E.O.13334

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and its Conductors Represented by the United Transportation Union

April 10, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 19917

Establishes a three-member emergency board, effective April 12, 2004, under the Railway Labor Act to investigate a labor dispute between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and its conductors, who are represented by the United Transportation Union. Board members may not have financial or other interests in railroad labor organizations or carriers. The board must report its findings to the President within 30 days of its creation. For 120 days after the board is formed, neither party may change the conditions that gave rise to the dispute unless both agree. The board's records are treated as records of the Office of the President and will be kept by the National Mediation Board once the board's work ends. The board terminates automatically upon submitting its report.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13333

Amending Executive Order 13257 To Implement the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003

March 18, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 13455

Amends Executive Order 13257 to implement the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003. Updates citations in the earlier order's preamble and adds new sections directing federal agencies on anti-trafficking efforts. The Senior Policy Operating Group is directed to set guidelines coordinating executive branch activities and grant policies on international trafficking, while the Secretary of State must issue implementing regulations. The Secretary of State is tasked with identifying foreign destinations where sex tourism is significant, while the Secretary of Homeland Security, working with Commerce and Transportation officials, handles other related functions and materials distribution. Agencies running relevant programs must consult nongovernmental organizations, and the Secretary of State must begin regulatory changes, including to federal acquisition rules, covering contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Agencies named in the Act must carry out research initiatives and award grants under policies set by the Senior Policy Operating Group. It also states officers must act consistent with the President's constitutional authority over foreign affairs and related matters, and clarifies the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13332

Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay

March 3, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 10891

Sets updated pay rates for various federal pay systems, effective as of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2004, with military pay effective that date directly. It establishes rates for the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay schedules, the Senior Executive Service, the Executive Schedule, pay for the Vice President and Congress, judicial salaries, uniformed services pay, locality-based comparability payments, and administrative law judge pay, all detailed in attached schedules. It directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based comparability payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. It supersedes Executive Order 13322 of December 30, 2003.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13331

National and Community Service Programs

February 27, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 9911

Directs the Corporation for National and Community Service to align its policies for programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 with a set of stated principles, including encouraging volunteering, responsiveness to state and local needs, accountability, and expanded involvement of faith-based and community organizations. Instructs the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, working with the USA Freedom Corps Council, to review existing policies, amend them for consistency with these principles, and adopt new policies where needed, addressing objectives such as leveraging private and local resources, expanding volunteer capacity, using performance measures, and supporting professional corps programs. Calls for internal management reforms covering budgeting, grant-making, accounting systems, financial reporting accuracy, and linking employee performance to fiscal responsibility. Requires the Chief Executive Officer to report to the President within 180 days on proposed actions. States that the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13330

Human Service Transportation Coordination

February 24, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 9185

Establishes the Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility, housed within the Department of Transportation, to improve transportation access for people who are disadvantaged due to disability, low income, or advanced age. The council includes the Secretaries of Transportation, Health and Human Services, Education, Labor, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and the Interior, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Social Security, chaired by the Secretary of Transportation. It is directed to promote cooperation among federal agencies, reduce duplication of transportation programs, improve cost-effective access to services, and monitor progress toward these goals. Within one year, the council must submit a report identifying effective coordination practices, duplicative or restrictive federal requirements, results achieved in simplifying access and reducing waste, and recommendations for further improvements. Agencies must assist the council, and the Department of Transportation is to provide funding and administrative support as resources allow. The order does not create enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13329

Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing

February 24, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 9181

Directs federal agencies that run Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to give high priority, where permitted by law, to manufacturing-related research and development within those programs. Requires agency heads to report annually to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy on their efforts to do so. Directs the Small Business Administration Administrator, after consulting the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to set formats and schedules for these reports and allows the Administrator to issue further guidelines, subject to presidential approval. Defines SBIR, STTR, research and development, and manufacturing-related activities by reference to the Small Business Act. States it does not affect the Office of Management and Budget's budget authority, does not require disclosure of legally protected information, and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13328

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction

February 6, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 6901

Establishes a Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction within the Executive Office of the President, tasked with assessing whether the Intelligence Community is adequately organized, equipped, and resourced to detect and respond to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related threats by foreign powers, including terrorist groups. It requires the commission to specifically examine pre-war intelligence on Iraq compared with findings of the Iraq Survey Group, evaluate challenges of gathering information in closed societies, and compare intelligence on Libya and Afghanistan with current assessments. The commission, made up of up to nine presidentially appointed members with two co-chairs, must submit findings and recommendations to the President by March 31, 2005, after which the President will consult Congress within 90 days on possible legislation. It sets rules for access to classified information, security procedures, staffing, and funding, and specifies that the commission will terminate 60 days after submitting its report.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13327

Federal Real Property Asset Management

February 4, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 5897

Directs executive branch agencies to designate a Senior Real Property Officer responsible for developing an asset management plan covering all real property the agency owns, leases, or manages, including identifying properties, prioritizing improvements, estimating life-cycle costs, and setting goals, with agencies required to name this officer within 30 days. Establishes a Federal Real Property Council within the Office of Management and Budget, made up of agency Senior Real Property Officers and other officials and chaired by the Deputy Director for Management, to develop guidance, performance measures, and best practices for property management, holding its first meeting within 60 days. Assigns the General Services Administration a role in providing policy oversight, maintaining a government-wide database of federal real property, and setting information technology standards. Directs the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to improve management of public lands and propose related legislation. Revokes Executive Order 12512 and states the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13326

President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy

January 27, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 5255

Establishes the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy, made up of up to nine presidentially appointed members, one of whom serves as chairman. The commission is directed to recommend how to carry out the space exploration policy outlined in the President's statement 'A Renewed Spirit of Discovery' and the Fiscal Year 2005 budget, covering topics such as a science research agenda for the Moon and other destinations, use of lunar resources, criteria for choosing future exploration targets, long-term management structures, roles for private and international partners, ways to encourage youth interest in science and engineering, and managing implementation within available resources. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will provide administrative support and funding, and the commission's administrator will handle certain advisory-committee functions. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The commission must submit a final report to the President within 120 days of its first meeting and will terminate 60 days after submitting that report.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13325

Amendment to Executive Order 12293, the Foreign Service of the United States

January 23, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 4217

Amends Executive Order 12293 to revise the basic salary rates for the three salary classes of the Senior Foreign Service—Career Minister, Minister-Counselor, and Counselor—setting new pay ranges tied to percentages of Executive Schedule level III and GS-15 rates. The change follows adjustments to how members of the Senior Executive Service are paid under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. It directs that when Senior Foreign Service members convert to the new pay ranges, they keep the rate of basic pay, including any locality-based comparability payment, they held immediately before conversion. The Secretary of State, or heads of other agencies using the Foreign Service personnel system, may later raise a member's pay if performance or contribution to the agency's mission warrants it and the member is otherwise eligible. The new rates take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2004.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13324

Termination of Emergency With Respect to Sierra Leone and Liberia

January 15, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 2823

Terminates the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13194 regarding Sierra Leone and expanded by Executive Order 13213 to include Liberia, and revokes both orders. The order cites the end of the Sierra Leone conflict, a 2003 peace agreement ending the Liberian civil war, the dissolution of the Revolutionary United Front rebel group, the resignation and exile of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, Sierra Leone's adoption of a diamond certification system meeting Kimberley Process standards, and U.S. implementation of the Clean Diamond Trade Act restricting imports of uncertified rough diamonds. It specifies that ending the emergency does not affect prior legal actions, proceedings, penalties, or rights that arose before the change takes effect, and states it creates no enforceable rights against the United States. The termination takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 16, 2004, and the order is to be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13323

Assignment of Functions Relating to Arrivals in and Departures From the United States

December 30, 2003·George W. Bush·69 FR 241

Assigns presidential authority under section 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which governs arrivals in and departures from the United States, to two officials. The Secretary of Homeland Security is given this authority over non-citizens, but must obtain the Secretary of State's concurrence before issuing, amending, or revoking related rules or orders. The Secretary of State is given authority over U.S. citizens, including matters involving passports, and may also amend or revoke certain existing regulations concerning non-citizens, but must first consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security before acting. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties against the government.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13322

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

December 30, 2003·George W. Bush·69 FR 231

Sets adjusted rates of basic pay and salaries for various federal pay systems, effective for pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2004, with military pay rates effective that date directly. Covers the General Schedule, Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay schedules, Senior Executive Service pay ranges, the Executive Schedule, pay for the Vice President and Congress, judicial salaries, uniformed services pay including cadet and midshipman pay, locality-based comparability payments, and administrative law judge pay, with specific rates listed in attached schedules. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based payments and publish notice in the Federal Register. Supersedes Executive Order 13282, as amended by Executive Order 13291.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13321

Appointments During National Emergency

December 17, 2003·George W. Bush·68 FR 74465

Invoking the National Emergencies Act and continuing the national emergency declared in Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001, the order activates the emergency appointments authority found in section 603 of title 10 of the United States Code, making it available to the Secretary of Defense under the terms of that statute and of Executive Order 12396 of December 9, 1982. It states that it creates no enforceable legal rights or benefits for any party against the United States or its agencies, officers, or employees. The order directs that it be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13320

Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the

December 9, 2003·George W. Bush·68 FR 69295

Directs that all executive branch departments and agencies be closed and their employees excused from duty on Friday, December 26, 2003, the day after Christmas. Allows heads of departments and agencies to keep certain offices or installations open and require specific employees to report for duty that day if needed for national security, defense, or other public need. Specifies that December 26, 2003 is to be treated as covered by Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes, so that employee pay and leave for that day are handled the same as for other officially designated holidays.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13319

Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status

December 3, 2003·George W. Bush·68 FR 68233

Amends Executive Order 13183, which established the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status. Changes the Task Force's composition to designees of each member of the President's Cabinet along with the Deputy Assistant to the President and Director for Intergovernmental Affairs, and sets its leadership as a co-chair arrangement between the Attorney General's designee and that Deputy Assistant. Also revises the reporting requirement, directing the Task Force to report to the President on its actions as needed, but at least once every two years, covering progress toward determining Puerto Rico's ultimate political status.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13318

Presidential Management Fellows Program

November 21, 2003·George W. Bush·68 FR 66317

Establishes the Presidential Management Fellows Program to recruit outstanding graduate-level students and experienced professionals into federal public service management roles, designating participants as Presidential Management Fellows or Senior Presidential Management Fellows. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to set merit-based rules for nominating, selecting, appointing, and developing fellows, including protections for equal employment opportunity and veterans' preference. Provides that fellows are appointed for up to two years, extendable by one additional year, in excepted-service positions, with responsibilities matched to their background and continued service contingent on satisfactory performance; completion can lead to competitive civil service status under conditions set by OPM. Directs OPM to manage a transition from the prior Presidential Management Intern Program created by Executive Order 12364, carrying over current interns as fellows, and supersedes Executive Order 12364 except for that transition provision. States it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13317

Volunteers for Prosperity

September 25, 2003·George W. Bush·68 FR 56515

Establishes the Volunteers for Prosperity initiative, part of the USA Freedom Corps, to encourage highly skilled Americans to volunteer abroad in support of U.S. prosperity and health initiatives such as the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Digital Freedom Initiative, the Water for the Poor Initiative, and others. Requires the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Health and Human Services, along with any agencies the President later designates, to each set up an Office for Volunteers for Prosperity within 30 days to support and track volunteer participation in grant-funded overseas projects. Directs these agencies to use best efforts to fund organizations employing skilled volunteers, and designates the U.S. Agency for International Development as inter-agency coordinator, reporting progress to the USA Freedom Corps Office within 180 days and annually thereafter. States actions are subject to available funding and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13316

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

September 17, 2003·George W. Bush·68 FR 55255

Extends fourteen federal advisory committees, including the President's Council on Bioethics, the President's Export Council, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and boards on historically Black and tribal colleges and universities, until September 30, 2005, and assigns responsibility for the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees to the head of each designated department or agency, following guidelines set by the Administrator of General Services. Revokes several earlier executive orders that established committees whose work has ended, including bodies on Social Security, postal service reform, special education, bioethics, veterans' health care, and complementary medicine. Supersedes Executive Order 13225 and amends Executive Order 12131 to update the list of agency heads serving on the President's Export Council. The order took effect September 30, 2003.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13315

Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi Regime, Its Senior Officials and Their Family Members, and Taking Certain Other Actions

August 28, 2003·George W. Bush·68 FR 52315

Expands the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 regarding Iraq, citing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 and ongoing armed hostilities. Blocks all property and interests in property of the former Iraqi regime, senior officials of that regime, their immediate family members, and entities they own or control, if such property is in the United States or comes within the possession of U.S. persons. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to confiscate blocked property belonging to those who planned or engaged in armed hostilities against the United States, and to transfer such property to the Development Fund for Iraq for humanitarian relief, reconstruction, disarmament, and civilian administration costs in Iraq. Prohibits transactions or donations that evade these restrictions and conspiracies to violate the order. Provides that persons may be removed from the order's Annex if circumstances change, and states the order does not apply to property under the control of the Coalition Provisional Authority. Effective August 29, 2003, and to be transmitted to Congress.Read the full summaryShow less