E.O.13488
Granting Reciprocity on Excepted Service and Federal Contractor Employee Fitness and Reinvestigating Individuals in Positions of Public Trust
·George W. Bush·74 FR 4111
E.O.13487
Establishment of a Temporary Organization To Facilitate United States Government Support for Afghanistan
·George W. Bush·74 FR 4097
Establishes a temporary Afghanistan Support Office within the Department of State, created under federal personnel law governing temporary organizations. The office is tasked with helping other executive departments and agencies prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists, support the country's progress toward self-sufficiency, and maintain an effective U.S. diplomatic presence there. Its duties include assisting the Government of Afghanistan in building civilian capabilities, expanding central government services, developing a private-sector economy, and improving governance over its territory and borders, plus any other related tasks the Secretary of State assigns. The office will be led by a Director chosen by the Secretary of State, based jointly in Washington, D.C., and Afghanistan, with staff accredited to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as needed. It will operate subject to available funding and terminate after the maximum period allowed under the governing personnel statute, unless the Secretary of State ends it sooner.'Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13486
Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity in the United States
·George W. Bush·74 FR 2289
Establishes a Working Group on Strengthening the Biosecurity of the United States, housed administratively within the Department of Defense, to address security and personnel assurance at facilities that handle biological select agents and toxins. The group is co-chaired by the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services and includes the Secretaries of State, Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, along with the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the National Science Foundation, with room for other agency heads to be added. It is directed to review existing laws, regulations, and practices governing physical, facility, and personnel security at federal and nonfederal facilities, gather input from government and other sources, and submit a report to the President within 180 days with findings and recommendations, including options for oversight mechanisms and comparisons to security practices in other fields. Agency heads must support the group's work and cover their own representatives' costs. The Working Group terminates 60 days after submitting its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13485
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation
·George W. Bush·74 FR 2287
Sets an order of succession within the Department of Transportation, listing the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Maritime Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, and Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, along with two regional Federal Aviation Administration officials and a Federal Highway Administration resource center director, to act as Secretary of Transportation if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretary for Policy, and other officials previously designated are unable to serve. Excludes anyone already serving in an acting capacity in a listed office, and requires eligibility under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. Preserves presidential discretion to depart from the order. Supersedes a 2002 presidential memorandum on the same subject and applies only to internal executive branch management, creating no enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13484
Amending the Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
·George W. Bush·74 FR 2285
Amends Executive Order 13241 to revise the order of succession within the Department of Agriculture, setting out the sequence of officials who would act as Secretary of Agriculture if the position becomes vacant or the Secretary is unavailable. The updated list runs from the General Counsel through the Chief Financial Officer, various Assistant and Under Secretaries, the Director of the Kansas City Commodity Office of the Farm Service Agency, and State Executive Directors of the Farm Service Agency for Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, ranked by seniority. It also updates a cross-reference to the expanded list and adds a provision stating that no listed individual may act as Secretary unless eligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. The order states it is meant only to improve internal executive branch management and creates no enforceable rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13483
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
·George W. Bush·73 FR 78587
Sets updated pay rates for various federal employee categories, effective at the start of the first pay period on or after January 1, 2009 (with military pay effective that date directly). Covers the General Schedule for federal civilian employees, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration schedules, Senior Executive Service pay ranges, the Executive Schedule, pay for the Vice President and Congress, judicial salaries, uniformed services and cadet pay, locality-based pay adjustments, and administrative law judges' pay, all detailed 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 the prior pay-adjustment order, Executive Order 13454 of January 4, 2008.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13482
Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008
·George W. Bush·73 FR 76501
Directs that all executive branch departments and agencies close and excuse their employees from duty on Friday, December 26, 2008, the day after Christmas. Allows agency heads to keep certain offices, installations, or employees on duty if needed for national security, defense, or other public reasons. Specifies that the day is treated as covered by Executive Order 11582 and relevant federal pay and leave statutes for purposes of employee compensation and leave. States that the order does not create any legally enforceable rights or benefits for any party against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13481
Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
·George W. Bush·73 FR 75531
Establishes an order of succession for the office of Attorney General under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, to apply if the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and any officers the Attorney General has designated under 28 U.S.C. 508 are all unable to serve. The order specifies that the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, then the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, then the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia would act as Attorney General, in that sequence, until one of the higher-ranked officials becomes available. It excludes anyone already serving in one of these roles in an acting capacity, requires eligibility under the Vacancies Reform Act, and preserves the President's discretion to depart from this order. It supersedes a December 8, 2006 presidential memorandum on the same subject and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13480
Exclusions From the Federal Labor-management Relations Program
·George W. Bush·73 FR 73991
Amends Executive Order 12171 to update the lists of federal agency subdivisions excluded from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program because their primary function involves intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It determines that applying standard labor-management rules to these units would conflict with national security needs. The order revises the exempted subdivisions within the Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation, and the Treasury, reflecting agency reorganizations. Specific offices named include the National Nuclear Security Administration, various Department of Homeland Security intelligence, security, and enforcement offices (including Coast Guard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and Federal Emergency Management Agency units), the Justice Department's National Security Division and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, a Federal Aviation Administration security division, and Treasury units such as the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights for any party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13479
Transformation of the National Air Transportation System
·George W. Bush·73 FR 70241
Directs the Secretary of Transportation, working with the Senior Policy Committee established under the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, to implement the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), a modernized national air traffic system meant to meet civil aviation, security, economic, environmental, and defense needs. Requires the Secretary to convene the Committee quarterly, set up a support staff within the Department of Transportation within 60 days, and establish an advisory committee within 180 days. Assigns supporting roles to the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Commerce, and Secretary of Homeland Security, and directs the NASA Administrator to carry out related duties consistent with Executive Order 13419. Requires other agency heads to provide information and personnel as needed, and has the Office of Management and Budget issue implementing instructions. Requires the Committee to report progress to the President at least every two years and to review related agency budget proposals.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13478
Amendments To Executive Order 9397 Relating To Federal Agency Use of Social Security Numbers
·George W. Bush·73 FR 70239
Amends Executive Order 9397, a 1943 order concerning federal use of Social Security numbers, to update its language. Changes a requirement that agencies use Social Security numbers from mandatory to permissive, removes a reference to exclusive use, updates outdated legal citations, and replaces references to the former Bureau of the Budget with the Office of Management and Budget and to the former Social Security Board with the Social Security Administration. Adds new provisions stating the order will be implemented subject to available appropriations and applicable law, and clarifies that it creates no enforceable legal rights or benefits for any party against the United States or its officers and employees. States the overall policy that federal agencies handling personal identifiers should protect them against unlawful use. The order applies to federal agencies generally.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13477
Settlement of Claims Against Libya
·George W. Bush·73 FR 65965
Implements the August 2008 claims settlement agreement between the United States and Libya by declaring all claims covered under Article I of that agreement to be settled. Bars United States nationals from pursuing such claims in any domestic or foreign forum except through procedures the Secretary of State establishes, and requires termination of any pending lawsuits by U.S. nationals on these claims. Similarly bars foreign nationals from asserting such claims in U.S. courts and requires termination of their pending U.S. lawsuits, while leaving open other remedies they may pursue in foreign courts or through foreign governments. Directs the Attorney General to enforce these provisions, including by seeking dismissal with prejudice of covered claims. Defines terms such as "United States national," "foreign national," "person," and "entity" for purposes of the order, and states that it creates no enforceable legal rights against the United States or its officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13476
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
·George W. Bush·73 FR 60605
Establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council, chaired by the White House Chief of Staff, made up of senior White House officials and agency heads including the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence, and Administrator of General Services. The Council is directed to assist the transition teams of major-party presidential candidates and the President-elect on an equal, nonpartisan basis, including gathering information on past transitions from outside experts. It directs the General Services Administration to coordinate orientation for prospective appointees, the White House Office of Presidential Personnel to update appointment records, and executive agencies to prepare briefing materials for incoming political appointees. It also calls for a Transition Directory of federal publications and for transition agreements between agencies and candidate teams as needed. The order supersedes Executive Order 13176, states it creates no enforceable legal rights, and expires February 20, 2009, unless extended by the President.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13475
Further Amendments To Executive Orders 12139 And 12949 In Light of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
·George W. Bush·73 FR 60095
Amends Executive Orders 12139 and 12949, which govern who may approve applications for electronic surveillance and physical searches under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, to reflect changes made by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008. It adjusts internal cross-references, adds the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the list of officials who may make such certifications, and specifies that, unlike other listed officials, the Deputy Director need not be an official appointed by the President with Senate confirmation to qualify. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights or benefits for any party against the government or its officers and employees.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13474
Amendments to Executive Order 12962
·George W. Bush·73 FR 57229
Amends Executive Order 12962 of 1995, which concerns recreational fisheries, by updating the list of statutes cited in its preamble to include laws such as the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Wilderness Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. It also adds a new policy directive requiring that recreational fishing be managed as a sustainable activity within national wildlife refuges, national parks, national monuments, national marine sanctuaries, marine protected areas, and other federally managed conservation or management areas, consistent with applicable law. The order renumbers existing subsections to accommodate this addition and states that it creates no enforceable legal rights against the federal government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13473
To Authorize Certain Noncompetitive Appointments in the Civil Service for Spouses of Certain Members of the Armed Forces
·George W. Bush·73 FR 56703
Authorizes federal agencies to make noncompetitive appointments to competitive-service civil service positions for certain military spouses, as part of an effort to recruit and retain skilled service members and recognize those injured, disabled, or killed in service. Agency heads may use this authority to hire, without the usual competitive process, the spouse of a service member on active duty who is relocating due to a permanent change of station, the spouse of a totally disabled retired or separated member, or the unremarried widow or widower of a member killed while on active duty. The Office of Personnel Management may issue implementing regulations, and agencies are directed to use this and other available appointment authorities to carry out this policy. The order does not alter existing legal authorities of agencies or the Office of Management and Budget, and it creates no enforceable legal rights for any individual or party.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13472
Executive Branch Responsibilities With Respect To Orders of Succession
·George W. Bush·73 FR 53353
Directs executive branch agencies to establish, maintain, and update orders of succession listing officials who would act as agency head if the head dies, resigns, or otherwise cannot serve. Agencies whose succession orders require presidential action must draft or revise them within 30 days and send them to the Counsel to the President for review before submission to the Office of Management and Budget. Agencies that can set succession orders under their own existing legal authority must follow applicable law and any guidance from the President or the Secretary of Homeland Security, send proposed revisions to the Counsel to the President before implementing them, and provide copies of their succession orders to the Counsel to the President, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget within 30 days, or within 7 days of any later revision. The order does not alter existing legal authorities, does not delegate the President's powers under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13471
Further Amendments To Executive Order 13285, President's Council On Service And Civic Participation
·George W. Bush·73 FR 51209
Amends Executive Order 13285, which established the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. Adds a requirement that the Council must have a quorum of at least 10 members present to conduct official business and vote during meetings. Extends the Council's expiration date to June 30, 2009, unless the President further extends it. Also adds a clause stating that the order does not create any enforceable legal right or benefit for any party against the United States, its agencies, officers, employees, or agents.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13470
Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities
·George W. Bush·73 FR 45325
Amends Executive Order 12333, the foundational order on United States intelligence activities, updating and replacing its provisions on goals, structure, and responsibilities. Rewrites Part 1 to redefine the roles of the National Security Council, the Director of National Intelligence, the Intelligence Community as a whole, and individual agencies such as the CIA, NSA, Defense Intelligence Agency, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security, including rules on appointments, removals, information sharing, and coordination of intelligence and counterintelligence activities. Amends Part 2 with numerous wording changes clarifying agency roles, oversight, and dissemination of intelligence, and adds a new provision barring covert action intended to influence United States political processes, public opinion, policies, or media. Revises Part 3's definitions of terms like counterintelligence, covert action, and electronic surveillance, updates references to earlier orders, and adds general provisions stating the order does not create enforceable legal rights and must be implemented consistent with existing law and available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13469
Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe
·George W. Bush·73 FR 43841