E.O.13594
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·Barack Obama·76 FR 80191
E.O.13593
2011 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
·Barack Obama·76 FR 78451
Amends Parts III and IV of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, which was originally prescribed by Executive Order 12473, incorporating changes described in an attached annex. The amendments take effect 30 days after the order's signing. They do not make punishable any act committed before the effective date that was not already punishable, and they do not invalidate nonjudicial punishment proceedings, restraint, investigations, referral of charges, trials where arraignment had already occurred, or other actions begun before the effective date; such ongoing matters may continue as if the amendments had not been made. The order applies to military justice procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13592
Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
·Barack Obama·76 FR 76603
Establishes the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Education and the Interior, to expand educational opportunities and improve outcomes for American Indian and Alaska Native students, including those in public schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Creates an Executive Director post and an Interagency Working Group with representatives from several federal agencies. Directs the Education and Interior Departments to sign a Memorandum of Understanding within 120 days, and requires participating agencies to develop four-year plans with performance measures, submit them for review, and file annual performance reports. Assigns the National Advisory Council on Indian Education as the Initiative's advisory committee, directs a study collecting data on American Indian and Alaska Native education, and encourages private-sector support for affected schools. Revokes Executive Order 13270, Executive Order 13336, and part of Executive Order 13585.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13591
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
·Barack Obama·76 FR 74623
Extends the operating deadlines for several federal advisory committees created by earlier executive orders. Continues committees including the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations, the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the President's Management Advisory Board, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development, and the State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Policy Advisory Committee until September 30, 2013. Extends the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health until September 30, 2012. Amends Executive Order 13530 so the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability terminates on January 29, 2013 unless extended. Assigns the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees to the head of each designated department or agency, following procedures set by the Administrator of General Services.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13590
Authorizing the Imposition of Certain Sanctions With Respect to the Provision of Goods, Services, Technology, or Support for Iran's Energy and Petrochemical Sectors
·Barack Obama·76 FR 72609
Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, this order authorizes the Secretary of State, in consultation with other agencies, to impose sanctions on any person found to knowingly sell, lease, or provide Iran with goods, services, technology, or support above set dollar thresholds that significantly aid Iran's petroleum development or petrochemical production, as well as on successors, owners, or affiliates of such persons. Available sanctions include denial of Export-Import Bank support, export license restrictions, exclusion from U.S. government contracts and financial roles, limits on loans and foreign exchange transactions, blocking of property and interests in the United States, and import restrictions. It bars transactions that evade these prohibitions or conspiracies to violate them, directs the Treasury Secretary to issue implementing regulations, states that blocked persons need not receive prior notice, and specifies that these measures respond to Iranian actions after the 1981 Algiers Accords. It took effect November 21, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13589
Promoting Efficient Spending
·Barack Obama·76 FR 70863
Directs federal executive departments and agencies to reduce combined administrative costs covered by the order by at least 20 percent below Fiscal Year 2010 levels by Fiscal Year 2013, with implementation plans due to the Office of Management and Budget within 45 days. Encourages agencies to cut travel and conference spending by using teleconferencing, government-controlled meeting space, and reviewing relocation policies, and asks each agency to designate a senior official to oversee such spending controls. Calls for limiting employee issuance of mobile phones, computers, and other IT devices, consolidating IT services, reducing hard-copy printing in favor of electronic documents, limiting executive vehicle transportation building on an earlier presidential memorandum on federal fleets, and curbing purchases of promotional items like plaques and clothing. States it does not alter existing legal authority of agencies, the OMB Director, or inspectors general, applies subject to available appropriations, and requests but does not require independent agencies to comply. Creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13588
Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages
·Barack Obama·76 FR 68295
Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to prevent and reduce shortages of prescription drugs, particularly those that are life-supporting, life-sustaining, or that prevent debilitating disease. Instructs the FDA to use its administrative authority under federal reporting law to require drug manufacturers to give advance notice of manufacturing discontinuances that could lead to shortages. Directs the FDA to expand efforts to expedite regulatory reviews of new drug suppliers, manufacturing sites, and manufacturing changes when doing so would help avoid or ease shortages, prioritizing based on severity and public health importance. Requires the FDA to report to the Department of Justice any findings that shortages have led market participants to stockpile drugs or sell them at excessive prices, with the Department of Justice then responsible for determining whether such conduct violates the law and pursuing enforcement as it deems appropriate, in coordination with other agencies.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13587
Structural Reforms To Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information
·Barack Obama·76 FR 63811
Directs structural reforms to how federal agencies share and protect classified information on computer networks. Requires agency heads to designate senior officials for information sharing and safeguarding, implement insider threat detection programs, and conduct compliance self-assessments. Establishes a Senior Information Sharing and Safeguarding Steering Committee, co-chaired by the Office of Management and Budget and the National Security Staff, to set government-wide goals and report to the President within 90 days and annually thereafter. Creates a Classified Information Sharing and Safeguarding Office to support the committee, names the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the National Security Agency as joint Executive Agent for developing technical safeguarding standards, and establishes an interagency Insider Threat Task Force, co-chaired by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, to issue binding minimum standards within one year. States that these activities must not interfere with lawful whistleblower disclosures and do not override existing agency authorities under prior executive orders and statutes. Applies to all agencies and contractors operating or accessing classified computer networks.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13586
Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
·Barack Obama·76 FR 63533
Creates a five-member Emergency Board, appointed by the President, to investigate unresolved labor disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain labor organizations, listed in an attachment to the order. Acting under the Railway Labor Act after the National Mediation Board reported that the disputes threaten to substantially interrupt interstate commerce, the order sets the Board up effective October 7, 2011, bars members with financial ties to the railroads or unions, and requires the Board to report to the President within 30 days. It also freezes existing conditions underlying the disputes until 30 days after the report is submitted, unless the parties agree otherwise, directs the Board's records to be kept by the National Mediation Board after the Board ends, and states the Board terminates once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13585
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
·Barack Obama·76 FR 62281
Extends the operation of fifteen federal advisory committees until September 30, 2013, including the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, President's Commission on White House Fellowships, President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, President's Export Council, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and others, assigning oversight of each to the head of its designated department or agency under General Services Administration guidelines. Supersedes related provisions of Executive Order 13511. Also amends Executive Order 13515, which established the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, by changing its leadership structure so the Secretary of Education and a presidentially designated official serve as Co-Chairs of the related Initiative, replacing the prior arrangement with the Secretaries of Education and Commerce, and by adding the Departments of Commerce and Education to the Initiative's list of member agencies. The order takes effect September 30, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13584
Developing an Integrated Strategic Counterterrorism Communications Initiative and Establishing a Temporary Organization to Support Certain Government-wide Communications Activities Directed Abroad
·Barack Obama·76 FR 56945
Directs executive branch agencies to coordinate public communications efforts aimed at countering al-Qa'ida, its affiliates, and other terrorist organizations and violent extremists among audiences outside the United States. Places the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, under the Secretary of State, in charge of coordinating, developing, and evaluating U.S. strategic counterterrorism narratives, monitoring extremist messaging, sharing communications technologies, and identifying capability gaps, working with the National Counterterrorism Center and other agencies. Establishes a Steering Committee, chaired by the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, with representatives from the Departments of Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, and Treasury, the National Counterterrorism Center, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Agency for International Development, meeting at least every six months. Creates a temporary Counterterrorism Communications Support Office within the State Department, led by a Director, to support agencies with research, campaign design, and social media strategy, staffed partly by non-reimbursable details from other agencies, and set to terminate after the maximum period allowed under federal personnel law unless ended sooner.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13583
Establishing a Coordinated Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce
·Barack Obama·76 FR 52847
Directs the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget, working with the President's Management Council and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to establish a government-wide initiative promoting diversity and inclusion in the federal workforce. Within 90 days, they must issue a Government-wide Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan addressing recruitment, hiring, promotion, retention, training, and removal of barriers to equal opportunity, to be updated at least every four years, and must set up a system for tracking agencies' progress. Requires each executive department and agency head to designate a Chief Human Capital Officer to oversee these efforts, and to develop and submit an agency-specific Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan within 120 days of the government-wide plan's issuance, then implement it as part of the agency's human capital plan. States the order does not affect existing agency authorities or OMB budgetary functions, must be carried out consistent with law and available funding, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13582
Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Syria
·Barack Obama·76 FR 52209
Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, and building on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 and related orders, this order blocks all property and interests in property of the Government of Syria located in the United States or under the control of U.S. persons, as well as property of anyone determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to have materially supported or acted for such blocked persons. It prohibits new U.S. investment in Syria, exports of services to Syria by U.S. persons, importation of Syrian petroleum or petroleum products, and related transactions or facilitation by U.S. persons or foreign persons acting through them. It bars donations to blocked persons, prohibits evasion or conspiracy to violate its terms, and exempts official U.S. government business. It authorizes the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to issue regulations and implement the order, and states that blocked persons need not receive prior notice. The order took effect August 18, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13581
Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations
·Barack Obama·76 FR 44757
Declares a national emergency to address the threat posed by significant transnational criminal organizations, citing their role in weakening governments, undermining the rule of law, and destabilizing economic and financial systems. Blocks all property and interests in property within the United States, or under the control of U.S. persons, belonging to organizations listed in an annex to the order, as well as any additional persons the Secretary of the Treasury—in consultation with the Attorney General and Secretary of State—determines to be such organizations or to provide them material support. Prohibits donations, transactions, and dealings that benefit blocked persons, and bars any transaction intended to evade these restrictions. Waives advance notice before listing a person, citing the risk that funds could otherwise be moved quickly. Authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue regulations, delegate authority, report to Congress, and remove designations when circumstances change. Applies to U.S. persons, entities, and foreign persons involved in such organizations, effective July 25, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13580
Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska
·Barack Obama·76 FR 41989
Establishes an Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska, led by the Department of the Interior, to coordinate federal oversight of onshore and offshore oil and gas development in Alaska. The Deputy Secretary of the Interior chairs the group, which includes deputy-level representatives from the Departments of Defense, Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, and offices including the Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of Management and Budget, and National Security Staff. The group is tasked with coordinating permitting timelines, sharing scientific and cultural information among agencies, planning for oil spill prevention and infrastructure needs, coordinating with Alaska state, local, and tribal governments, and engaging with industry and stakeholders. The Department of the Interior provides administrative support. The order applies to federal agencies involved in Alaska energy development and does not create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13579
Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies
·Barack Obama·76 FR 41587
Encourages independent regulatory agencies—bodies not part of the executive branch chain of command—to follow the same regulatory principles set out in Executive Order 13563 for executive agencies, including public participation in rulemaking and consideration of costs and benefits when permitted by law. Asks these agencies to consider ways to periodically review existing significant regulations that may be outdated, ineffective, or overly burdensome, and to release such reviews publicly when possible. Directs each independent regulatory agency to develop and publicly release, within 120 days, a plan for periodically reviewing its existing significant regulations to determine whether they should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed. States the order does not affect existing legal authority of agencies, does not alter the Office of Management and Budget's budgetary or legislative functions, applies only as consistent with law and available funding, and does not create any enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13578
Coordinating Policies on Automotive Communities and Workers
·Barack Obama·76 FR 40591
Directs the Secretary of Labor to coordinate federal policies and programs addressing communities and workers affected by the automotive industry downturn. The Secretary is tasked with coordinating economic adjustment assistance across executive departments and agencies, advising the President and the Director of the National Economic Council on pending legislation affecting these communities, recommending policy changes, and conducting outreach to nonprofits, businesses, labor organizations, state and local governments, and elected officials to gather concerns and ideas. These duties are to be carried out in coordination with the Director of the National Economic Council and may be delegated to the Executive Director of the Department of Labor's Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers. The order revokes Executive Order 13509 of June 23, 2009, and directs other agency heads to assist the Secretary of Labor as needed, subject to existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13577
Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative
·Barack Obama·76 FR 35715
Establishes the SelectUSA Initiative within the Department of Commerce to coordinate federal efforts to attract and retain business investment in the United States. The Initiative is tasked with promoting the country as a business location, acting as an ombudsman to resolve federal issues affecting pending investments, providing investors with information on federal programs and incentives, and reporting quarterly to the President through the National Economic Council, Domestic Policy Council, and National Security Staff. The Secretary of Commerce must designate an Executive Director to lead the Initiative and provide administrative support. The order also creates a Federal Interagency Investment Working Group, chaired by the Executive Director, made up of senior officials from numerous federal departments and agencies, to coordinate investment-related activities. All executive departments and agencies with investment-related functions are directed to cooperate with the Initiative as requested. Implementation is subject to existing law and available appropriations, and the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13576
Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government
·Barack Obama·76 FR 35297
Directs federal agencies to strengthen performance and cost-cutting efforts under the Accountable Government Initiative, with the Vice President convening periodic meetings where Cabinet members and the Office of Management and Budget's Director report on progress. The Federal Chief Performance Officer is to work with the President's Management Council to identify cross-agency best practices and ensure performance metrics are tracked and updated quarterly on performance.gov. Each agency's Chief Operating Officer becomes the Senior Accountable Official for performance and management reform, and Chief Financial Officers are made responsible for achieving cost savings, including a share of $2.1 billion in administrative savings targeted in the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget. Establishes an 11-member Government Accountability and Transparency Board, drawn from Inspectors General, agency financial officials, and OMB, to guide transparency and fraud-detection efforts building on the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board's work; the Board must report implementation guidelines to the President within six months and give the Vice President monthly progress updates.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13575
Establishment of the White House Rural Council
·Barack Obama·76 FR 34841