EO 13615
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Listed OMB officials who could act as Director when both the Director and Deputy Director were unavailable.
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EO 13614
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Set a sixteen-position sequence for an acting EPA Administrator during a vacancy or inability.
EO 13613
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Established which Commerce officials may act as Secretary when the Secretary and Deputy are unavailable.
EO 13612
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Listed USDA officials who could act as Secretary when the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable.
EO 13611
Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Authorized asset freezes and entry restrictions against people obstructing Yemen’s political transition or threatening stability.
EO 13610
Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Required agencies to prioritize and publicly report reforms to outdated, ineffective or excessively burdensome rules.
EO 13609
Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Directed agencies to consider compatible regulatory approaches with trading partners while protecting US safeguards.
EO 13608
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Foreign Sanctions Evaders With Respect to Iran and Syria
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Authorized transaction bans and entry restrictions against foreign people who evade US sanctions on Iran or Syria.
EO 13607
Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Set transparency, recruiting, accreditation and student-support standards for schools receiving military or veterans’ education funds.
EO 13606
Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons With Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Authorized asset freezes and entry restrictions for people enabling grave human-rights abuses through information technology.
EO 13605
Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a White House-led working group to coordinate federal policy on hydraulic fracturing and unconventional gas.
EO 13604
Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created interagency plans, metrics and a public dashboard to speed infrastructure permitting while improving outcomes.
EO 13603
National Defense Resources Preparedness
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Assigned federal officials responsibility for industrial priorities, allocations, preparedness and emergency resource coordination.
EO 13602
Establishing a White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a White House council to coordinate federal technical assistance for locally led economic strategies.
EO 13601
Establishment of the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a USTR-led center pooling agency lawyers, analysts and language expertise for trade enforcement.
EO 13600
Establishing the President's Global Development Council
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created an outside advisory council at USAID to advise the President on global development policy.
EO 13599
Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian Financial Institutions
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Required US persons to freeze property of Iran’s government, central bank and Iranian financial institutions.
EO 13598
Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Promotion and Appointment Actions in the Armed Forces
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Assigned several narrow officer-promotion and Marine Band appointment functions to the Defense Secretary.
EO 13597
Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force On Travel and Competitiveness
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Set short-term visa-processing goals and created a cabinet task force to develop a national travel strategy.
EO 13596
Amendments to Executive Orders 12131 and 13539
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Changed the membership and administration of the President’s Export Council and PCAST.
EO 13595
Instituting a National Action Plan On Women, Peace, And Security
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Directed agencies to integrate women’s participation and protection into conflict and national-security policy.
EO 13594
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Set 2012 military pay and selected federal executive, judicial and locality-pay schedules.
EO 13593
2011 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Updated court-martial procedure, evidence rules and punitive provisions for the armed forces.
EO 13592
Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created an Education Department initiative and interagency working group for Native students and tribal colleges.
EO 13591
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Extended two advisory bodies and adjusted the terms or administration of several others.
EO 13590
Authorizing the Imposition of Certain Sanctions With Respect to the Provision of Goods, Services, Technology, or Support for Iran's Energy and Petrochemical Sectors
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Authorized sanctions on foreign firms supporting Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors.
EO 13589
Promoting Efficient Spending
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Directed agencies to curb travel, conferences, printing, vehicles and other administrative spending.
EO 13588
Reducing Prescription Drug Shortages
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Directed FDA to press manufacturers for early shortage notices expedite reviews and examine enforcement discretion.
EO 13587
Structural Reforms To Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created senior oversight and a national task force to prevent insider threats while preserving responsible information sharing.
EO 13586
Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a five-member emergency board and temporary cooling-off period in a national freight-rail bargaining dispute.
EO 13585
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Continued fourteen presidential advisory committees through September 2013 and adjusted several committee rules.
EO 13584
Developing an Integrated Strategic Counterterrorism Communications Initiative and Establishing a Temporary Organization to Support Certain Government-wide Communications Activities Directed Abroad
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a State Department center to coordinate US communications to foreign audiences against terrorist propaganda.
EO 13583
Establishing a Coordinated Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Required OPM and agencies to develop strategic plans for a more diverse and inclusive federal workforce.
EO 13582
Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Syria
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Blocked the Syrian government and broadly prohibited US investment services petroleum imports and related dealings.
EO 13581
Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Authorized asset freezes against significant transnational criminal organizations and their supporters.
EO 13580
Interagency Working Group on Coordination of Domestic Energy Development and Permitting in Alaska
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a deputy-level working group to coordinate federal permitting and science for Alaska energy projects.
EO 13579
Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Asked independent regulatory agencies to follow cost-benefit retrospective-review and public-participation principles.
EO 13578
Coordinating Policies on Automotive Communities and Workers
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Moved automotive-community recovery coordination to the Labor Secretary and revoked the earlier White House council.
EO 13577
Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a federal initiative to attract retain and facilitate business investment in US communities.
EO 13576
Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Launched a waste-reduction campaign and a board to spread Recovery Act spending-data and fraud-detection practices.
EO 13575
Establishment of the White House Rural Council
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Created a Cabinet-level council to coordinate federal programs and policy affecting rural communities.
EO 13574
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as Amended
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Delegated implementation of menu-based Iran Sanctions Act penalties to Treasury and State.
EO 13573
Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Blocked property of named and designated senior Syrian officials during the government’s violent 2011 response.
EO 13572
Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Authorized asset freezes against Syrian officials and supporters responsible for human-rights abuses during the 2011 crackdown.
EO 13571
Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Required agencies to publish customer-service plans simplify delivery use technology and obtain public feedback.
EO 13570
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Prohibited importing North Korean goods services and technology unless Treasury authorizes the transaction.
EO 13569
Amendments to Executive Orders 12824, 12835, 12859, and 13532, Reestablishment Pursuant to Executive Order 13498, and Revocation of Executive Order 13507
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Made targeted corrections to medals policy councils and HBCU rules reestablished an advisory council and closed the Health Reform Office.
EO 13568
Extending Provisions of the International Organizations Immunities Act to the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Civilian Office in Kosovo
Barack Obama · 2009–2017
Granted two international civilian oversight offices specified privileges exemptions and immunities under US law.