E.O.13254
Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
·George W. Bush·67 FR 4869
E.O.13253
Amendment to Executive Order 13223, Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the
·George W. Bush·67 FR 2791
Amends Executive Order 13223, which had ordered the Ready Reserve of the armed forces to active duty following the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Adds authority for the Secretary of Transportation, regarding the Coast Guard, to exercise powers previously granted only to the Secretary of Defense, including authority under sections of Title 10 and Title 14 of the United States Code covering matters such as detailing members to assist foreign governments, suspending rules on officer selection, promotion, or involuntary separation, and administering reserve forces. Also revises the section addressing funding, allowing the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to treat the cost of additional active-duty members under their jurisdictions as an excepted expense under federal law, based on a presidential determination that increasing active-duty numbers beyond appropriated levels is necessary.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13252
Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
·George W. Bush·67 FR 1601
Determines that several subdivisions of the Department of Justice have intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security functions that cannot be reconciled with coverage under the federal labor-management relations program established under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code. Amends Executive Order 12171 to add these units to the list of excluded agencies, specifically the United States Attorneys' Offices, the Criminal Division, the INTERPOL-U.S. National Central Bureau, the National Drug Intelligence Center, and the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review. The effect is that employees in these offices are removed from coverage under federal labor-management relations law.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13251
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of State
·George W. Bush·67 FR 1599
Establishes an order of succession for officials who would act as Secretary of State if the Secretary dies, resigns, or otherwise cannot perform the job's duties. Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, it lists a sequence beginning with the Deputy Secretary of State, followed by the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, designated Under Secretaries, other Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries, the Counterterrorism Coordinator, the Director General of the Foreign Service, the Legal Adviser, United Nations representatives, specified ambassadors including those to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Japan, and India, ambassadors at large, the Counselor, Special Representatives of the President, and remaining Chiefs of Mission. It bars anyone not confirmed by the Senate, or already serving in an acting capacity, from acting as Secretary under this order, preserves the President's discretion to depart from the list within legal limits, and treats successor offices as equivalent to those named. It revokes Executive Order 12343 of January 27, 1982.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13250
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services
·George W. Bush·67 FR 1597
Establishes an order of succession for the office of Secretary of Health and Human Services, to take effect if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or become unable to serve. Under the order, the role would pass first to the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretaries of Health and Human Services, in the sequence they took office, then to the Department's General Counsel, and then to other Senate-confirmed officers within the department, again in order of when they took office. It specifies that anyone serving in one of these listed positions only in an acting capacity cannot become acting Secretary under this order. It also notes that the President retains discretion, under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, to name a different acting Secretary than this order of succession would otherwise indicate.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13249
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·George W. Bush·67 FR 639
Sets updated federal pay rates across multiple government pay systems, effective either January 1, 2002, or the first pay period beginning on or after that date. It establishes new schedules for the General Schedule, the Foreign Service, the Veterans Health Administration, the Senior Executive Service, the Executive Schedule, the Vice President and Congress, federal justices and judges, uniformed service members, locality-based pay adjustments, and administrative law judges. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is directed to implement the locality-based comparability payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. The order applies to federal civilian employees, military personnel, and certain elected and judicial officials, and it supersedes the prior pay-rate order, Executive Order 13182 of December 23, 2000.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13248
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between United Airlines, Inc., and its Mechanics and Related Employees Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66705
Establishes a three-member Emergency Board, effective December 21, 2001, to investigate a labor dispute between United Airlines and its mechanics and related employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, invoking the Railway Labor Act. Board members may not have financial or other interests in any airline or airline employee organization. The Board must report to the President within 30 days of its creation. From the Board's creation until 30 days after it submits its report, neither party may change the conditions that gave rise to the dispute except by mutual agreement. The Board's records are considered records of the Office of the President and will be kept by the National Mediation Board after the Board dissolves. The Board terminates once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13247
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Veterans Affairs
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66271
Sets the order in which officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs act as Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary have died, resigned, or become unable to serve. The succession order runs through the Under Secretaries for Health, Benefits, and Memorial Affairs, the General Counsel, Assistant Secretaries (ranked by when they took office, excluding the Chief Financial Officer and, if applicable, the Chief Information Officer), the Chief Information Officer if Senate-confirmed, the Chief Financial Officer, and finally the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Officials serving in any of these positions only in an acting capacity are excluded from acting as Secretary under this order. The President retains authority, within legal limits, to depart from this order when designating an acting Secretary.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13246
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66270
Sets an order of succession for the office of Secretary of the Treasury, to apply if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or become unable to serve. Officers act in this sequence: Under Secretaries of the Treasury, including the Under Secretary for Enforcement, in order of when they took office; then the General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury; then Deputy Under Secretaries and Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretaries, in order of when they took office. Officials serving in an acting capacity in these positions are excluded from acting as Secretary under this order, and the President retains discretion, within the limits of federal law, to name a different acting Secretary. Revokes Executive Order 11822 of December 10, 1974.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13245
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66268
Establishes the order in which officials within the Department of Labor act as Secretary of Labor if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or are otherwise unable to serve. The line of succession runs through the Solicitor of Labor followed by various Assistant Secretaries, covering areas such as administration, policy, congressional affairs, employment and training, employment standards, pension and welfare benefits, occupational safety, mine safety, public affairs, veterans' employment, and disability employment policy. Officials serving in a listed position only in an acting capacity are excluded from succession, and the President retains authority to name a different acting Secretary as permitted by law. The order also revokes a prior order, Executive Order 10513 of January 19, 1954, which had previously governed succession at the department.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13244
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66267
Establishes an order of succession for the Department of the Interior, listing officials who would act as Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or become unable to serve. The order lists, in sequence, the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, followed by the Assistant Secretaries in charge of Policy, Management and Budget; Land and Minerals Management; Water and Science; Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Indian Affairs. It specifies that anyone already serving in one of these listed positions only in an acting capacity cannot become acting Secretary under this order, and it preserves the President's discretion to depart from this succession list when designating an acting Secretary, as allowed by federal law. The order also revokes the prior succession order, Executive Order 11487 of October 6, 1969.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13243
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban Development
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66262
Sets the order in which officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development act as Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or otherwise cannot perform the duties of the office. Lists the General Counsel followed by the Assistant Secretaries for Housing-Federal Housing Commission, Community Planning and Development, Public and Indian Housing, Policy Development and Research, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Administration, and Public Affairs, in that order. Specifies that anyone already serving in one of these listed positions only in an acting capacity cannot become acting Secretary under this order, and confirms the President retains discretion to depart from this succession order when permitted by law. Revokes an earlier order, Executive Order 11274 of March 30, 1996, which had previously addressed the same subject.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13242
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66260
Sets the order of succession within the Department of Commerce, specifying which officials act as Secretary of Commerce if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or become unable to serve. The order lists officials in sequence: the General Counsel, followed by the Under Secretaries for International Trade, Economic Affairs, Oceans and Atmosphere (who also heads the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Technology, and Export Administration, then the Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration, and finally the Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. It excludes anyone serving in one of these listed positions only in an acting capacity from stepping up as Secretary, and preserves the President's discretion to name a different acting Secretary as allowed by law. It also revokes three earlier executive orders that previously addressed succession or related matters within the Department of Commerce: Executive Order 11880, Executive Order 12998, and section 26 of Executive Order 12608.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13241
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66258
Sets the order in which designated officials within the Department of Agriculture will act as Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or otherwise cannot perform the duties of the office. The order of succession runs through several Under Secretaries (for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Rural Development, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Natural Resources and Environment, Research, Education, and Economics, and Food Safety), followed by the Department's General Counsel and the Assistant Secretaries for Administration and for Congressional Relations. It specifies that anyone already serving in one of these listed positions in an acting capacity cannot become acting Secretary under this order, and it preserves the President's authority to name a different acting Secretary as permitted by law. It also revokes a prior order, Executive Order 11957, which had previously addressed succession within the department.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13240
Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66257
Designates the Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) as a public international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act. This designation grants GRECO the privileges, exemptions, and immunities the Act provides to such organizations, based on a finding that GRECO is a public international organization in which the United States participates. The order specifies that this designation does not limit or reduce any privileges, exemptions, or immunities GRECO may already have or later acquire through international agreements or other laws.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13239
Designation of Afghanistan and the Airspace Above as a Combat Zone
·George W. Bush·66 FR 64907
Designates Afghanistan, including the airspace above it, as a combat zone for purposes of section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code, which affects tax treatment for members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving there. Sets September 19, 2001, as the official start date of combat activities in that zone.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13238
Closing of Federal Government Executive Departments and Agencies on Monday, December 24, 2001
·George W. Bush·66 FR 63903
Directs that all executive branch departments and agencies be closed and their employees excused from duty on Monday, December 24, 2001, the day before Christmas. Allows heads of departments and agencies to keep certain offices or installations open and require specific employees to report for duty that day for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need. States that December 24, 2001, is to be treated as falling under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes, so that employee pay and leave are handled as they would be for a designated holiday closure.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13237
Creation of the President's Council on Bioethics
·George W. Bush·66 FR 59851
Establishes the President's Council on Bioethics to advise the President on ethical issues arising from advances in biomedical science and technology, including topics such as embryo and stem cell research, cloning, assisted reproduction, genetics, neuroscience, and end-of-life issues. The Council is meant to explore these questions, foster public understanding and discussion, and present a range of viewpoints rather than seek consensus; it will not review specific projects or oversee agency regulations. It will have up to 18 members appointed by the President, none of whom may be federal officers or employees, serving two-year terms, with a Chairperson designated by the President. The Department of Health and Human Services will provide administrative support, funding, and staff, including an Executive Director appointed by the Secretary. The Council will operate under applicable advisory committee rules and will terminate two years after the order's date unless the President extends it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13236
Waiver of Dual Compensation Provisions of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964
·George W. Bush·66 FR 59671
Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to waive dual compensation reduction provisions of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act, which normally reduce pay for retirees who return to work while also receiving an annuity. The waiver applies only to employees serving on a temporary basis, and only when needed because of an emergency involving a direct threat to life or property, or other unusual circumstances. Employees who receive both salary and annuity under this waiver cannot earn additional retirement benefits during that employment period. The authority may be delegated. The order states it does not create any legally enforceable right or benefit for any party against the United States or its agencies, officers, or employees.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13235
National Emergency Construction Authority
·George W. Bush·66 FR 58343