E.O.13280
Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International Development With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
·George W. Bush·67 FR 77145
E.O.13279
Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
·George W. Bush·67 FR 77141
Directs federal agencies to ensure equal treatment of faith-based organizations in social service programs funded by federal financial assistance. Establishes principles requiring that funding be distributed efficiently, that eligible organizations compete on equal footing regardless of religious affiliation, and that beneficiaries not be discriminated against based on religion. Requires that organizations separate inherently religious activities like worship or proselytization, in time or location, from federally funded services, and that participation in religious activities remain voluntary. Allows faith-based groups receiving federal funds to keep religious names, symbols, board selection practices, and mission statements. Instructs the Attorney General and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor, along with the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, to review and amend existing policies accordingly and report proposed actions to the President within 90 days. Amends Executive Order 11246 regarding religious hiring exemptions for federal contractors. Requires all agencies to designate a liaison to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and cooperate with it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13278
President's Commission on the United States Postal Service
·George W. Bush·67 FR 76671
Establishes the President's Commission on the United States Postal Service, made up of nine presidentially appointed members with two designated as Co-Chairs. The commission is tasked with studying the state of the Postal Service and recommending legislative and administrative reforms, covering issues such as the Postal Service's future role, pricing and cost flexibility, universal delivery obligations, unfunded liabilities, postal monopoly restrictions, and governance structure. The Department of the Treasury will provide administrative support and funding, and the commission will operate within Treasury for administrative purposes. Members serve without pay, though private citizens may receive travel expenses. The commission may consult Congress, government officials, and postal service users, including through public hearings. It must submit its report to the President through the Secretary of the Treasury by July 31, 2003, and will terminate 30 days after submitting the report, or no later than August 30, 2003.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13277
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Act of 2002
·George W. Bush·67 FR 70305
Delegates and assigns various authorities and functions under the Trade Act of 2002 to the United States Trade Representative and other officials. Under Division B (trade promotion), most presidential authorities go to the U.S. Trade Representative, with specific provisions reserved to the President and certain consultative and reporting duties split among the Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, and the Trade Representative. Under Division C (Andean trade), most authorities go to the U.S. Trade Representative in consultation with the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Treasury, and Labor, while authority to proclaim trade preferences and designate or make determinations about beneficiary countries under the Andean Trade Preference Act remains with the President. The Customs Service's parent department must carry out related determinations. Officers exercising these delegated powers must act consistently with the President's constitutional foreign affairs authority and may redelegate functions, publishing such redelegations in the Federal Register. Amends Executive Order 11846 to include these trade divisions. States it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13276
Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning Undocumented Aliens Interdicted or Intercepted in the Caribbean Region
·George W. Bush·67 FR 69985
Assigns federal agency roles for handling undocumented migrants intercepted or interdicted in the Caribbean region. The Attorney General may detain such migrants at a facility, potentially at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base or elsewhere, and may screen them to decide whether they should be returned to their home country or protected from return. The Secretary of State is directed to care for and arrange resettlement of migrants identified as needing protection, and to pursue diplomatic efforts on illegal migration. The Secretary of Defense must make excess Guantanamo Bay facilities available to support these efforts and, during a declared mass migration posing a national security threat, must take primary responsibility for migrant custody and support the Coast Guard's interdiction duties under Executive Order 12807. The order defines “mass migration” and states it does not affect Executive Order 12807, create enforceable legal rights, or require any formal refugee-status determination procedure.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13275
Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States
·George W. Bush·67 FR 62869
Creates a Board of Inquiry, under the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, to investigate a labor dispute between employees represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and shipping, stevedore, and terminal companies operating at Pacific Coast ports in California, Oregon, and Washington. It finds that the resulting lock-out affects trade, transportation, and communication among the states and with foreign nations, including military supply transport, and could endanger national health and safety. The board, whose members the president will appoint, is given the powers and duties described in the Act and must report back no later than October 8, 2002. After submitting its report, the board remains in existence to carry out further functions allowed under the Act, including those in section 209(b), until those functions are complete, at which point it terminates.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13274
Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews
·George W. Bush·67 FR 59449
Directs federal agencies to promote environmental stewardship in transportation projects and to expedite required environmental reviews for high-priority transportation infrastructure projects, working with the Department of Transportation. The Secretary of Transportation is tasked with designating and periodically updating a list of such priority projects, and with coordinating cooperative efforts to protect the environment during planning and development of transportation facilities. It establishes a Transportation Infrastructure Streamlining Task Force within the Department of Transportation, chaired by the Secretary of Transportation, with members including the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, the Interior, and Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, and the Chairs of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Council on Environmental Quality. The Task Force must monitor project reviews, meet quarterly, and report annually to the President through the Council on Environmental Quality Chairman, detailing review outcomes, identifying conflicting or duplicative legal requirements, and recommending further streamlining actions. It preserves existing budget authority of the Office of Management and Budget and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13273
Further Amending Executive Order 10173, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States
·George W. Bush·67 FR 56215
Amends Part 6 of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which implements Executive Order 10173 on safeguarding vessels, harbors, ports, and waterfront facilities. Adds a new definition of "Area Commander" as the Coast Guard officer designated by the Commandant to command a Coast Guard Area. Revises the enforcement section to specify that regulations under this part are enforced by the Captain of the Port under the supervision of the District Commander, Area Commander, and Commandant, with the same authority vested in and exercisable by those officers, and extends enforcement authority to other Coast Guard officers or petty officers designated by them. States that any such authority remains subject to the direction of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard operates. The order cites continuing security concerns arising from disturbances in international relations since the September 11, 2001 attacks as justification.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13272
Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking
·George W. Bush·67 FR 53461
Directs federal agencies to strengthen compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which requires assessing how draft rules affect small businesses, small governmental jurisdictions, and small organizations. Within 90 days, agencies must submit written procedures for such review to the Small Business Administration's Chief Counsel for Advocacy, which will comment on them; agencies must issue final procedures within 180 days and make them public. Agencies must notify Advocacy of draft rules likely to significantly affect many small entities, consider Advocacy's comments, and generally publish their responses to Advocacy's written comments alongside final rules. Advocacy is tasked with notifying agencies of the Act's requirements, training agencies, and reporting annually to the Office of Management and Budget on compliance. The order preserves the Small Business Administration Administrator's existing supervisory authority, limits public disclosure of information Advocacy receives, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13271
Establishment of the Corporate Fraud Task Force
·George W. Bush·67 FR 46091
Directs the Attorney General to establish a Corporate Fraud Task Force within the Department of Justice to strengthen investigation and prosecution of significant financial crimes such as securities fraud, accounting fraud, mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and related tax fraud. The task force is chaired by the Deputy Attorney General and includes senior Justice Department officials, the FBI Director, and U.S. Attorneys from several districts; the Deputy Attorney General must convene its first meeting within 10 days. The task force is to guide investigations and prosecutions, recommend resource allocation, and propose actions to improve cooperation among federal, state, and local authorities, along with regulatory or legislative changes. For certain recommendation functions, the Secretary of the Treasury and the chairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Federal Communications Commission also join as members. The task force ends when the President, or the Attorney General with presidential approval, decides to terminate it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13270
Tribal Colleges and Universities
·George W. Bush·67 FR 45288
Establishes a Presidential Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities and a White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHITCU), both housed in the Department of Education, to support postsecondary institutions serving Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities. The Board, up to 15 presidentially appointed members, advises on strengthening tribal colleges' finances, infrastructure, technology, and educational outcomes, including implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. WHITCU provides staff support and liaison functions between agencies and tribal colleges. The Secretary of Education designates participating agencies, each of which must appoint a senior liaison official and develop a Three-Year Plan with performance indicators for assisting tribal colleges, submit annual performance reports, and provide technical assistance. WHITCU and the Board are also directed to encourage private-sector support through matching funds, financial and facility expertise, and faculty training. The Board is funded by the Department of Education and terminates after two years unless renewed by the President. The order revokes Executive Order 13021 of October 19, 1996, as amended.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13269
Expedited Naturalization of Aliens and Noncitizen Nationals Serving in an Active-Duty Status During the War on Terrorism
·George W. Bush·67 FR 45287
Designates September 11, 2001, as the start of a period during which the Armed Forces of the United States are considered to be engaged in armed conflict with a hostile foreign force, for purposes of section 329 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This makes noncitizens and noncitizen nationals who serve honorably in active-duty military status during this period eligible for expedited naturalization under that statute's exception to normal requirements. The period will end on a date to be set by a future executive order. The order states it does not otherwise affect any power, right, or obligation of the United States, its agencies, officers, employees, or any other person under federal law or the law of nations.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13268
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Taliban and Amendment of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
·George W. Bush·67 FR 44751
Revokes Executive Order 13129 and terminates the national emergency declared in 1999 with respect to the Taliban, citing the outcome of the military campaign in Afghanistan. At the same time, amends Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, which addresses terrorism-related threats, by adding Mohammed Omar and the Taliban to its annex of designated persons. Clarifies that the term "the Taliban" also covers alternate names including "Taleban," "Islamic Movement of Taliban," "the Taliban Islamic Movement," "Talibano Islami Tahrik," and "Tahrike Islami'a Taliban," and authorizes the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to modify that definition as appropriate. States that the order creates no enforceable rights or benefits against the United States, and specifies that ending the Taliban emergency does not affect pending legal actions, prior acts, or rights and duties that arose before the order's date.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13267
Establishing a Transition Planning Office for the Department of Homeland Security Within the Office of Management and Budget
·George W. Bush·67 FR 42469
Establishes a Transition Planning Office within the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate executive branch planning for the proposed Department of Homeland Security and to work with Congress as it considers legislation creating that department. The office is led by a Director for Transition Planning, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must provide it with personnel, funding, and administrative support. If someone serving as an Assistant to the President also heads this office, that person's two roles and their staff, funds, records, and property must be kept administratively separate. The order does not change existing authorities of other federal departments and agencies, but directs them to assist the Transition Planning Office where legally permitted. The office and all authorities under the order terminate within 90 days after legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security is enacted, or within one year of the order's signing, whichever comes first.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13266
Activities To Promote Personal Fitness
·George W. Bush·67 FR 42467
Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, along with the Director of the Office of National Drug Policy, to review their departments' policies, programs, and regulations related to personal fitness and consider modifications or new initiatives to increase physical activity, promote healthy diets, expand use of preventive health screenings, and encourage healthy choices around alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and safety. Each agency must report proposed actions to the President through the Secretary of Health and Human Services within 90 days. It also establishes a Personal Fitness Interagency Working Group, chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, made up of the named officials or their designees, to coordinate federal personal fitness activities and meet at least twice a year. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights and is meant only to improve internal executive branch management.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13265
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
·George W. Bush·67 FR 39841
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national program to increase physical activity and sports participation, with particular focus on children, adolescents, and underserved populations. Establishes the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, made up of up to 20 presidentially appointed members serving two-year terms, to advise the President and the Secretary on progress and recommend actions to expand access to physical activity and sports. The Council will also liaise with state, local, and private organizations, monitor educational materials, and may form subcommittees. Federal agencies must provide requested information and assistance. The Secretary will appoint an Executive Director and provide staff and funding for the Council, whose members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The Council is set to terminate two years after the order unless extended by the President. The order also revokes Executive Order 12345 of February 2, 1982, as amended.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13264
Amendment to Executive Order 13180, Air Traffic Performance-Based Organization
·George W. Bush·67 FR 39243
Amends Executive Order 13180, which addressed the performance-based organization for air traffic control services. Removes language in the order's opening sentence describing the function as "inherently governmental." Also rewrites Section 6 to clarify that the order is meant only to improve internal executive branch management and does not create any right, substantive or procedural, that could be enforced by any party against the United States, its agencies, officers, employees, or any other person.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13263
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
·George W. Bush·67 FR 22337
Establishes the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, made up of up to fifteen presidential appointees and up to seven ex officio members designated by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor, Education, and Veterans Affairs. The Commission is tasked with studying the United States mental health service delivery system for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances, identifying unmet needs and effective treatments, and recommending policy improvements while following principles such as focusing on community-level care and respecting states' and tribes' roles. The Department of Health and Human Services must provide funding and administrative support, and the President selects an Executive Director for its staff. The Commission must submit an interim report within six months describing unmet needs and successful care models, and a final report with recommendations at a date set by its Chair in consultation with the President. The Commission terminates one year after the order unless extended by the President.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13262
2002 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
·George W. Bush·67 FR 18773
Amends the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, which implements the Uniform Code of Military Justice for the armed forces. Removes Federal Rule of Evidence 415 from the Military Rules of Evidence thirty days after signing, and revises numerous Rules for Courts-Martial covering special court-martial sentencing limits, disclosure of examination and test reports, protective orders against extrajudicial statements, use of prior convictions, fines, confinement conditions, review and appeal procedures, and record forwarding. It also updates several Punitive Articles, including penalties for larceny, dealing in captured property, unpremeditated murder, carnal knowledge, rape, larceny by electronic transaction, adultery, and other offenses, and raises certain dollar thresholds from $100 to $500. The amendments take effect May 15, 2002, with specified rules applying only to arraignments or offenses on or after that date, and none may retroactively criminalize past conduct or invalidate proceedings already underway. The order contains further technical and procedural provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13261
Providing An Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on Succession
·George W. Bush·67 FR 13243