George W. Bush's executive orders in 2002

This year has 31 guides in the George W. Bush collection. Existing status summaries note later changes for EO 13253, EO 13254, EO 13255. Open a guide for its sources and current-position review.

2002

EO 13252 · 2002-01-07 · Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations ProgramActive as part of EO 12171 framework / later exclusions addedExcluded five Justice Department components—United States Attorneys’ Offices, the Criminal Division, INTERPOL–U.S. National Central Bureau, the National Drug Intelligence Center and the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review—from chapter 71 federal-sector collective-bargaining coverage.

EO 13253 · 2002-01-16 · Amendment to Executive Order 13223, 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 2001 emergency continued through September 2027Added a delegation allowing the Transportation Secretary, then responsible for the Coast Guard outside Navy service, to exercise specified reserve, retired-member, enlistment, promotion and administration authorities invoked under EO 13223.

EO 13254 · 2002-01-29 · Establishing the USA Freedom CorpsNot expressly revoked / Bush-era White House initiative no longer operatesCreated the USA Freedom Corps as an interagency service initiative, a presidential council and a White House office to coordinate volunteering, national service, emergency preparedness and international service opportunities.

EO 13255 · 2002-02-06 · Amendment to Executive Order 13227, President’s Commission on Excellence in Special EducationCompleted / report delivered and commission terminatedMoved the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education report deadline from April 30 to July 1, 2002, leaving the commission’s study duties and post-report termination rule unchanged.

EO 13256 · 2002-02-12 · President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesRevoked February 26, 2010 / successor frameworks continueCreated an Education Department advisory board and required designated agencies to prepare annual plans, goals and performance reports intended to increase HBCU participation in federal programs, while directing an integrated federal plan and private-sector strategy.

EO 13257 · 2002-02-13 · President’s Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in PersonsActive as amended / statutory task force continuesEstablished the cabinet-level interagency task force required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, chaired by the Secretary of State, to coordinate federal anti-trafficking work, evaluate progress, support annual country reports, organize data and recommend policy.

EO 13258 · 2002-02-26 · Amending Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and ReviewRevoked January 30, 2009 / underlying EO 12866 remains active as separately amendedRemoved the Vice President from specified regulatory-review duties under EO 12866, reassigned several references to the OIRA Director or White House Chief of Staff and updated the regulatory working group’s membership.

EO 13259 · 2002-03-19 · Designation of Public International Organizations for Purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977Active / designation remains reproduced with the current FCPA provisionsDesignated the European Union, its listed institutions and instrumentalities, and Europol as public international organizations for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, bringing their officers, employees and representatives within the Act’s relevant foreign-official definitions.

EO 13260 · 2002-03-19 · Establishing the President’s Homeland Security Advisory Council and Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland SecurityRevoked effective March 31, 2003 / DHS advisory council continued under statutory authorityCreated a presidential homeland-security advisory council of up to 21 appointed members plus ex officio members, and four senior advisory committees, to advise on terrorism prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and intergovernmental coordination.

EO 13261 · 2002-03-19 · Providing an Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on SuccessionRevoked May 21, 2012 / later EPA succession orders governSet an EPA Administrator succession sequence below the Deputy Administrator and amended nine recent department succession orders so an official serving only in an acting capacity could not advance through the presidential sequence.

EO 13262 · 2002-04-11 · 2002 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United StatesImplemented May 15, 2002 / incorporated into later Manual editionsAmended the Manual for Courts-Martial to implement statutory changes and revise military trial, evidence, sentencing, record and review rules, including special-court-martial punishment limits and life without parole.

EO 13263 · 2002-04-29 · President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental HealthCompleted / final report delivered; order revoked September 17, 2003Created a temporary presidential commission to study the public and private mental-health service system and recommend improvements in access, coordination, community integration, recovery-focused care and use of existing resources.

EO 13264 · 2002-06-04 · Amendment to Executive Order 13180, Air Traffic Performance-Based OrganizationImplemented / underlying Air Traffic Organization continuesRemoved language describing the FAA air-traffic function as inherently governmental and replaced EO 13180’s general review clause with a no-private-right provision, without changing the performance-based organization’s operational mission.

EO 13265 · 2002-06-06 · President’s Council on Physical Fitness and SportsActive as amended / council continued through September 2027Created a presidential advisory council within HHS to promote physical activity and sports participation, advise the President and HHS Secretary, coordinate public-private work and improve public information and program opportunities.

EO 13266 · 2002-06-20 · Activities To Promote Personal FitnessActive / no express revocation located; continuing federal wellness guidance cites the orderDirected eight departments and the Office of National Drug Control Policy to review fitness-related policies and report proposed actions within 90 days, and created an HHS-chaired interagency working group to coordinate physical activity, nutrition, screening and healthy-choice initiatives.

EO 13267 · 2002-06-20 · Establishing a Transition Planning Office for the Department of Homeland Security Within the Office of Management and BudgetCompleted / office and order terminated in February 2003Created a temporary OMB office to coordinate executive-branch planning for the proposed Department of Homeland Security, assist congressional work on authorizing legislation and organize personnel, funding and administrative support for the transition.

EO 13268 · 2002-07-02 · Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Taliban and Amendment of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001Active as an amendment to EO 13224 / separate Taliban emergency endedRevoked EO 13129 and ended its Taliban-specific national emergency, while adding the Taliban and Mohammed Omar to EO 13224’s counter-terrorism sanctions annex and authorizing the State Secretary to update the Taliban’s aliases.

EO 13269 · 2002-07-03 · Expedited Naturalization of Aliens and Noncitizen Nationals Serving in an Active-Duty Status During the War on TerrorismActive / designated hostilities period has not been terminatedDesignated the period beginning September 11, 2001 as one in which the armed forces were engaged in armed conflict with a hostile foreign force, allowing qualifying service members to use the expedited naturalization rules in INA section 329.

EO 13270 · 2002-07-03 · Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesRevoked December 2, 2011 / successor Native education initiatives continueCreated a Department of Education White House Initiative and presidential advisory board for tribal colleges, required participating agencies to prepare three-year plans and annual performance reports, and revoked EO 13021.

EO 13271 · 2002-07-09 · Establishment of the Corporate Fraud Task ForceTerminated November 17, 2009 / replaced by Financial Fraud Enforcement Task ForceDirected the Attorney General to establish a Justice Department-led task force to coordinate significant corporate and financial-fraud investigations, prosecutions, asset recovery, intergovernmental cooperation and policy recommendations.

EO 13272 · 2002-08-13 · Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency RulemakingActive / still used in agency rulemaking and SBA oversightRequired agencies to adopt procedures for considering effects of draft rules on small entities, notify and respond to the SBA Office of Advocacy in specified cases, and required Advocacy to train agencies and report annually to OMB.

EO 13273 · 2002-08-21 · Further Amending Executive Order 10173, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United StatesActive within 33 CFR part 6 / regulations further amended in 2024Updated federal port-security regulations by defining Coast Guard Area Commander and confirming that Captains of the Port, District and Area Commanders, the Commandant and designated Coast Guard personnel may exercise the enforcement powers in 33 CFR part 6.

EO 13274 · 2002-09-18 · Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project ReviewsChanged and superseded in practice / no express revocation locatedDirected agencies to expedite environmentally responsible reviews of high-priority transportation projects, created a Transportation-led interagency task force, and required annual reports on project results and streamlining lessons.

EO 13275 · 2002-10-07 · Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United StatesCompleted / board reported and the dispute settled in 2002Created a Taft-Hartley Board of Inquiry to investigate the Pacific Coast port lockout between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and maritime employers and report to the President by October 8, 2002.

EO 13276 · 2002-11-15 · Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning Undocumented Aliens Interdicted or Intercepted in the Caribbean RegionActive as amended / Homeland Security now holds the former Attorney General dutiesAssigned custody, screening, protection, resettlement, diplomatic and emergency-support responsibilities for undocumented migrants intercepted in the Caribbean, including possible use of facilities at Guantanamo Bay.

EO 13277 · 2002-11-19 · Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Act of 2002Changed and partly spent / amended in 2004; 2002 negotiating authority expiredDelegated most presidential functions under the Trade Act of 2002’s trade-promotion and Andean-trade divisions to USTR and specified cabinet officials, while reserving identified negotiating, proclamation and congressional-submission decisions to the President.

EO 13278 · 2002-12-11 · President's Commission on the United States Postal ServiceActive study completed / recommendations informed later postal legislationCreated a presidential commission to examine the Postal Service’s finances, governance, universal service and long-term viability.

EO 13279 · 2002-12-12 · Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community OrganizationsActive as amended / later faith-based rules and offices continueDirected agencies to ensure faith-based and community organizations could compete for federally funded social-service programs on equal terms while preserving beneficiary protections.

EO 13280 · 2002-12-12 · Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International Development With Respect to Faith-Based and Community InitiativesActive as amended / successor agency faith centers continueAssigned Agriculture and USAID specific responsibilities for faith-based and community initiatives and required coordination with the wider federal network.

EO 13281 · 2002-12-19 · Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2002Completed / one-day administrative closureClosed executive departments and agencies for a half day on December 24, 2002, while allowing agency heads to retain essential operations and staff.

EO 13282 · 2002-12-31 · Adjustments of Certain Rates of PayCompleted / superseded by later annual pay ordersAdjusted specified federal civilian and uniformed-service pay rates for 2003 under the statutory compensation framework.