E.O.13580
Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska
·Barack Obama·76 FR 41989
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 Asks these agencies to consider ways to periodically review existing significant regulations that may be outdated, ineffective, or overly burdensome, and to release such reviews publicly when possible.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reviewing its existing significant regulations to determine whether they should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed.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
Establishes a White House Rural Council, chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture, made up of the heads of numerous federal departments and agencies, including Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, and several White House offices and councils. The Council is tasked with coordinating federal policy and investment aimed at promoting economic growth and quality of life in rural communities, improving federal engagement with rural stakeholders such as farmers, small businesses, health providers, and tribal and local governments, coordinating efforts spanning urban and rural regions, and identifying rural economic opportunities tied to energy development and outdoor recreation. The Department of Agriculture will fund and administer the Council, which coordinates through the Domestic Policy Council and National Economic Council. Agency heads must assist the Council with needed information, and the order does not alter existing legal authorities or create enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13574
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as Amended
·Barack Obama·76 FR 30505
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to implement specific sanctions authorized under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended, against persons the President or Secretary of State has determined should be sanctioned. Once such a determination is made, the Treasury Department must impose measures such as barring U.S. financial institutions from lending to the sanctioned person, restricting foreign exchange transactions and interbank transfers involving that person, blocking their property and interests in property within U.S. jurisdiction, and restricting imports from them. It prohibits donations to blocked persons, bans transactions that evade these rules, and allows blocking actions to occur without prior notice due to the risk of assets being moved instantly. The Treasury Secretary may issue regulations and delegate authority to other agencies, all of which must help carry out the order. It states these measures respond to Iranian government actions after the 1981 Algiers Accords and builds on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13573
Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria
·Barack Obama·76 FR 29143
Blocks all property and interests in property within the United States or under the control of United States persons belonging to senior officials of the Government of Syria, including those listed in an annex and any additional individuals or entities the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines to be senior Syrian officials, government-controlled entities, or supporters of blocked persons. Prohibits donations, contributions, and transactions benefiting these blocked persons, as well as any attempt or conspiracy to evade the order's restrictions. Cites the continuing violence against protestors and political activists by the Syrian government as justification, building on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 and expanded by Executive Order 13572. States that no prior notice will be given before blocking actions. Authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue regulations, delegate authority, and later lift blocks if circumstances change. Took effect at 1:00 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 18, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13572
Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria
·Barack Obama·76 FR 24787
Expands a national emergency first declared in Executive Order 13338 regarding Syria, citing the Syrian government's human rights abuses, including violence, torture, and arbitrary arrests against peaceful protesters. Blocks all U.S.-based property and interests of persons named in an annex, as well as anyone the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, later determines to be responsible for or complicit in Syrian human rights abuses, to be a senior official of a blocked entity, to have materially supported such abuses or blocked persons, or to be owned or controlled by a blocked person. Prohibits donations, contributions, or transactions benefiting these blocked persons, and bans any transaction intended to evade these restrictions. States that affected persons will not receive prior notice before being listed. Authorizes the Treasury Department to issue implementing regulations and to remove individuals from the blocked list when circumstances warrant. Took effect at 1:00 p.m. on April 29, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13571
Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service
·Barack Obama·76 FR 24339
Directs executive agencies to develop, within 180 days and in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, Customer Service Plans describing how they will streamline service delivery and improve customer experience for individuals, businesses, and other entities they directly serve. Each plan must include a signature initiative using technology to improve service, mechanisms for collecting and acting on customer feedback, clear service standards tied to performance goals under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, adoption of best practices across service channels, process streamlining to cut costs and speed delivery, and use of innovative technologies. Agencies must publish their plans on their Open Government web pages. The Chief Performance Officer, also the OMB Deputy Director for Management, is to issue implementation guidance, with support from OMB, the General Services Administration, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Independent agencies are requested, not required, to comply. The order does not authorize disclosure of privileged, law enforcement, or national security information, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13570
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea
·Barack Obama·76 FR 22291
Prohibits the importation into the United States, directly or indirectly, of any goods, services, or technology from North Korea, to help implement United Nations Security Council import restrictions and support the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466 and expanded by Executive Order 13551. Also bars any transaction by a U.S. person, or within the United States, that evades or attempts to violate this prohibition, as well as conspiracies to do so. States that Executive Orders 13466 and 13551 remain in effect and are unaffected. Defines key terms including 'person,' 'entity,' 'United States person,' 'North Korea,' and 'Government of North Korea.' Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to issue rules and regulations and take other actions needed to enforce the order, with authority to delegate these functions to other officials. Directs all federal agencies to take appropriate measures to carry out its provisions. Took effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 19, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13569
Amendments to Executive Orders 12824, 12835, 12859, and 13532, Reestablishment Pursuant to Executive Order 13498, and Revocation of Executive Order 13507
·Barack Obama·76 FR 19891
Amends several prior executive orders and reestablishes an advisory body. It changes Executive Order 12824 to make the Transportation Distinguished Service Medal available to any member of the Armed Forces, rather than only the Coast Guard. It updates Executive Orders 12835 and 12859 to replace the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality among the members of the National Economic Council and Domestic Policy Council. It corrects a regulatory citation in Executive Order 13532 concerning Historically Black Colleges and Universities. It reestablishes the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, originally created under Executive Order 13498, to terminate two years from this order's date unless extended. It also revokes Executive Order 13507, which had established the White House Office of Health Reform, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13568
Extending Provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo
·Barack Obama·76 FR 13497
Extends the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided under the International Organizations Immunities Act to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, along with their officers and employees. Invokes authority granted by a 2010 law, the Extending Immunities to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo Act. States that if either organization is dissolved, these privileges, exemptions, and immunities continue for the organization and its officers and employees. Clarifies that this extension does not limit any other privileges, exemptions, or immunities these organizations or their staff have already acquired or may acquire under other laws.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13567
Periodic Review of Individuals Detained at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station Pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force
·Barack Obama·76 FR 13277
Establishes a periodic review process for detainees held at Guantánamo Bay who were designated for continued law-of-war detention or referred for prosecution under the earlier review conducted pursuant to Executive Order 13492. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General, must set up Periodic Review Boards to determine whether continued detention remains necessary to protect against a significant security threat, with an initial review for each detainee within one year, full reviews every three years, and file reviews every six months in between. Detainees get advance notice, a government-provided representative, the chance to present evidence and witnesses, and written notice of decisions. If a board finds detention unwarranted, the Secretaries of State and Defense must pursue transfer to another country with security and humane-treatment assurances. It also creates a Review Committee of senior officials to oversee board decisions and conduct annual and periodic reviews of transfer efforts and overall detention policy, and directs continued assessment of prosecution feasibility for detained individuals.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13566
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Libya
·Barack Obama·76 FR 11315
Declares a national emergency over violence by Colonel Muammar Qadhafi's government against Libyan civilians and the risk of misappropriation of Libyan state assets. Blocks all property and interests in property within the United States or held by U.S. persons belonging to individuals listed in an annex, plus anyone the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines to be a senior Libyan government official, a child of Qadhafi, responsible for human rights abuses tied to political repression, a supporter of such activity, or owned by or related to a blocked person. Also blocks property of the Government of Libya, its agencies and instrumentalities, and the Central Bank of Libya. Prohibits donations, contributions, or transfers to or from blocked persons, as well as transactions evading these prohibitions. Waives advance notice to affected persons. Authorizes the Treasury Department, with State Department input, to issue regulations, delist persons, and report to Congress, while exempting official U.S. government business. Takes effect at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on February 25, 2011.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13565
Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees
·Barack Obama·76 FR 7681
Establishes two interagency bodies to support federal intellectual property enforcement efforts under the PRO IP Act of 2008. Creates a Senior Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee, chaired by the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator in the Executive Office of the President, with members from agencies including the Departments of State, Treasury, Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; this group advises the Coordinator and helps develop the Joint Strategic Plan required every three years. Also creates an Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committee, drawing Senate-confirmed representatives from a broader set of agency units involved in enforcement, plus an invited representative from the Copyright Office, to help draft and implement the Joint Strategic Plan, share enforcement data, and form subcommittees on specific issues. The Coordinator must convene the Senior Advisory Committee within 90 days. The order does not grant the Coordinator authority over law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13564
Establishment of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
·Barack Obama·76 FR 6309
Establishes the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (PCJC) within the Department of the Treasury, made up of citizens from outside the federal government representing various economic sectors, along with ex-officio members from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the President's Export Council. The Council's role is purely advisory: it is to gather ideas nationwide, report directly to the President on policies affecting economic growth, education, banking stability, jobs, and competitiveness, and share analysis with the Federal Reserve Chairman, the National Economic Council, or relevant agencies as the President directs. Treasury provides funding and staff support, and agencies must cooperate with the Council's requests. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The Council terminates two years after the order unless extended. The order also revokes Executive Order 13501, which had established the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13563
Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
·Barack Obama·76 FR 3821
Sets general principles for federal regulation, directing agencies to base rules on the best available science, weigh benefits against costs, minimize burdens, and write regulations in plain, accessible language. It reaffirms and supplements Executive Order 12866, calling on agencies to select the most cost-effective regulatory approaches and consider alternatives to direct regulation. Agencies are told to promote public participation, generally offering at least 60 days for online comment and posting rulemaking materials on regulations.gov, and to consult affected parties before proposing rules. It calls for coordination across agencies to reduce redundant or overlapping requirements, encourages flexible approaches like disclosure and default rules, and requires agencies to ensure the objectivity of scientific information used in rulemaking. Agencies must also plan for retrospective review of existing significant regulations, submitting a preliminary plan to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within 120 days. The order does not create enforceable legal rights and applies within existing legal authority and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13562
Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates
·Barack Obama·75 FR 82585
Establishes the Pathways Programs for federal hiring of students and recent graduates, combining a new Internship Program and Recent Graduates Program with a revised Presidential Management Fellows Program. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations covering eligible positions, public notice of openings, training and mentoring, performance assessment for conversion to career jobs, oversight, program evaluation, and standard naming conventions. Sets rules for appointments under Schedule D of the excepted service, limits most appointments to two years (with a possible 120-day extension), and allows noncompetitive conversion to career positions under conditions OPM will set. Amends Civil Service Rule VI (5 CFR Part 6) to redefine competitive-service exceptions and add Schedule D. Requires agencies to use merit-based procedures, ensure equal employment opportunity, apply veterans' preference, and designate a Pathways Programs Officer within 45 days. Revokes Executive Order 13162 effective March 1, 2011, converting affected employees to the competitive service, and revokes Executive Orders 12015 and 13318 once related regulations take effect.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13561
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·Barack Obama·75 FR 81817