E.O.13320
Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the
·George W. Bush·68 FR 69295
E.O.13319
Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
·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
·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
·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
·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
·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
E.O.13314
Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Turkmenistan
·George W. Bush·68 FR 48249
Invoking the Trade Act of 1974, the order waives the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of that Act with respect to Turkmenistan, after the President reported to Congress as required under the Act's provisions. Section 402, known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, restricts trade benefits such as normal trade relations status for countries that limit emigration rights; this waiver removes those restrictions specifically for Turkmenistan. The order cites the President's authority under the Constitution and the Trade Act, including subsections 402(c)(2) and (d), which allow such waivers once the required congressional report has been made.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13313
Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting Functions
·George W. Bush·68 FR 46073
Delegates to various cabinet officials and agency heads the President's responsibility for submitting numerous recurring reports to Congress that are otherwise required by law or Senate resolution. The Secretary of State is assigned reports on topics including Kosovo and Bosnia peacekeeping, nuclear nonproliferation, refugee admissions, Burma, Tibet, Afghanistan, and arms control compliance. The Secretary of the Treasury is assigned reports on numerous national emergencies declared under prior executive orders, covering countries and issues such as Libya, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Cuba, and narcotics trafficking sanctions. The Secretaries of Defense and Commerce, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Director of National Drug Control Policy are each assigned specific reports within their areas. The order directs that these delegated functions be carried out consistent with the President's constitutional authority over foreign affairs and national security information, states it does not affect the Office of Management and Budget's budget-related functions, and specifies it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13312
Implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act
·George W. Bush·68 FR 45151
Implements the Clean Diamond Trade Act by prohibiting, as of July 30, 2003, the importation into or exportation from the United States of any rough diamond that has not been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, along with related evasion attempts and conspiracies. Assigns implementation functions under the Act to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, allows them to reassign these duties, and directs the Secretary of State to establish a coordinating committee within the Department of State that the State, Treasury, and Homeland Security Departments must consult as appropriate. Amends Executive Orders 13194 and 13213 to align their diamond-import restrictions on Sierra Leone and Liberia with the new Kimberley Process standard, and removes certain earlier provisions from Executive Order 13194. Defines key terms using the Act's definitions and fixes the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme as it existed on April 25, 2003. States it creates no enforceable legal rights and directs transmittal to Congress and publication in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13311
Homeland Security Information Sharing
·George W. Bush·68 FR 45149
Assigns to the Secretary of Homeland Security most of the President's functions under sections 892 and 893 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, covering the sharing of homeland security information with federal, state, and local officials. Delegates one specific function, under section 892(b)(7), jointly to the Attorney General and the Director of Central Intelligence. Requires the Secretary's procedures for sharing classified information to apply government-wide, while allowing the President or an authorized officer to make exceptions. Directs the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Energy, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Archivist of the United States. States that decisions on whether state and local personnel may access certain classified information are discretionary and not subject to appeal. Clarifies that the order does not affect existing intelligence-protection authority, budget functions, or prior executive orders on classified information, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13310
Blocking Property of the Government of Burma and Prohibiting Certain Transactions
·George W. Bush·68 FR 44853
Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the National Emergencies Act, and the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, the order blocks all property and interests in property held in the United States or by U.S. persons belonging to the Government of Burma, listed individuals named in an annex, and senior officials of Burma's ruling bodies or entities acting on their behalf. It bars exporting financial services to Burma, prohibits U.S. persons from facilitating transactions for foreign persons that would otherwise be barred, and, starting 30 days later, bans importing products of Burma, though it waives that ban where it would conflict with diplomatic and consular treaty obligations. It prohibits donations to blocked persons, dispenses with prior notice before blocking assets, and revokes inconsistent parts of Executive Order 13047. The Treasury and State Departments are authorized to issue implementing rules and to remove persons from the blocked list. It took effect July 29, 2003.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13309
Amendments to Executive Order 12994, and Renaming the President's Committee on Mental Retardation as the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
·George W. Bush·68 FR 44851
Renames the President's Committee on Mental Retardation as the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities and amends Executive Order 12994 accordingly, replacing references to "mental retardation" with "intellectual disabilities" throughout most of that order's text. Expands the Committee's membership by adding the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, renumbering the previously listed members accordingly. Continues the Committee's existence until September 30, 2005.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13308
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12580, as Amended, Superfund Implementation
·George W. Bush·68 FR 37691
Amends Executive Order 12580, which implements the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (the Superfund law). Updates a cross-reference to include Section 105(h) of the Act, and delegates additional presidential authorities under Sections 107(o) and (p) to the heads of federal departments and agencies for releases on or from facilities under their control, and otherwise to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with federal natural resource trustees where natural resource restoration is involved. Adds a new section on Brownfields, delegating authority under Sections 101(39), 101(41), 104(k), and 128 of the Act to the Administrator, and certain determinations regarding covered property to the heads of departments and agencies with jurisdiction over that property. Also states the order does not affect the budget or legislative functions of the Office of Management and Budget, and creates no enforceable rights against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13307
European Central Bank
·George W. Bush·68 FR 33338
Extends to the European Central Bank the privileges, exemptions, and immunities given to public international organizations under the International Organizations Immunities Act, using presidential authority granted by that law. The order states that this does not limit any other privileges, exemptions, or immunities the European Central Bank already has or may later obtain through international agreements or other law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13306
Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award
·George W. Bush·68 FR 33337
Establishes the Bob Hope American Patriot Award to recognize civilian individuals or organizations who demonstrate extraordinary love of country and devotion to members of the United States Armed Forces, honoring Bob Hope's decades of service entertaining troops. Grants the President sole discretion to bestow the award, generally limiting it to one recipient per year except in exceptional circumstances, and allows presentation at any time during the year. Permits the award to be given posthumously.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13305
Extension of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
·George W. Bush·68 FR 32323
Amends Executive Order 13035 to extend the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee's termination date from June 1, 2003, to June 1, 2005. Also amends Executive Order 13226 to change the expiration of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology from two years after that order's date to a fixed date of September 30, 2005. The changes apply only to the specified sunset provisions in those two prior orders, keeping both advisory bodies operating for the extended periods so they can continue their existing duties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13304
Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001
·George W. Bush·68 FR 32315
Terminates the national emergencies declared in Executive Orders 12808 and 13088 concerning the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, citing the transition to democracy in Serbia and Montenegro, and revokes those and several related orders, though pending legal actions and existing property blocks tied to unresolved claims remain in effect. At the same time, it modifies Executive Order 13219, replacing its Annex of sanctioned persons and revising its terms to block property of individuals tied to obstruction of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, UN Security Council Resolution 1244 on Kosovo, or the Dayton Accords on Bosnia and Herzegovina, including those indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. It adds provisions allowing sanctions to be imposed without prior notice and letting the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, remove individuals from the sanctions list. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations to implement these measures, and the order takes effect May 29, 2003.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13303
Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq Has an Interest
·George W. Bush·68 FR 31931
Declares a national emergency to address threats posed by potential legal claims against the Development Fund for Iraq and against Iraqi petroleum, petroleum products, and related proceeds or financial instruments. Prohibits any attachment, judgment, lien, garnishment, or other judicial process against these assets when they are in the United States or under the control of U.S. persons, voiding any such actions. Exempts this property from the reach of Executive Orders 12722, 12724, and 13290, while leaving other rules and actions taken under those orders or under related sanctions laws in effect. Defines key terms including the Development Fund for Iraq, Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, and United States person. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, to issue regulations and take actions needed to implement the order, with authority to delegate these functions, and directs all federal agencies to assist in carrying it out.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13302
Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects
·George W. Bush·68 FR 27429
Amends Executive Order 13212 to expand its coverage of energy-related projects to include pipeline safety projects. Revises the section establishing an interagency task force, housed within the Department of Energy, that helps agencies speed up permit reviews for energy and pipeline safety projects and coordinates federal, state, tribal, and local permitting. Specifies the task force's membership, which includes numerous cabinet secretaries, the Attorney General, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, the Director of Central Intelligence, and other officials, with membership varying depending on which function is being performed. Names the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality as the task force's chair, gives that official authority to designate additional agency representatives, and allows members to delegate their role to an agency employee. States that consultations with outside officials should capture individual views rather than seek consensus, and clarifies that the order does not create any legally enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13301
Increasing the Number of Members on the Intelligence Oversight Board
·George W. Bush·68 FR 26981