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George W. Bush's executive orders in 2001

This year has 54 guides in the George W. Bush collection. Existing status summaries note later changes for EO 13198, EO 13199, EO 13201. Open a guide for its sources and current-position review.

2001

EO 13198 · 2001-01-29 · Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith-Based and Community InitiativesActive as amended / agency faith centers continueRequired Justice, Education, Labor, HHS and HUD to create departmental centers, audit barriers facing faith-based and community social-service providers, propose reforms and report their results.

EO 13199 · 2001-01-29 · Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community InitiativesRevoked May 3, 2018 / successor offices later establishedCreated a White House office to coordinate policy, outreach, regulatory review and public-private work involving faith-based and community organizations.

EO 13200 · 2001-02-11 · President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as AmendedCompleted / temporary extension expired; functions reassigned in 2005Extended the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee from February 11 to June 1, 2001 so it could continue advising on federal computing and networking research.

EO 13201 · 2001-02-17 · Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or FeesRevoked January 30, 2009 / implementing rule rescindedRequired covered federal contracts and subcontracts to include a workplace-notice clause describing employees’ rights concerning union membership and the use of compulsory dues or fees.

EO 13202 · 2001-02-17 · Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors’ Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction ProjectsRevoked February 6, 2009 / implementing restrictions withdrawnBarred federal agencies and recipients of covered federal construction assistance from requiring or prohibiting project labor agreements, while leaving contractors free to enter them voluntarily.

EO 13203 · 2001-02-17 · Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management PartnershipsCompleted / mandatory partnership system ended; later forum policies changed separatelyRevoked EO 12871 and a 1999 memorandum, dissolved the National Partnership Council and ended the government-wide requirement that agencies create labor-management partnerships.

EO 13204 · 2001-02-17 · Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain ContractsRevoked January 30, 2009 / later nondisplacement policies used new authorityRevoked EO 12933, ended its right-of-first-refusal policy for workers on successor public-building service contracts and terminated investigations based on that earlier order.

EO 13205 · 2001-03-09 · Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Its Employees Represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal AssociationCompleted May 10, 2001 / settlement reached without a board reportCreated Presidential Emergency Board 235 under the Railway Labor Act to investigate the Northwest Airlines–AMFA mechanics dispute and preserve the status quo while the board worked.

EO 13206 · 2001-04-04 · Termination of Emergency Authority for Certain Export ControlsCompleted / 1994 emergency revoked; later lapse addressed by EO 13222 and statuteRevoked EO 12924 and ended its IEEPA emergency because Congress had temporarily renewed the Export Administration Act, while preserving existing export-control rules, licenses and violations under valid authority.

EO 13207 · 2001-04-05 · Further Amendment to Executive Order 10000, Regulations Governing Additional Compensation and Credit Granted Certain Employees of the Federal Government Serving Outside the United StatesImplemented / nonforeign COLA system later transitioned by statuteAmended EO 10000 to remove separate nonforeign cost-of-living rates for employees with commissary privileges, allow less-than-annual surveys and permit gradual rate reductions, implementing terms of the Caraballo settlement.

EO 13208 · 2001-04-06 · Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors’ Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction ProjectsRevoked with EO 13202 on February 6, 2009Added a case-specific exemption to EO 13202 for construction projects already governed by bid documents, project agreements or labor agreements and already under awarded contracts when EO 13208 was signed.

EO 13209 · 2001-04-30 · Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s StatusSuperseded December 3, 2003 / one-time deadline replacedExtended the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status reporting deadline by three months, from May 1 to August 1, 2001.

EO 13210 · 2001-05-02 · President’s Commission To Strengthen Social SecurityRevoked September 30, 2003 / commission work completedCreated a 16-member bipartisan advisory commission to recommend Social Security changes within six presidential principles, including voluntary personal retirement accounts and no payroll-tax increase.

EO 13211 · 2001-05-18 · Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or UseActive / agencies continue applying the energy-effects reviewRequires executive agencies to prepare and publish a Statement of Energy Effects for regulatory actions that are significant under EO 12866 and likely to have a significant adverse energy effect, or that OIRA designates.

EO 13212 · 2001-05-18 · Actions To Expedite Energy-Related ProjectsActive as amended / continuing permitting policyDirected agencies to expedite lawful reviews and permits for energy production, transmission and conservation projects while maintaining safety, public-health and environmental protections, and created a CEQ-led interagency task force.

EO 13213 · 2001-05-22 · Additional Measures With Respect To Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra LeoneRevoked January 15, 2004 / emergency terminatedExpanded the Sierra Leone conflict-diamond emergency by prohibiting direct and indirect imports of all rough diamonds from Liberia, regardless of origin, and barring evasion and conspiracy.

EO 13214 · 2001-05-28 · President’s Task Force To Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation’s VeteransRevoked September 30, 2003 / task force completedCreated a 15-member advisory task force to recommend better coordination, information sharing, resource use and health-care delivery between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense.

EO 13215 · 2001-05-31 · President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as AmendedCompleted / 2003 extension expired; functions reassigned in 2005Extended the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee to June 1, 2003 and reset member and co-chair terms so the committee could continue advising on federal computing and networking research.

EO 13216 · 2001-06-06 · Amendment to Executive Order 13125, Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal ProgramsSuperseded May 13, 2004 / commission framework replacedRenamed EO 13125 to emphasize opportunity and quality of life and extended its President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through June 7, 2003.

EO 13217 · 2001-06-18 · Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals With DisabilitiesActive but legally disputed / 2026 OLC rejects integration-mandate interpretationDirected six federal agencies, led by HHS, to help states implement Olmstead, review barriers to community-based services, report within 120 days, and enforce Title II of the ADA against unjustified institutionalization.

EO 13218 · 2001-06-20 · 21st Century Workforce InitiativePartly completed / advisory bodies ended; DOL office authority remains on recordCreated an Office of the 21st Century Workforce in the Labor Department and a presidential advisory council to study technological, demographic and economic change, while coordinating an existing training-technology committee.

EO 13219 · 2001-06-26 · Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western BalkansActive as amended and expanded / emergency continued through June 2027Declared a national emergency and blocked property of listed or designated persons connected to extremist violence or obstruction of peace agreements in the Western Balkans.

EO 13220 · 2001-07-02 · Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of BelarusHistorical one-year waiver / later trade treatment governed by annual determinations and statuteWaived the Jackson–Vanik restrictions in sections 402(a) and (b) of the Trade Act for Belarus after the President made the report required for conditional normal trade relations.

EO 13221 · 2001-07-31 · Energy Efficient Standby Power DevicesActive / current FAR still implements the one-watt purchasing ruleDirected executive agencies buying commercial products with standby-power functions to choose models using no more than one watt when practicable and cost-effective, or otherwise the lowest available standby wattage.

EO 13222 · 2001-08-17 · Continuation of Export Control RegulationsActive as amended / emergency continued through August 2027Declared a national emergency and continued the Export Administration Regulations and related authorities after the Export Administration Act expired, preventing a lapse in export controls.

EO 13223 · 2001-09-14 · Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces To Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of TransportationActive as amended / underlying emergency continued through September 2026Invoked statutory reserve-call-up and military-personnel authorities after the September 11 attacks and delegated their use to the Defense and Transportation departments, with Coast Guard functions later transferred to Homeland Security.

EO 13224 · 2001-09-23 · Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support TerrorismActive as amended / Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations remain in forceDeclared a terrorism-related national emergency, blocked property of listed and later-designated persons, prohibited dealings in blocked property, and delegated designation and licensing functions to State and Treasury.

EO 13225 · 2001-09-28 · Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory CommitteesSuperseded September 30, 2003 / listed committee terms completed or were renewed separatelyContinued 15 named federal advisory committees until September 30, 2003 and updated the membership of the President’s Export Council.

EO 13226 · 2001-09-30 · President’s Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyRevoked April 21, 2010 / PCAST re-established under EO 13539Established a presidential science and technology advisory council of up to 25 members, directed it to advise the President and assist the National Science and Technology Council, and assigned administrative support to OSTP.

EO 13227 · 2001-10-02 · President’s Commission on Excellence in Special EducationRevoked September 30, 2003 / commission completed its final reportCreated a nine-member commission to collect evidence and recommend reforms to improve educational outcomes for children with disabilities under federal, state and local programs.

EO 13228 · 2001-10-08 · Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security CouncilActive as amended and partly codified / operational structure has changedCreated the White House Office of Homeland Security and Homeland Security Council to coordinate national strategy, intelligence, preparedness, prevention, protection, response and recovery after the September 11 attacks.

EO 13229 · 2001-10-09 · Amendment to Executive Order 13045, Extending the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to ChildrenImplemented / underlying task force and agency duties continueChanged EO 13045 so the interagency children’s environmental-health task force would exist for six years from October 9, 2001 instead of four years from its first meeting.

EO 13230 · 2001-10-12 · President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic AmericansRevoked October 19, 2010 / successor initiative establishedCreated a 25-member advisory commission and an Education Department initiative to measure and improve Hispanic participation and outcomes in federal education programs.

EO 13231 · 2001-10-16 · Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information AgeRevoked February 12, 2013 / functions moved to later cyber and infrastructure policyEstablished a presidential board to coordinate protection of critical information infrastructure, assigned federal system-security and public-private partnership duties, and continued the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.

EO 13232 · 2001-10-20 · Further Amendment to Executive Order 10789, as Amended, To Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National Defense FunctionsActive amendment / underlying extraordinary contracting authority remains in forceAdded the Health and Human Services Secretary to the agency heads authorized under EO 10789 to use Public Law 85-804 extraordinary contracting powers for national-defense functions.

EO 13233 · 2001-11-01 · Further Implementation of the Presidential Records ActRevoked January 21, 2009 / one provision previously invalidated by courtSet procedures for incumbent and former presidents to review requested presidential records and assert constitutionally based privileges before the National Archives released them.

EO 13234 · 2001-11-09 · Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on TerrorismTemporary task force ended / later preparedness programs continued separatelyCreated an interagency task force to recommend how the public could prepare for terrorist attacks and volunteer in support of state and local health and safety officials.

EO 13235 · 2001-11-16 · National Emergency Construction AuthorityActive while the September 2001 emergency remains in force / statute later narrowedInvoked 10 U.S.C. § 2808 so the Defense Secretary could undertake otherwise unauthorized military construction necessary to support armed-forces use during the post-September 11 national emergency.

EO 13236 · 2001-11-27 · Waiver of Dual Compensation Provisions of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964Active authority / recodified statute and executive-order note remain currentAllowed the CIA Director to waive retirement-annuity reductions for a retiree temporarily re-employed during a life-or-property emergency or other unusual circumstances, without allowing new retirement credit for that service.

EO 13237 · 2001-11-28 · Creation of the President’s Council on BioethicsRevoked November 24, 2009 / successor commission later completed its workCreated an 18-member presidential council to study and explain ethical questions arising from biomedical and behavioral science, including stem cells, cloning, genetics, neuroscience, assisted reproduction and end-of-life care.

EO 13238 · 2001-12-05 · Closing of Federal Government Executive Departments and Agencies on Monday, December 24, 2001Implemented / one-day closure completedClosed most executive-branch departments and agencies on December 24, 2001 and excused employees from duty, while allowing agency heads to keep essential offices and staff working for national-security, defense or other public reasons.

EO 13239 · 2001-12-12 · Designation of Afghanistan and the Airspace Above as a Combat ZoneActive tax designation / no termination date has been issuedDesignated Afghanistan and its airspace as a combat zone for federal tax purposes, effective from September 19, 2001, so qualifying service could receive the Internal Revenue Code’s combat-zone treatment.

EO 13240 · 2001-12-18 · Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against CorruptionActive as amended / United States remains a GRECO memberDesignated the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption, known as GRECO, as a public international organization entitled to the privileges, exemptions and immunities available under the International Organizations Immunities Act.

EO 13241 · 2001-12-18 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of AgricultureRevoked May 13, 2010 / successor order establishedSet a ten-office line of succession to act as Agriculture Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary had died, resigned or become unable to serve, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.

EO 13242 · 2001-12-18 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of CommerceRevoked May 21, 2012 / successor order establishedSet an eight-office line of succession to act as Commerce Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.

EO 13243 · 2001-12-18 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentActive as amended / agency delegations may supplement the presidential sequenceSet a nine-office line of succession to act as Housing and Urban Development Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.

EO 13244 · 2001-12-18 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the InteriorRevoked April 14, 2020 / successor order establishedSet a six-office line of succession to act as Interior Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.

EO 13245 · 2001-12-18 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of LaborRevoked December 23, 2016 / successor order establishedSet a twelve-office line of succession to act as Labor Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.

EO 13246 · 2001-12-18 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the TreasuryRevoked August 12, 2016 / successor order establishedSet a line of succession among Treasury under secretaries, the General Counsel, deputy under secretaries and Senate-confirmed assistant secretaries when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable.

EO 13247 · 2001-12-18 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Veterans AffairsRevoked August 12, 2016 / successor order establishedSet an eight-office line of succession to act as Veterans Affairs Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.

EO 13248 · 2001-12-20 · Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between United Airlines, Inc., and its Mechanics and Related Employees Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace WorkersCompleted / board reported and agreement was ratifiedCreated a three-member Presidential Emergency Board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate the unresolved United Airlines mechanics dispute, report within 30 days and preserve the status quo through a second 30-day cooling-off period.

EO 13249 · 2001-12-28 · Adjustments of Certain Rates of PaySuperseded December 31, 2002 / 2002 schedules completedSet the 2002 pay schedules for the General Schedule, Foreign Service, Veterans Health Administration, Senior Executive Service, Executive Schedule, Vice President and Congress, federal judges, uniformed services and administrative law judges, including locality pay.

EO 13250 · 2001-12-28 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human ServicesRevoked February 15, 2008 / successor order establishedPlaced Senate-confirmed HHS assistant secretaries, the General Counsel and other Senate-confirmed HHS officers in an oath-date succession sequence after both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary became unavailable.

EO 13251 · 2001-12-28 · Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of StateActive as amended / State continuity rules still cite the orderEstablished a broad succession sequence for Secretary of State, beginning with the Deputy Secretaries and under secretaries and extending through specified UN representatives, ambassadors, counselors and other chiefs of mission.