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EO 13370Executive OrderG.W. Bush · R

Executive Order 13370

Providing an Order of Succession in the Office of Management and Budget

This executive order establishes the line of succession for the Office of Management and Budget Director when both the Director and Deputy Director are unable to serve, listing 11 OMB officials in order of succession. It preserves presidential discretion to override the succession order and excludes acting officials from ascending by virtue of their acting positions.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 3137

Key directives

  • Establish fixed succession order for OMB Director among 11 specified positions
  • Exclude acting officials from succession by virtue of acting service
  • Preserve presidential discretion to depart from order as permitted by law

Timeline

Immediate

  • Succession order takes effect upon signing; applies whenever Director and Deputy Director are simultaneously unable to serve

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Remains in force until revoked or superseded by future executive action

Risks & tensions

  • Low tension: routine continuity-of-government measure under FVRA authority
  • Uncertainty: 'unable to perform' standard not defined; leaves ambiguity about triggering conditions
  • Presidential override clause in Section 2(b) may reduce predictability of succession
Executive Order 13370: Providing an Order of Succession in the Office of Management and Budget · Executive Orders