E.O.13240
Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption
·George W. Bush·66 FR 66257
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
Invoking the National Emergencies Act and the national emergency declared in Proclamation 7463 following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the order activates the emergency military construction authority found at 10 U.S.C. 2808. This authority is made available to the Secretary of Defense, who may in turn extend it, at his discretion, to the Secretaries of the military departments. The effect is to let the Department of Defense undertake military construction projects under the emergency statute's terms in response to the continuing threat of further terrorist attacks, rather than following normal peacetime construction procedures.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13234
Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism
·George W. Bush·66 FR 57355
Establishes the Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism, made up of the heads of numerous executive branch offices, departments, and agencies including the Office of the Vice President, Office of Homeland Security, Domestic Policy Council, and departments such as Treasury, Justice, Labor, Health and Human Services, and others, with other agency heads able to join by invitation. The Office of Homeland Security and the Domestic Policy Council co-chair the group. The task force is directed to identify and recommend ways the American public can prepare for potential terrorist attacks in homes, schools, workplaces, and public places, and how citizens can volunteer to support state and local public health and safety officials in preventing, preparing for, and responding to such attacks. It must submit recommendations to the President within 40 days of the order, and the task force terminates 30 days after submitting that report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13233
Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act
·George W. Bush·66 FR 56025
Sets out procedures for handling requests to access presidential records under the Presidential Records Act, focusing on how constitutionally based privileges—covering national security, presidential communications, legal advice, and deliberative processes—are asserted and reviewed. Directs the Archivist of the United States to notify both a former President and the incumbent President when records are requested, and to withhold records from requesters unless both agree to release them or a court orders otherwise. Gives the former President up to 90 days to review requested records and decide whether to seek withholding or allow access, with the incumbent President then deciding whether to concur; absent compelling circumstances, the incumbent President is expected to concur. Sets 21-day review periods for requests from Congress or courts. Allows a former President to designate a representative to act on his behalf, including after death or incapacity, and extends similar procedures to records of a Vice President. States the order does not expand or limit existing statutory access rights, and revokes Executive Order 12667.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13232
Further Amendment to Executive Order 10789, as Amended, To Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National Defense Functions
·George W. Bush·66 FR 53941
Amends Executive Order 10789, which authorizes certain federal departments and agencies to use special contracting procedures for national defense purposes, by adding the Department of Health and Human Services to the list of agencies covered. This gives the department authority to exercise the same contracting powers as the other listed departments and agencies in connection with national defense functions, under the authority granted by title 50 of the U.S. Code, sections 1431 through 1435.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13231
Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
·George W. Bush·66 FR 53063
Establishes the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to coordinate federal efforts to protect information systems supporting critical infrastructure, including emergency preparedness communications, across sectors such as telecommunications, energy, finance, water, transportation, health care, and emergency services. The Board, chaired by a Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security and made up of cabinet secretaries and senior officials, is tasked with outreach to private industry and state and local governments, information sharing on threats, incident response coordination, security training, research and development, law enforcement cooperation, international coordination, and legislative advice. It directs creation of standing committees covering areas like national security systems, physical security, and infrastructure interdependencies. The order also establishes the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, made up of private-sector and academic experts, to advise the President on infrastructure security for two years unless extended, and revokes Executive Order 13130. It delegates Top Secret classification authority to the Board's Chair and preserves existing agency authorities and Executive Order 12472's provisions on national communications.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13230
President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
·George W. Bush·66 FR 52841
Establishes, within the Department of Education, the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, made up of up to 25 members, mostly presidential appointees plus ex officio officials from Education, Housing and Urban Development, Treasury, and the Small Business Administration. The Commission advises the Secretary of Education and the President on closing the academic achievement gap for Hispanic Americans and improving federal education programs. It also creates a White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, housed at the Department of Education, to staff and support the Commission and gather relevant data. Federal agencies are directed to share information and report to the President through the Initiative by September 30, 2002, on program participation and outcomes for Hispanic Americans. The Commission must submit an interim report by September 30, 2002, and a final report by March 31, 2003, then terminate 30 days later unless extended. The order revokes Executive Order 12900.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13229
Amendment to Executive Order 13045, Extending the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children
·George W. Bush·66 FR 52013
Amends Executive Order 13045 to extend the life of the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children. It replaces the original provision, which set the task force's duration at four years from its first meeting, with a new term of six years from the date of this order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13228
Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
·George W. Bush·66 FR 51812
Establishes within the Executive Office of the President an Office of Homeland Security, led by an Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, tasked with developing and coordinating a national strategy to detect, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist threats or attacks in the United States. Details the Office's functions, including intelligence coordination, emergency preparedness, border and infrastructure protection, public communication, legal review, and budget input, and directs federal agencies to share relevant information and assist the Office. Creates a Homeland Security Council, chaired by the President and including the Vice President and specified cabinet officials, to advise on homeland security policy and coordinate related activities across agencies. Delegates Top Secret classification authority to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, states the order does not alter existing agency authorities or create enforceable legal rights, and amends Executive Order 12656 to give the Homeland Security Council a role alongside the National Security Council in emergency preparedness policy.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13227
President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
·George W. Bush·66 FR 51287
Establishes a President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education, made up of up to 19 members appointed by the President plus up to five ex officio members from the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. The Secretary of Education selects an Executive Director, and the President names a Chairperson. The Commission is directed to study federal, state, and local special education programs, gathering input from experts and the public, and to submit a report to the President by April 30, 2002, covering topics such as program costs and effectiveness, federal funding formulas, research priorities, early reading intervention, personnel recruitment, regulatory impacts, and state financing practices. The Department of Education provides administrative support and funding, and Federal Advisory Committee Act functions (except reporting to Congress) are handled by that department. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The Commission terminates 30 days after submitting its final report unless the President extends it.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13226
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
·George W. Bush·66 FR 50523
Establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), made up of up to 25 members: one federal official designated by the President, who co-chairs the council, and 24 nonfederal experts with diverse backgrounds in science and technology. PCAST advises the President on science and technology policy and helps the National Science and Technology Council secure private-sector involvement in its work. Federal agency heads must provide requested scientific and technological information to PCAST, and the council may form working groups for preliminary advice. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses, funded through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, which also provides administrative support. PCAST is set to terminate two years after the order unless extended by the President. The order also revokes Executive Order 12882, Executive Order 12907, and part of Executive Order 13138.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13225
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
·George W. Bush·66 FR 50291
Extends, until September 30, 2003, a list of federal advisory committees established under earlier executive orders, including bodies covering White House preservation, occupational safety, Hispanic educational excellence, historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, White House Fellowships, the arts and humanities, the International Labor Organization, the National Medal of Science, mental retardation, physical fitness and sports, export policy, national security telecommunications, and trade and environment policy. Assigns the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees to the head of the relevant department or agency, following procedures set by the Administrator of General Services. Revokes several earlier executive orders that created committees whose work is complete, including those on biobased products and bioenergy, the American Heritage Rivers Initiative, celebrating women in American history, tobacco-dependent communities, and Gulf War chemical and biological incident oversight. Also supersedes sections of Executive Order 13138. Takes effect September 30, 2001.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13224
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism
·George W. Bush·66 FR 49079
Declares a national emergency in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and blocks all U.S.-based property and interests of foreign persons listed in an attached annex, as well as others later designated by the Secretary of State or Secretary of the Treasury as having committed, threatened, or supported acts of terrorism, or as acting for, being controlled by, or otherwise associated with such persons. Prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with these designated individuals or entities, including donations, and bars any effort to evade or conspire to violate these restrictions. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and Attorney General, to issue implementing regulations, and directs federal agencies to cooperate with foreign governments on counterterrorism financing efforts. States that designated persons need not receive prior notice before being listed. Takes effect September 24, 2001.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13223
Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces To Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation
·George W. Bush·66 FR 48201
Invoking the National Emergencies Act following the September 14, 2001 declaration of a national emergency over the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the order authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Transportation (for the Coast Guard) to order units and members of the Ready Reserve to active duty for up to 24 consecutive months. It suspends certain statutory limits on officer strength, promotion, retirement, and separation to allow orderly personnel management, and invokes similar Coast Guard recall and enlistment-detention authorities under title 14. It designates the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Transportation to exercise these powers directly, allows further delegation to Senate-confirmed civilian subordinates, and permits the Secretary of Defense to fund additional active-duty personnel beyond normal appropriations. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights and is effective immediately, to be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13222
Continuation of Export Control Regulations
·George W. Bush·66 FR 44025
Declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act after finding that unrestricted foreign access to U.S. goods and technology, and certain foreign boycott practices, threaten national security, foreign policy, and the economy, particularly following the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979. It directs that the export control system previously maintained under that expired act continue in effect under this order, and that existing regulations, licenses, and administrative actions issued by the Secretary of Commerce under the prior act remain in force until amended or revoked. It also continues in effect prior delegations of authority from several earlier executive orders, and preserves provisions for administering a related section of the Arms Export Control Act. The order applies to exporters, foreign parties, and U.S. persons subject to export control and boycott-related regulations, and took effect at midnight between August 20 and 21, 2001.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13221
Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices
·George W. Bush·66 FR 40571