E.O.13394
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense
·George W. Bush·70 FR 76665
E.O.13393
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·George W. Bush·70 FR 76655
Sets updated federal pay rates across multiple compensation systems, attaching detailed schedules for the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay, the Senior Executive Service, the Executive Schedule, the Vice President and Congress, federal judges, uniformed services members and cadets/midshipmen, locality-based comparability payments, and administrative law judges. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement the locality-based comparability payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. Most schedules take effect on the first day of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2006, while the uniformed services pay schedule takes effect January 1, 2006. Supersedes the prior pay order, Executive Order 13368 of December 30, 2004. The order applies broadly to federal civilian employees, senior executives, judges, elected officials, and military personnel.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13392
Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
·George W. Bush·70 FR 75373
Directs federal agencies to improve how they handle Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Requires each agency head to designate, within 30 days, a senior Chief FOIA Officer responsible for overseeing compliance, monitoring performance, and recommending improvements. Agencies must establish FOIA Requester Service Centers and designate FOIA Public Liaisons to help the public track requests and resolve disputes. Each agency's Chief FOIA Officer must review current FOIA operations, identify backlogs, and develop a plan for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to streamline processing and increase public access to records. Agency heads must report review results and plans to the Attorney General and the Office of Management and Budget Director within six months, and include progress updates in annual FOIA reports. The Attorney General must report to the President on agency implementation within ten months and issue further updates by June 2007 and June 2008. The order also directs the Attorney General and OMB Director to issue implementing guidance, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.”,Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13391
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe
·George W. Bush·70 FR 71201
Amends Executive Order 13288, which declared a national emergency over actions undermining Zimbabwe's democratic processes, by replacing its annex listing sanctioned individuals with a new, expanded list and renumbering and revising its operative sections. It blocks all property and interests in property within the United States, or under the control of U.S. persons, belonging to those listed in the annex, as well as anyone the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, later determines has undermined Zimbabwe's democratic institutions, materially supported such actions, is an immediate family member of a blocked person, or is owned or controlled by one. It prohibits related donations, transactions, and conspiracies to evade these restrictions, dispenses with prior notice to affected persons, and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue implementing regulations and later remove individuals from the list. It took effect November 23, 2005.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13390
Establishment of a Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region
·George W. Bush·70 FR 67327
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region within the Department of Homeland Security, to be selected by the President and appointed by the Secretary. The Coordinator, reporting directly to the Secretary, is tasked with coordinating the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, developing the guiding principles and goals of that response with input from other agencies, overseeing implementation of related policies and programs, and serving as the main point of contact for the President, Congress, state and local governments, the private sector, and community leaders. Heads of executive departments and agencies must respond promptly to the Coordinator's requests and cooperate with the mission. The order does not alter existing legal authorities, budget functions, or military chain of command, applies subject to available funding, and terminates three years after signing.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13389
Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council
·George W. Bush·70 FR 67325
Establishes the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal support for rebuilding areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Assistant to the President for Economic Policy chairs the council, which includes the heads of major federal departments and agencies, the Council of Economic Advisers chairman, the Small Business Administration administrator, the Office of Management and Budget director, several White House policy advisers, and a designated Coordinator of Federal Support for Gulf Coast Recovery. The council reviews issues related to recovery policy at the request of the chairman, the coordinator, or member agency heads, and makes recommendations to the President, but has no independent voting or veto power. Federal agencies must assist the council and share information, and the Office of Administration must provide administrative support. The order does not alter the Office of Management and Budget's budget functions, creates no enforceable legal rights, and the council terminates three years after signing unless the President extends it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13388
Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans
·George W. Bush·70 FR 62023
Directs federal agencies to prioritize sharing terrorism information with each other and with state, local, tribal, and appropriate private-sector partners, while protecting Americans' privacy and legal rights. Requires agency heads who possess or acquire terrorism information to promptly share it with agencies having counterterrorism functions, subject to existing law and Attorney General guidance, and to cooperate in producing usable reports from that information. Establishes an Information Sharing Council, chaired by the Program Manager designated under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, made up of representatives from the State, Treasury, Defense, Commerce, Energy, and Homeland Security departments, the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, the CIA Director, the Office of Management and Budget Director, the FBI Director, the National Counterterrorism Center Director, and others as designated, to advise on building an interoperable information-sharing system. Amends Executive Order 13311 to update references to the Director of National Intelligence, and revokes Executive Order 13356. It also defines key terms and clarifies it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13387
2005 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
·George W. Bush·70 FR 60697
Amends the Manual for Courts-Martial, which implements the Uniform Code of Military Justice, by revising numerous Rules for Courts-Martial and related provisions. Changes include new requirements for capital court-martial panels of at least 12 members unless not reasonably available, procedures for referring and noticing capital cases, rules on detailing military judges and counsel across armed forces and joint commands, and a new rule governing sealed exhibits and their examination by reviewing and appellate authorities. It also updates the punitive articles, adding a new offense of patronizing a prostitute, revising the offense covering threats or hoaxes involving explosives or weapons of mass destruction, updating drunk operation of vehicles, aircraft, or vessels with a specified blood alcohol standard, and replacing references to the Department of Transportation with the Department of Homeland Security in certain evidence and punishment provisions. The amendments take effect 30 days after signing, do not criminalize prior conduct that was not previously punishable, and do not invalidate proceedings already begun before that date.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13386
Further Amendment to Executive Order 13369, Relating to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
·George W. Bush·70 FR 58289
Amends Executive Order 13369, which established the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, by extending its reporting deadline from September 30, 2005 to November 1, 2005. It also changes the deadline for the panel's related follow-up requirement, previously set at 30 days after submitting its report, to a fixed date of November 15, 2005. The order states it creates no enforceable rights or benefits against the United States or its officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13385
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
·George W. Bush·70 FR 57989
Extends, until September 30, 2007, sixteen federal advisory committees, including the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the President's Council on Bioethics, and others, and assigns the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these bodies to the head of the relevant department or agency. It revokes Executive Orders 13328, 13326, and 13283, which established committees whose work had ended, and supersedes parts of Executive Order 13316. It also amends several prior orders: revising the National Infrastructure Advisory Council's membership and functions under Executive Order 13231, updating language in Executive Order 12367 on arts and humanities support, changing membership of the President's Committee on the International Labor Organization under Executive Order 12216, and expanding the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology from 25 to 45 members under Executive Order 13226, giving it added duties as an information technology advisory committee. The order took effect September 30, 2005.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13384
Assignment of Functions Relating to Original Appointments as Commissioned Officers and Chief Warrant Officer Appointments in the Armed Forces
·George W. Bush·70 FR 43739
Assigns to the Secretary of Defense the President's authority under two specific provisions of Title 10 of the United States Code: subsection 531(a)(1), covering original appointments of commissioned officers, and the second sentence of subsection 571(b), covering chief warrant officer appointments. States that the Secretary of Defense may not delegate or reassign these functions to anyone else. Clarifies that the order does not limit the President's constitutional authority as Commander in Chief or the President's power to nominate or make or terminate appointments, and does not create any legally enforceable right or benefit for any party against the United States or its officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13383
Amending Executive Orders 12139 and 12949 in Light of Establishment of the Office of Director of National Intelligence
·George W. Bush·70 FR 41933
Amends Executive Orders 12139 and 12949, which authorize certain electronic surveillance and physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes, to reflect the creation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It replaces references to the Director of Central Intelligence with the Director of National Intelligence, replaces references to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and adds the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence to the list of officials covered by both orders. The order also states that it does not create any new right or benefit enforceable against the United States or its officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13382
Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters
·George W. Bush·70 FR 38567
Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, this order blocks all property and interests in property within the United States, or controlled by U.S. persons, belonging to persons listed in an attached annex and to any foreign person the Secretary of State determines has contributed to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their delivery systems. It also blocks property of those who provide financial, material, or technological support to such proliferators, or who are owned or controlled by them, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of State and other agencies. It prohibits transactions, donations, or conspiracies that evade these restrictions, amends Executive Order 12938 regarding measures against foreign persons, dispenses with prior notice to blocked persons, and directs the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the State Department, to issue regulations and determine when listed persons should be removed from the blocked list.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13381
Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information
·George W. Bush·70 FR 37953
Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to oversee and improve federal processes for determining eligibility for access to classified national security information, aiming for uniformity, efficiency, and reciprocity across agencies. Authorizes the Director to assign these eligibility-determination functions to specific agency heads, issue guidelines to standardize procedures (with input from officials such as the Secretaries of State, Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management), and report periodically to the President and Congress. Requires agency heads to carry out assigned processes, share requested information, and ensure actions protect counterintelligence interests and intelligence sources and methods. Amends Executive Order 12171 to add a new section recognizing the Center for Federal Investigative Services within the Office of Personnel Management. Requires the Director to report to the President by April 1, 2006, on implementation, and states the order expires July 1, 2006, unless extended.The order does not create enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13380
Implementing Amendments to Agreement on Border
·George W. Bush·70 FR 35509
Amends Executive Order 12916 to update provisions governing the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank, reflecting a 2002 protocol amendment to the underlying agreement. Specifies that the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency serve on the Board of Directors, and that the President appoints additional Board members who serve at the President's pleasure. Names the Secretary of the Treasury as Board Chairperson when the United States holds that role, and directs the Treasury Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of State, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other relevant officials in forming U.S. policy positions before the Board, except for matters assigned elsewhere in the order. Also updates references to the Community Adjustment and Investment Program Advisory Committee and makes minor wording corrections. States that the order only affects internal executive branch management and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13379
Amendment to Executive Order 13369, Relating to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform
·George W. Bush·70 FR 35505
Amends Executive Order 13369, which established the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, by extending the deadline for the panel to submit its report from July 31, 2005 to September 30, 2005. It also states that the order does not create any legally enforceable rights or benefits against the United States or its agencies, officers, or employees.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13378
Amendments to Executive Order 12788 Relating to the Defense Economic Adjustment Program
·George W. Bush·70 FR 28413
Amends Executive Order 12788, which established the Defense Economic Adjustment Program, updating its purpose to include assisting businesses (not just communities and workers) affected by defense base closures, realignments, and contract-related adjustments, and to help state and local governments prevent civilian encroachment on military installations. Revises membership language for the Economic Adjustment Committee, removing the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from its listed officials and renumbering the remaining entries. Specifies that the Secretary of Defense or a designee will chair the Committee, and that the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce will serve as Vice Chairmen, co-chairing meetings when the Chairman and designee are absent. Adds a provision directing the Committee to encourage resolution of regulatory issues that impede encroachment prevention and local economic adjustment efforts. States that the order creates no enforceable legal rights against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13377
Designating the African Union as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities
·George W. Bush·70 FR 20263
Designates the African Union as a public international organization eligible for the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided under the International Organizations Immunities Act. The designation does not limit any other privileges, exemptions, or immunities the African Union already has or may later acquire under law. The order also revokes Executive Order 11767 of February 19, 1974.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13376
Amendments to Executive Order 12863, Relating to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
·George W. Bush·70 FR 20261
Amends Executive Order 12863, which created the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, to replace references to the Director of Central Intelligence with the Director of National Intelligence, effective once that position is filled. Also adds a new provision stating that the order is meant only to improve internal executive branch management and does not create any legally enforceable rights or benefits for any person against the federal government, its agencies, officers, or employees.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13375
Amendment to Executive Order 13295 Relating to Certain Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
·George W. Bush·70 FR 17299