Department of Veterans Affairs
Orders where directed actors are tied to Department of Veterans Affairs · 19 in G.W. Bush · 111 all terms.
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19 shown · G.W. Bush
Strengthening Adult Education
This executive order creates an Interagency Adult Education Working Group led by the Secretary of Education to coordinate federal adult education programs, identify gaps and duplications, and recommend improvements to help adults transition to postsecondary education and employment. The Working Group includes multiple cabinet secretaries and must submit its first report within 9 months.
Establishing a Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors and a Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
This executive order establishes a presidential commission and an interagency task force to review and improve care for wounded service members returning from the Global War on Terror. The Commission has a mandate to examine transitions, health care, benefits, and services, with a final report due by June 30, 2007. The Task Force, led by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, must submit a government-wide action plan within 45 days.
Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims
This executive order establishes an interagency Task Force on Disaster Assistance Coordination to develop a plan streamlining federal disaster assistance delivery. The plan must include a centralized application process, a clearinghouse for assistance information, reduced duplication, and fraud controls, with phased implementation by December 31, 2008. The Secretary of Homeland Security must submit the plan to the President by March 1, 2007, with quarterly progress reports thereafter until implementation is complete.
Strengthening Federal Efforts To Protect Against Identity Theft
This executive order establishes the Identity Theft Task Force, co-chaired by the Attorney General and FTC Chairman, to coordinate federal efforts against identity theft through law enforcement, public education, and data security. The Task Force must submit a strategic plan within 180 days and may be terminated by the President or Attorney General via Federal Register notice.
Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council
This executive order establishes the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal support for recovery and rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Council, chaired by the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and comprising 23 cabinet-level officials and senior advisors, is tasked with reviewing issues, providing guidance, and making recommendations to the President on Gulf Coast recovery efforts. The Council automatically terminates three years after signing unless extended.
Providing Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses To Increase Their Federal Contracting and Subcontracting
This executive order directs federal agencies to increase contracting opportunities for businesses owned by service-disabled veterans by meeting a 3% participation goal, designating senior officials, developing public strategies, and creating reserved contracts. It also assigns specific duties to the Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor departments to support these businesses through training, assistance, and outreach programs.
Responsibilities of the Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
This executive order establishes Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at the Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration. The Centers are tasked with identifying and removing barriers to faith-based and community organizations' participation in federal social service programs, coordinating outreach, and reporting progress to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology and Establishing the Position of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator
This executive order creates the position of National Health Information Technology Coordinator within HHS to lead development of a nationwide interoperable health IT infrastructure. It mandates multiple reports within 90 days on incentives for health IT adoption and directs the Coordinator to produce a strategic plan for reducing medical errors and improving care quality through technology.
Human Service Transportation Coordination
This executive order establishes an Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility to improve coordination of federal transportation services for people with disabilities, low-income individuals, and older adults. The Council, chaired by the Secretary of Transportation and comprising nine cabinet-level officials, is tasked with reducing duplication, improving access, and reporting on progress within one year.
Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects
This executive order amends EO 13212 to expand its scope beyond energy production to include pipeline safety projects. It establishes an interagency task force within the Department of Energy to monitor and expedite permitting for energy-related and pipeline safety projects, coordinate federal-state-tribal-local permitting, and perform functions under section 60133 of title 49 regarding pipeline repair.
Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
This executive order makes extensive technical amendments to 80 prior executive orders to reflect the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and transfer functions from agencies like the Attorney General's office, Department of Transportation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and others to the new Secretary of Homeland Security. It also fully rewrites Executive Order 13231 on critical infrastructure protection, establishing the National Infrastructure Advisory Council under DHS and clarifying cybersecurity responsibilities across government.
Designation of Officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs To Act as Secretary of Veterans Affairs
This memorandum establishes a line of succession for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, specifying four VA officers who would serve as acting Secretary if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and previously designated officers under EO 13247 are unable to serve. It invokes the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this designation.
Activities To Promote Personal Fitness
This executive order directs eight federal departments and the Office of National Drug Policy to review their policies and programs related to public personal fitness, and to propose modifications or new initiatives within 90 days. It establishes an interagency working group chaired by HHS to coordinate federal fitness promotion activities and eliminate overlap, while explicitly limiting the order to internal executive branch management without creating enforceable rights.
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
This executive order establishes a presidential commission to study and recommend improvements to the U.S. mental health service delivery system for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The commission is tasked with reviewing current services, identifying effective treatments, and submitting interim and final reports to the President.
Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
This executive order creates the USA Freedom Corps, an interagency initiative to promote citizen service by coordinating existing federal public service programs. It establishes a White House-based council chaired by the President and a supporting office to encourage Americans to complete 4,000 hours of lifetime service.
Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism
This executive order establishes a temporary Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism, composed of senior officials from 15 executive branch entities. The Task Force is charged with identifying ways Americans can prepare for terrorist attacks and volunteer to support officials, and must report its recommendations to the President within 40 days before automatically terminating 30 days after submission.
Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
This executive order creates the Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President, headed by an Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, and establishes the Homeland Security Council to advise the President on homeland security matters. It assigns broad coordination responsibilities across detection, preparedness, prevention, protection, response, and recovery from terrorist threats and attacks, while amending prior executive orders to integrate the new council into national security structures.
President's Task Force To Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans
This executive order creates a 15-member presidential task force to study and recommend improvements in health care delivery for veterans, focusing on better coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. The task force is required to produce an interim report within 9 months of its first meeting and a final report before the end of its second year of operation, after which it terminates.
Actions To Expedite Energy-Related Projects
This executive order directs federal agencies to expedite permit reviews and other actions for energy-related projects while maintaining safety and environmental protections. It establishes a broad interagency task force, chaired by the Council on Environmental Quality chairman and housed at the Department of Energy, to monitor and coordinate these efforts across federal, state, tribal, and local levels.