E.O.13360
Providing Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses To Increase Their Federal Contracting and Subcontracting
·George W. Bush·69 FR 62549
E.O.13359
Amendment to Executive Order 13173, Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley
·George W. Bush·69 FR 62391
Amends Executive Order 13173, which created the Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley. Revises the Task Force's membership to include the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, the Interior, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Labor, Transportation, and the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Administrator of General Services, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or their designees, plus other senior officials the Task Force designates. Keeps the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as Chair and directs each participating department or agency to designate one staff person for 2004 through 2006 to work on Task Force issues. Adds a reference to analyzing regulations in the Task Force's duties, and restates that the order creates no enforceable legal rights against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13358
Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Appointments, Promotions, and Commissions in the Armed Forces
·George W. Bush·69 FR 58797
Assigns the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out certain presidential functions under specific provisions of title 10 and title 14 of the United States Code concerning appointments, promotions, and commissions in the armed forces. The Secretary of Defense handles these functions generally, except for the Coast Guard when it is not operating as part of the Navy, in which case the Secretary of Homeland Security handles them, with some exceptions involving higher officer grades such as brigadier general, rear admiral, and above. Both secretaries may delegate these functions to Senate-confirmed civilian officers within their departments, though certain functions cannot be reassigned or can only be reassigned to specific offices. The order took effect October 1, 2004, and states it does not limit the President's constitutional authority over appointments or create enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13357
Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12543 With Respect to the Policies and Actions of the
·George W. Bush·69 FR 56665
Terminates the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12543 regarding the policies and actions of the Government of Libya, and revokes Executive Orders 12543, 12544, 12801, and 12538, citing Libya's commitments to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction programs and Missile Technology Control Regime-class missiles. The termination does not affect any legal actions, proceedings, rights, or penalties that arose or were pending before the effective date. The order states it creates no enforceable rights against the United States or its officials, and it takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2004. It directs that the order be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13356
Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans
·George W. Bush·69 FR 53599
Directs federal agencies to prioritize the detection and disruption of terrorism and to share terrorism information with each other and with state and local authorities, while protecting Americans' privacy and legal rights. Requires agency heads holding terrorism information to give access to other agencies with counterterrorism roles, consistent with existing law. Directs the Director of Central Intelligence, within 90 days, to set common standards for sharing terrorism information at lower classification levels and with fewer restrictions. Directs the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of Central Intelligence to jointly recommend, within 90 days, government-wide rules for collecting terrorism information within the United States, including from public sources. Establishes an Information Systems Council, chaired by an Office of Management and Budget designee and including representatives from major departments and intelligence agencies, to plan an interoperable terrorism information sharing system and report a detailed implementation plan to the President within 120 days. Defines key terms such as "terrorism information" and states the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13355
Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community
·George W. Bush·69 FR 53593
Amends Executive Order 12333 to expand the authority of the Director of Central Intelligence over the Intelligence Community. It designates the Director as principal intelligence adviser to the President, National Security Council, and Homeland Security Council; gives the Director power to set collection priorities, resolve tasking conflicts, and establish national centers, with countering terrorism named a top priority. It strengthens the Director's control over intelligence funding, including developing the National Foreign Intelligence Program budget, approving fund transfers, and monitoring program execution, with periodic reports to the President. It requires the Director's concurrence or recommendation before appointments to head intelligence organizations, and directs the Director to issue personnel training, career, and security standards within 120 days. It requires the Attorney General to agree on information-sharing procedures with the Director within 90 days. It also makes various technical corrections to Executive Order 12333, including updating references to the Department of Homeland Security and adding the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to a listed group.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13354
National Counterterrorism Center
·George W. Bush·69 FR 53589
Establishes the National Counterterrorism Center, led by a Director appointed by the Director of Central Intelligence, to serve as the government's primary body for analyzing and integrating intelligence on terrorism and counterterrorism, excluding purely domestic matters. The Center is directed to conduct strategic operational planning for counterterrorism, assign operational responsibilities to lead agencies without directing operations itself, maintain a central knowledge bank on known and suspected terrorists, and ensure agencies receive needed intelligence support. The Director of Central Intelligence must report to the President on implementation within 120 days and annually thereafter. Agency heads are required to share terrorism information with the Center, keep it informed of relevant counterterrorism activities, and provide personnel and resources as requested, unless barred by law or presidential direction. The order defines key terms such as terrorism information and applies to federal executive agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, while excluding the Government Accountability Office. It creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13353
Establishing the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties
·George W. Bush·69 FR 53585
Establishes the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties, housed administratively within the Department of Justice, to advise the President on protecting Americans' legal rights, freedoms, civil liberties, and information privacy while national security and homeland security functions are carried out. The Board can request reports from federal agencies, recommend policies and legislation, review agency actions at their request, gather outside advice, refer possible legal violations for investigation, and coordinate agency efforts, including with the Office of Management and Budget. It is chaired by the Deputy Attorney General, with the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security as Vice Chair, and includes designated officials from the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, Treasury, Defense, and State, the CIA, NSA, and other agencies. The Chair must convene the Board's first meeting within 20 days of the order. Federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the Board, and the Department of Justice will fund and administer it. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13352
Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation
·George W. Bush·69 FR 52989
Directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency to implement environmental and natural resource laws in ways that promote cooperative conservation, defined as collaborative efforts among federal, state, local, and tribal governments, private entities, and individuals to use, enhance, or protect natural resources and the environment. Requires these agencies to consider the interests of landowners, allow local participation in federal decisions, and ensure activities protect public health and safety, while reporting annually to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality on their actions. Requires agencies to help fund a White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation, which the Council on Environmental Quality Chairman must convene within one year to gather individual input and advice from participants, without seeking collective consensus. States that the order creates no legally enforceable rights against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13351
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its Conductors Represented by the United Transportation Union
·George W. Bush·69 FR 50047
Establishes a second emergency board, effective August 10, 2004, to investigate a labor dispute between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and its conductors represented by the United Transportation Union, under the Railway Labor Act. This follows an earlier board created by Executive Order 13334, whose recommendations were not accepted by the parties. The three-member board, none of whom may have financial ties to railroad labor organizations or carriers, must receive final settlement offers from both parties within 30 days of its creation, and must then report to the President within another 30 days recommending the most reasonable offer. From the time the board was requested until 60 days after it reports, neither party may change the conditions that led to the dispute, except by mutual agreement. The board's records become records of the Office of the President and will later be held by the National Mediation Board. The board terminates once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13350
Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12722 With Respect to Iraq and Modification of Executive Order 13290, Executive Order 13303, and Executive Order 13315
·George W. Bush·69 FR 46055
Terminates the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12722 regarding Iraq, based on the removal of Saddam Hussein's government, and revokes that order along with related orders 12724, 12734, 12743, 12751, and 12817. Amends Executive Order 13290 so its authorities continue under the separate national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 and expanded by Executive Order 13315, and replaces the annex (list of covered persons) attached to Executive Order 13315. Prohibits trade or transfer of Iraqi cultural property illegally removed from Iraqi institutions since August 6, 1990, unless authorized. Continues restrictions on donations to or from sanctioned persons and allows sanctions listings without prior notice. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to issue regulations, delegate authority, and remove persons from the annex when circumstances change. States it creates no enforceable legal rights and takes effect July 30, 2004.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13349
Amending Executive Order 13226 To Designate the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology To Serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel
·George W. Bush·69 FR 44891
Amends Executive Order 13226 to designate the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel required under section 4 of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. It adds a new provision stating that PCAST will fulfill this advisory role, while clarifying that the panel is not required to comply with any requirement from which it is exempted under section 4(f) of that Act.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13348
Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia
·George W. Bush·69 FR 44885
Declares a national emergency over the actions of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and associates, citing unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and links between illicit timber trade and arms trafficking fueling conflict in West Africa. Blocks all US property and interests of persons listed in an annex, along with anyone the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines to be Taylor's family members, senior officials of his former regime, close associates, or those providing material support to blocked persons. Prohibits donations, contributions, or transactions benefiting these blocked persons, and bans importing round logs or timber products from Liberia into the United States. Bars attempts to evade these prohibitions or conspiracies to violate them. Authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue implementing regulations, remove individuals from the blocked list when warranted, and report to Congress. States that affected individuals will not receive advance notice before being listed, and takes effect July 23, 2004.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13347
Individuals With Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
·George W. Bush·69 FR 44573
Establishes a policy that federal agencies must consider the needs of employees and members of the public with disabilities when planning for emergencies such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, and terrorist attacks, and must help state, local, tribal, and private organizations do the same. Creates the Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities within the Department of Homeland Security, chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security and made up of heads of executive departments, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Social Security Administration, plus any other agency heads the Secretary designates. The Council is directed to coordinate agency implementation of this policy, advise agencies on proposed actions at their request, and submit an annual report to the President, starting one year after the order's signing, covering its achievements, best practices identified, and recommendations. Agencies must assist the Council, and the Department of Homeland Security must provide it funding and administrative support.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13346
Delegation of Certain Waiver, Determination, Certification, Recommendation, and Reporting Functions
·George W. Bush·69 FR 41905
Delegates to the Secretary of State the authority to make certain waivers, determinations, certifications, and recommendations to Congress, including those related to Jackson-Vanik trade waivers, cooperation on missing persons and prisoners of war, and arms export determinations. Directs the United States Trade Representative to submit a required report on sub-Saharan Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Assigns the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce authority to make specified certifications tied to the Senate's resolution of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Amends Executive Order 12163 to add several statutory provisions to its list of covered functions, and amends Executive Order 13277 to insert additional statutory subsection references. Clarifies that officials exercising these delegated powers must act consistent with the President's constitutional authority over foreign affairs and related matters, that the order does not affect the Office of Management and Budget's budget-related functions, and that it creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13345
Assigning Foreign Affairs Functions and Implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act
·George W. Bush·69 FR 41901
Assigns presidential functions under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act and the Foreign Assistance Act, related to debt-for-nature and forest conservation programs, to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State. The Treasury Secretary is designated to make certain determinations, generally in consultation with the Secretary of State, the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other agencies, while the Secretary of State handles other designated functions. USAID's Administrator is directed to make certain recommendations with the Secretaries of Agriculture and State. The order also designates government representatives to the Enterprise for the Americas Board, led by the State Department's designee as chairperson and USAID's designee as vice chairperson, sets rules for observers and designations, and provides guidance ensuring actions remain consistent with presidential authority over foreign affairs. It revokes four earlier executive orders (12757, 12823, 13028, and 13131) and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13344
Amending Executive Order 13261 on the Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency
·George W. Bush·69 FR 41747
Amends Executive Order 13261 to change part of the order of succession within the Environmental Protection Agency. It replaces three positions in the line of succession with new designated officials: the Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste; the Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances; and the Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation. The change is made under the president's constitutional authority and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, and applies to determining who may temporarily perform the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency's top leadership positions if they become vacant.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13343
Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on June 11, 2004
·George W. Bush·69 FR 32245
Directs that all executive departments, independent establishments, and other federal government agencies be closed on June 11, 2004, as a mark of respect for former President Ronald Reagan. Specifies that the closure day is to be treated under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes governing employee compensation for such closures. Allows agency heads at the Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and other departments and agencies to keep specific offices or installations open if needed for national security, defense, or other essential public business.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13342
Responsibilities of the Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
·George W. Bush·69 FR 31509
Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to each establish a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives within their agencies, operating within 45 days, to coordinate efforts to remove barriers to participation by faith-based and other community organizations in delivering social and community services. Each Center must audit existing regulations, contracting practices, and outreach activities for obstacles, propose reforms and pilot programs, and improve outreach about funding and contracting opportunities. Within 180 days, and annually afterward, each Center must report to the President through the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, detailing identified barriers, strategies to address them, and performance measures. Each agency head must also designate a liaison to the White House office and cooperate with its requests. Actions depend on available funding and applicable law, and the order does not create any legally enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13341
Further Amendment to Executive Order 11023, Providing for the Performance by the Secretary of Commerce of Certain Functions Relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
·George W. Bush·69 FR 29843