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Executive Order 13683

Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13653, and 13673

This executive order makes three technical amendments to existing orders: (1) updates formatting rules for executive orders and proclamations and assigns trade proclamation preparation to the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) adjusts membership of the Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience by making the OMB Director a co-chair rather than a member; and (3) corrects a statutory citation in the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order regarding Vietnam Era veterans' assistance acts.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 75041

Impact dates

  1. Commemorative proclamations submitted at least 60 days before specified observance

Key directives

  • USTR shall prepare trade proclamations under Trade Act of 1974 or other trade law and submit to Attorney General for form and legality review
  • Commemorative proclamations must be submitted to OMB Director or designated EOP office at least 60 days before specified observance
  • OMB Director made co-chair of Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience (removed as regular member)
  • Co-Chairs may designate Steering Committee subset and establish/recharter working groups
  • Correct statutory citation from 'Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972' to include 'and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974'

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • EO 11030 amendments take effect (formatting change, new trade proclamation process, commemorative proclamation 60-day rule)
  • EO 13653 membership restructuring takes effect
  • EO 13673 statutory citation correction takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Agencies adjust to new commemorative proclamation submission timeline (60 days before observance)
  • USTR and Attorney General establish trade proclamation coordination workflow
  • Climate Council implements new steering committee and working group structure

Long term

  • Incremental institutionalization of trade proclamation process separate from standard executive order procedures
  • Potential lasting structural change to climate adaptation governance with OMB Director as co-chair

Risks & tensions

  • 60-day commemorative proclamation rule may create administrative friction for time-sensitive observances
  • Trade proclamation bypass of standard Section 2 procedures centralizes trade policy control with USTR-Attorney General channel, reducing interagency visibility
  • OMB Director elevation to co-chair of Climate Council may shift priorities toward budgetary considerations over substantive adaptation policy; text is vague on implications
  • Minimal substantive policy change—primarily procedural and technical
Executive Order 13683: Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13653, and 13673 · Executive Orders