George W. Bush's executive orders in 2003

This year has 41 guides in the George W. Bush collection. Existing status summaries note later changes for EO 13283, EO 13284, EO 13285. Open a guide for its sources and current-position review.

2003

EO 13283 · 2003-01-21 · Establishing the Office of Global CommunicationsSuperseded / communications functions later reorganizedCreated a White House Office of Global Communications to coordinate international public information and counter disinformation about United States policy.

EO 13284 · 2003-01-23 · Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the Department of Homeland SecurityImplemented / DHS transfer completed and later authorities superseded itMade conforming changes to executive orders and delegations so the newly established Department of Homeland Security could assume transferred functions.

EO 13285 · 2003-01-29 · President's Council on Service and Civic ParticipationSuperseded / council framework later amended and replacedCreated a presidential council to promote volunteering, national service and civic participation and to coordinate public and private service initiatives.

EO 13286 · 2003-02-28 · Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland SecurityImplemented / transferred functions remain in successor delegationsTransferred and updated presidential functions across executive orders to reflect the Secretary of Homeland Security’s new statutory responsibilities.

EO 13287 · 2003-03-03 · Preserve AmericaActive as amended / preservation program continuesDirected federal agencies to strengthen historic-property stewardship, support heritage tourism and improve public access to information about historic resources.

EO 13288 · 2003-03-06 · Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in ZimbabweSuperseded / Zimbabwe sanctions continued under later ordersBlocked property and prohibited transactions involving persons designated for undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.

EO 13289 · 2003-03-12 · Establishing the Global War on Terrorism MedalsImplemented / medals remain part of military-awards administrationEstablished the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals for qualifying service in support of counterterrorism operations.

EO 13290 · 2003-03-20 · Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi PropertySuperseded / Iraqi property protections later replacedDirected the seizure and vesting in the United States of specified Iraqi government property and prohibited transactions involving that property.

EO 13291 · 2003-03-21 · Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of PayCompleted / superseded by later annual pay ordersAdjusted specified federal civilian and uniformed-service pay rates under the statutory pay-setting framework.

EO 13292 · 2003-03-25 · Further amendment to Executive Order 12958, as amended, classified national security informationRevoked December 29, 2009 / classification rules replaced by EO 13526Amended the national-security classification system, including classification authority, derivative classification, declassification and access rules.

EO 13293 · 2003-03-28 · Amendment to Executive Order 10448, Establishing the National Defense Service MedalImplemented / award eligibility administered by DefenseUpdated the National Defense Service Medal’s eligibility rules to cover service during the post-September 11 national-emergency period.

EO 13294 · 2003-03-28 · Regulations Relating to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay, Aviation Career Incentive Pay, and Submarine Duty Incentive PayActive within amended pay regulationsUpdated authorities and regulations governing hazardous-duty, aviation-career and submarine-duty incentive pay for eligible uniformed personnel.

EO 13295 · 2003-04-04 · Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable DiseasesActive as amended / current quarantine authorityRevised the list of diseases for which federal quarantine and isolation authority may be used under the Public Health Service Act.

EO 13296 · 2003-04-18 · Amendments to Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety RisksActive as amended / children’s environmental-health review continuesUpdated the interagency process for identifying and addressing environmental health and safety risks to children.

EO 13297 · 2003-04-23 · Applying the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000 to Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Foreign Service Pension System, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability SystemImplemented / compensation authority administered under statuteApplied statutory physicians-comparability-allowance changes to eligible Foreign Service and CIA retirement-system participants.

EO 13298 · 2003-05-06 · Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Actions and Policies of UNITA and Revocation of Related Executive OrdersEnded May 6, 2003 / emergency and related orders revokedEnded the national emergency concerning UNITA’s conduct in Angola and revoked the related executive orders and sanctions framework.

EO 13299 · 2003-05-08 · Interagency Group on Insular AreasSuperseded / interagency coordination later reorganizedEstablished an interagency group to coordinate federal policy affecting U.S. territories and freely associated states.

EO 13300 · 2003-05-09 · Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Federal CourtsImplemented / administrative court functions continue under statuteDelegated and clarified executive functions needed to administer federal-court facilities, services and related justice programs.

EO 13301 · 2003-05-14 · Increasing the Number of Members on the Intelligence Oversight BoardSuperseded / oversight-board structure later revisedExpanded the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board to improve review of intelligence activities and possible violations of law.

EO 13302 · 2003-05-15 · Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related ProjectsSuperseded / project-review framework later replacedAmended EO 13212 to clarify agency coordination and reporting for expedited energy-related projects.

EO 13303 · 2003-05-22 · Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interestUnderlying Iraq stabilization emergency continued in May 2026Protected the Development Fund for Iraq and specified Iraqi petroleum proceeds from attachment and other judicial process under the declared stabilization emergency.

EO 13304 · 2003-05-28 · Termination of National Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of Jun 26, 2001Earlier emergencies terminated; separate Western Balkans emergency continuedEnded two former Yugoslavia national emergencies while modifying the separate EO 13219 Western Balkans sanctions framework.

EO 13305 · 2003-05-28 · Extension of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology2005 order continued PCAST and assigned the PITAC roleExtended two advisory bodies by changing sunset dates in their founding orders.

EO 13306 · 2003-05-28 · Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot AwardAward established / no later grant verified in the official records checkedEstablished a presidential award in Bob Hope's name for civilians or organizations devoted to U.S. armed forces personnel; an award is discretionary, not annual or automatic.

EO 13307 · 2003-05-29 · European Central BankDesignation recorded in the U.S. CodeExtended International Organizations Immunities Act privileges to the European Central Bank.

EO 13308 · 2003-06-20 · Further Amendment to Executive Order 12580, as Amended, Superfund ImplementationSuperfund delegations reflected in later USDA regulationAssigned CERCLA Superfund and brownfields decisions among EPA and federal agency heads.

EO 13309 · 2003-07-25 · Amendments to Executive Order 12994, and renaming the President's Committee on Mental Retardation as the President's Committee for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesCommittee renamed; later continuations changed its deadlineRenamed the presidential committee for people with intellectual disabilities and enlarged its agency membership.

EO 13310 · 2003-07-28 · Blocking Property of the Government of Burma and Prohibiting Certain TransactionsRevoked by the 2016 Burma emergency terminationBlocked specified property of Burma's government and prohibited identified transactions under a Burma-related national emergency.

EO 13311 · 2003-07-29 · Homeland Security Information SharingAmended by EO 13388 in 2005Directed homeland-security information-sharing arrangements among federal agencies while protecting information under applicable law.

EO 13312 · 2003-07-29 · Implementing the Clean Diamond Trade ActParticipant-list implementation documented in 2021Assigned federal responsibilities for implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act and Kimberley Process controls on rough diamonds.

EO 13313 · 2003-07-31 · Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting FunctionsDelegated reports documented in congressional recordsAssigned specified recurring reports to Congress to Cabinet secretaries and other officials.

EO 13314 · 2003-08-08 · Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to TurkmenistanTurkmenistan waiver subsequently continuedWaived specified Jackson–Vanik Trade Act restrictions for Turkmenistan after a report to Congress.

EO 13315 · 2003-08-13 · Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi Regime, Its Senior Officials and Their Family Members, and Taking Certain Other ActionsCited in the continuing Iraq stabilization emergencyBlocked property of the former Iraqi regime, senior officials and family members and expanded the Iraq stabilization emergency.

EO 13316 · 2003-09-17 · Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory CommitteesContinuation provisions superseded by EO 13385Extended the terms of specified federal advisory committees and adjusted provisions governing their continuation.

EO 13317 · 2003-09-25 · Volunteers for ProsperityVolunteer framework later amendedDirected several agencies to organize skilled overseas volunteer opportunities tied to U.S. prosperity initiatives.

EO 13318 · 2003-11-21 · Presidential Management Fellows ProgramRevoked on July 10, 2012 under EO 13562Established the Presidential Management Fellows recruitment and development program for advanced-degree graduates in federal service.

EO 13319 · 2003-12-03 · Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's StatusPuerto Rico task force later amended againChanged the membership and report schedule of the presidential task force on Puerto Rico’s status.

EO 13320 · 2003-12-09 · Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, Dec 26, 2003One-day closure completed on December 26, 2003Closed most executive branch offices for the Friday after Christmas in 2003, with public-need exceptions.

EO 13321 · 2003-12-17 · Appointments During National EmergencyEmergency appointments authority invoked under statuteMade the military emergency appointments authority in 10 U.S.C. 603 available to the Defense Secretary.

EO 13322 · 2003-12-30 · Adjustments of Certain Rates of PaySuperseded by EO 13332 on March 3, 2004Set an initial 1.5% General Schedule base adjustment for January 2004, with roughly 0.5% of payroll for locality changes; EO 13332 later superseded it.

EO 13323 · 2003-12-30 · Assignment of Functions Relating to Arrivals in and Departures From the United StatesDelegations cited in later DHS regulationAssigned arrival and departure control functions between Homeland Security and State.