions accredited to the United States and their staff, subject to the same corresponding conditions and obligations. The order acts under authority of the Department of State Authorities Act of 2006. It clarifies that this extension does not limit or replace any other privileges and immunities the African Union Mission or its members may already have or may later acquire under law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13443
Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation
·George W. Bush·72 FR 46537
Directs federal agencies with programs affecting public land, outdoor recreation, and wildlife management, including the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, to take steps facilitating hunting opportunities and game species conservation. Agencies must evaluate effects on hunting participation, weigh the economic and recreational value of hunting in their decisions, manage wildlife habitats to support hunting, work with state governments while respecting private property rights and state authority over wildlife, set goals with state and tribal governments for healthy game populations, align actions with existing wildlife management plans, and consult state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies and the Sporting Conservation Council. It directs the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to convene a White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy within one year, and to prepare a ten-year Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Plan within a year after that conference concludes. It states the order creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13442
Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security
·George W. Bush·72 FR 45877
Amends Executive Order 13286 to reset the order of succession within the Department of Homeland Security, listing seventeen officials who would act as Secretary of Homeland Security, in order, if the Secretary dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to serve. The list runs from the Deputy Secretary through various under secretaries, the General Counsel, agency heads including the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director, down to several regional Federal Emergency Management Agency administrators. It specifies that officials already serving in an acting capacity in a listed office cannot become acting Secretary through this order, and preserves the President's authority under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to designate a different acting Secretary. It also revokes Executive Order 13362, which had previously designated additional officers for this succession order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13441
Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions
·George W. Bush·72 FR 43499
Declares a national emergency with respect to actions that undermine Lebanon's sovereignty, democratic institutions, or rule of law, including efforts to reassert Syrian control or interference in Lebanon. Blocks all property and interests in property within the United States, or in the control of U.S. persons, belonging to individuals or entities that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines have engaged in or supported such actions, including violence, or are family members of or acting on behalf of such persons. Prohibits donations, transactions, and contributions to or from blocked persons, as well as any transaction that evades or attempts to violate these prohibitions. Authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue regulations and delegate authority to enforce the order, and directs all federal agencies to assist. States that affected persons will not receive prior notice before being blocked, and that the order creates no enforceable legal rights for private parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13440
Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency
·George W. Bush·72 FR 40707
Reaffirms that members of al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces are unlawful enemy combatants, and interprets how Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions applies to a detention and interrogation program operated by the Central Intelligence Agency. Determines that a program approved by the CIA Director complies with Common Article 3 if it avoids torture, cruel or inhuman treatment, and other listed abuses, is used only on alien detainees believed to belong to or support al Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated groups and to hold valuable intelligence, uses interrogation methods judged safe for each detainee, and provides basic necessities such as food, water, shelter, clothing, and medical care. Directs the CIA Director to issue written policies covering training, monitoring, interrogation planning, and compliance. Assigns to the Director of National Intelligence a function under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 previously held by the President. States the order creates no enforceable legal rights but may be relied upon by the CIA in legal proceedings.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13439
Establishing an Interagency Working Group on Import Safety
·George W. Bush·72 FR 40053
Establishes an Interagency Working Group on Import Safety within the Department of Health and Human Services, chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and including the heads of numerous other agencies such as State, Treasury, Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, Transportation, Homeland Security, the Office of Management and Budget, the Trade Representative, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The group's mission is to identify steps, within existing resources, to promote the safety of imported products, including reviewing foreign inspection and certification practices, identifying best practices for U.S. importers, and surveying federal, state, and local authorities for coordination opportunities. It must report recommendations to the President through the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy within 60 days, unless the Chair extends that deadline, and is to be terminated once its duties are complete.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13438
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq
·George W. Bush·72 FR 39719
Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, this order builds on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded in Executive Orders 13315, 13350, and 13364 concerning Iraq. It blocks all U.S.-based property and interests of any person the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, determines has committed or risks committing acts of violence threatening Iraq's peace, stability, reconstruction, political reform, or humanitarian assistance efforts, or who supports or is affiliated with such persons. It prohibits transactions, donations, or conspiracies that evade these restrictions, and states that affected persons need not receive prior notice before being listed, since advance warning could allow assets to be moved instantly. The Treasury Secretary is authorized to issue regulations and delegate authority to enforce the order, and all federal agencies are directed to assist as appropriate.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13437
Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Turkmenistan
·George W. Bush·72 FR 36339
Waives the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Turkmenistan. Those subsections normally restrict trade benefits, such as most-favored-nation treatment, for countries that limit citizens' rights to emigrate. Acting under authority in the Trade Act allowing such waivers after reporting to Congress, the order states that this report was made and applies the waiver specifically to Turkmenistan, allowing continued trade relations with that country despite the usual restriction.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13436
Further Amending Executive Order 13381, as Amended, To Extend Its Duration by One Year
·George W. Bush·72 FR 36337
Amends Executive Order 13381, which addressed strengthening processes for determining eligibility for access to classified national security information, by extending its expiration dates by one year. Changes the deadline in section 6(a) from April 1, 2007 to April 1, 2008, and the deadline in section 6(b) from July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2008. The order makes no other changes to the underlying executive order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13435
Expanding Approved Stem Cell Lines in Ethically Responsible Ways
·George W. Bush·72 FR 34591
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support research on pluripotent stem cells obtained without creating, destroying, discarding, or harming a human embryo or fetus. Requires the Secretary, within 90 days and after consulting the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to issue an implementation plan that prioritizes techniques with clinical potential, considers methods identified by the President's Council on Bioethics, renames the "Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry" the "Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Registry," and adds qualifying new stem cell lines to it. Requires an annual report to the President on research activities and scientific developments in this area. Sets out policy principles emphasizing ethical boundaries, respect for human life and dignity, and stewardship of federal research funds. Defines terms such as "human embryo" and "subjecting to harm," and states the order does not affect existing embryonic stem cell research policy or eligibility of existing stem cell lines under the 2001 presidential policy.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13434
National Security Professional Development
·George W. Bush·72 FR 28583
Directs the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, working with the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to submit within 60 days a National Strategy for developing security professionals across federal agencies. Establishes a Security Professional Development Executive Steering Committee, chaired by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and including numerous cabinet secretaries and other officials, to draft an implementation plan within 120 days of the strategy's approval and report annually thereafter. Requires agency heads with national security functions to build or enhance training programs consistent with the strategy and cooperate with the committee. Assigns specific responsibilities to the Office of Personnel Management, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue rules or guidance on professional development for their respective personnel, including interagency assignments and fellowships. Also directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to create education and training programs for federal, state, local, and tribal officials on disaster preparedness and crisis decision-making. States the order does not create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13433
Protecting American Taxpayers From Payment of Contingency Fees
·George W. Bush·72 FR 28441
Sets a policy that federal agencies must pay for legal and expert witness services at reasonable rates set in advance, rather than through contingency fees tied to the outcome of litigation or other proceedings, except when required by law. Directs agency heads to implement this policy under instructions from the Attorney General, bars agencies from entering new contingency fee agreements for such services unless the Attorney General determines the agreement is legally required, and requires agency heads to report any existing contingency fee agreements to the Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget within 90 days. Defines which federal agencies are covered, excluding the Government Accountability Office and intelligence community elements, and excludes certain tax collection and debt collection contracts from the definition of contingency fee agreements. States it does not create any enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13432
Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines
·George W. Bush·72 FR 27717
Directs the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate when taking regulatory actions that would directly or substantially affect greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, nonroad vehicles, nonroad engines, or motor vehicle fuels, including alternative fuels. Agencies must, where practicable and lawful, act jointly, consider each other's input, exercise their authority consistently with one another, and obtain concurrence or views from the other agencies at least 30 days before publishing such actions. Each agency head must designate staff to coordinate implementation, share research and information, avoid duplicate public information requests, and consult the Secretary of Agriculture on actions significantly affecting agriculture tied to ethanol, biodiesel, or other renewable fuels. Agency heads may jointly allocate administrative tasks such as Federal Register publication. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, assisted by the Council on Environmental Quality Chairman, must monitor implementation and report to the President at least semiannually, and may require agency reports. The order does not create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13431
Establishment of Temporary Organization To Facilitate United States Government Assistance for Transition in Iraq
·George W. Bush·72 FR 26709
Establishes within the Department of State a temporary organization called the Iraq Transition Assistance Office (ITAO), created under a federal law allowing temporary staffing organizations. The office is meant to support federal agencies in finishing large infrastructure projects in Iraq, help Iraq move toward self-sufficiency, and maintain a diplomatic presence there. It is directed to support agencies implementing U.S. assistance in Iraq, continue oversight and reporting on remaining Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund money, take over remaining functions of the former Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, and carry out other related tasks assigned by the Secretary of State. The Secretary selects the office's Director and must transfer the former office's personnel, assets, liabilities, and records to the new one. Implementation depends on available funding and applicable law, and the office will terminate at the end of the maximum period allowed under the relevant statute unless the Secretary ends it sooner.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13430
2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
·George W. Bush·72 FR 20213
Amends the Manual for Courts-Martial, which implements the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the armed forces. It allows military judges, under specified conditions, to permit witness testimony and judge or counsel presence at certain proceedings via videoteleconferencing or similar remote technology, with safeguards such as requiring defense counsel to be physically present with the accused. It adds a new offense, Article 119a, punishing conduct that causes death or injury to a child in utero during certain other crimes against a pregnant woman, while excluding lawful abortions, authorized medical treatment, and the pregnant woman herself from prosecution. It also adds a new stalking offense, Article 120a, defining the conduct and setting a maximum punishment of dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay, and up to three years' confinement. It updates references from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security and revises a drunk-driving alcohol-limit rule. The amendments take effect 30 days after signing and do not apply retroactively to prior conduct or pending proceedings.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13429
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Metro-North Railroad and Its Maintenance of Way Employees Represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
·George W. Bush·72 FR 18101