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EO 13316Executive OrderG.W. Bush · R

Executive Order 13316

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

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In simple terms

This executive order extends the lifespan of 14 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2005, revokes executive orders for 9 committees that have terminated or completed their work, delegates FACA functions to agency heads, updates membership of the President's Export Council, and supersedes Executive Order 13225.

Federal Register Open PDF 68 FR 55255

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 68 FR 55255

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Continued advisory committees expire unless further extended

  4. EO takes effect

Key directives

  • Continue 14 advisory committees until September 30, 2005
  • Delegate FACA functions to designated agency heads per GSA Administrator guidelines
  • Revoke 9 executive orders for terminated/completed committees
  • Supersede Executive Order 13225
  • Amend Executive Order 12131 Section 1-102(a) to update President's Export Council agency membership

Who is ordered

Prior policy

  • revokeSections 5-7 of Executive Order 13111 (Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities)
  • revokeExecutive Order 12975 (National Bioethics Advisory Commission)
  • revokeExecutive Order 13227 (President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education)
  • revokeExecutive Order 13278 (President's Commission on the United States Postal Service)
  • revokeExecutive Order 13210 (President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security)
  • revokeSections 5-8 of Executive Order 13177 (President's Council on the Use of Offsets in Commercial Trade)
  • revokeExecutive Order 13263 (President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health)
  • revokeExecutive Order 13214 (President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans)
  • revokeExecutive Order 13147 (White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy)
  • supersedeExecutive Order 13225
  • amendSection 1-102(a) of Executive Order 12131

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • EO effective September 30, 2003
  • 14 advisory committees continued
  • 9 terminated committees formally dissolved via revocation
  • FACA functions delegated to agency heads

Near term (90d)

  • Agency heads assume FACA responsibilities per new guidelines

Long term

  • Advisory committees operate until September 30, 2005
  • Potential reauthorization or termination decisions required by that date

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit transition plan for committees whose orders are revoked
  • Delegation of FACA functions to agency heads may reduce White House oversight consistency
  • Uncertainty whether committees will be reauthorized after September 30, 2005
Executive Order 13316: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees · Executive Orders