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EO 131421999-11-19Clinton

Amendment To Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information

This executive order amends Executive Order 12958 to extend automatic declassification deadlines for classified national security records over 25 years old, creating staggered timelines (6.5 years, 8 years, and 25 years from information origin) based on record complexity and sensitivity. It also formally establishes the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) within the National Archives and Records Administration, granting it binding directive authority and on-site review powers over agency classification programs.

EO 131391999-09-30Clinton

Improving Health Protection of Military Personnel Participating in Particular Military Operations

This executive order establishes procedures for administering investigational drugs to military personnel during particular military operations when FDA-approved alternatives are unavailable. It creates a detailed waiver process for informed consent requirements under 10 U.S.C. 1107(f), requiring presidential approval, FDA consultation, ongoing monitoring, and congressional notification.

EO 131301999-07-14Clinton

National Infrastructure Assurance Council

This executive order establishes the National Infrastructure Assurance Council (NIAC), a 30-member advisory body of private sector and state/local government experts to coordinate public-private efforts protecting critical infrastructure. The council advises on risk assessments, information sharing centers, and reports to the President through the National Security Advisor for a two-year term.

Memo1999-03-23Clinton

Delegation of Authority Under Section 577 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as Enacted in Public Law 105-277)

President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of State the authority under Section 577 of the 1999 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, which governs enterprise funds established by the SEED Act and FREEDOM Support Act for East European and former Soviet states. The delegation requires consultation with the National Security Advisor and OMB Director, and permits redelegation consistent with applicable law.

EO 131071998-12-10Clinton

Implementation of Human Rights Treaties

This executive order establishes a framework for the U.S. government to implement its obligations under international human rights treaties including the ICCPR, Convention Against Torture, and CERD. It creates an Interagency Working Group chaired by the National Security Council designee to coordinate treaty compliance, report preparation, complaint responses, and annual reviews of reservations and practices across all executive agencies.

EO 130851998-05-26Clinton

Establishment of the Enrichment Oversight Committee

This executive order establishes the Enrichment Oversight Committee (EOC) to monitor and coordinate U.S. government efforts related to the privatized United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC). The EOC oversees implementation of the U.S.-Russia Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement, monitors foreign ownership restrictions, collects intelligence and proprietary business information, and coordinates with multiple agencies including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

EO 130101996-07-15Clinton

Critical Infrastructure Protection

This executive order establishes the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection to study vulnerabilities in systems like telecommunications, power, banking, and emergency services, and creates an interim Infrastructure Protection Task Force within the FBI to coordinate threat response until the Commission completes its work. It mandates public-private collaboration to assess physical and cyber threats and develop a national protection strategy.

EO 129921996-03-15Clinton

President's Council on Counter-Narcotics

This executive order establishes the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics, a high-level interagency body chaired by the President and comprising cabinet secretaries, intelligence directors, and senior White House officials. The Council meets quarterly to advise the President on national drug control strategy, coordinate implementation across agencies, and link drug policy to national security priorities, while preserving the Director of National Drug Control Policy as the senior drug policy official.

EO 129771995-10-19Clinton

Interagency Security Committee

This executive order creates a permanent Interagency Security Committee (ISC) chaired by the GSA Administrator to set government-wide security policies and standards for federal civilian facilities. It mandates cooperation from all executive agencies and authorizes the committee to develop security standards, share intelligence, assess technology, and maintain a centralized database of federal facilities.

EO 129681995-08-02Clinton

Access to Classified Information

Executive Order 12968 establishes a uniform federal personnel security program governing access to classified information. It sets eligibility standards requiring background investigations, need-to-know determinations, and nondisclosure agreements; mandates financial disclosure for certain sensitive positions; creates reciprocal acceptance of security clearances across agencies; and provides procedural protections for employees denied or revoked access, while explicitly prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in clearance decisions.

EO 129581995-04-17Clinton

Classified National Security Information

This executive order establishes a comprehensive uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information across the federal government. It creates automatic declassification timelines (generally 10 years for original classification, 25 years for historically valuable records), establishes new oversight bodies, and mandates training and procedural requirements for officials with classification authority. The order significantly expands transparency by requiring declassification instructions on all classified documents and creating mechanisms for public challenge of classification decisions.

EO 129461995-01-20Clinton

President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy

This executive order establishes a five-member presidential advisory board within the Department of Defense to advise on conventional arms transfer policy and arms proliferation issues. The board operates with classified exemptions from normal public meeting requirements and terminates 30 days after its final report is submitted to Congress.

EO 129191994-06-03Clinton

National Defense Industrial Resources Preparedness

This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to cabinet secretaries and agency heads for national defense industrial resource preparedness. It establishes frameworks for priorities and allocations of materials and services, expansion of productive capacity through loans and guarantees, labor supply management, and defense industrial base information systems, while revoking and consolidating eleven prior executive orders.

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