Executive Order 13216: Amendment to Executive Order 13125, Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs
President: George W. Bush
Renamed 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.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13216 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13216 was superseded. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13216 do?
The order assigned these duties: President’s Advisory Commission — Continue advising on access to federal programs and quality-of-life issues; Participating executive agencies — Continue supporting the EO 13125 initiative.
Later evidence reviewed September 23, 2026: EO 14031 superseded the earlier AAPI initiative orders. EO 14031 — current successor framework adopted in 2021. This later record documents the stated step; it does not by itself establish every downstream agency action or legal outcome.
Before and after
Before the order
The commission created by EO 13125 was due to terminate two years after that 1999 order.
After the order
The commission continued for two more years. EO 13339 superseded EO 13125 in 2004 with a new business-opportunity initiative; EO 13515 and then EO 14031 later replaced that framework.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| President’s Advisory Commission | Continue advising on access to federal programs and quality-of-life issues | Through June 7, 2003 unless renewed |
| Participating executive agencies | Continue supporting the EO 13125 initiative | During the extension |
| President | Consider renewal or replacement of the advisory structure | Before the new termination date |
What happened next
EO 13216 signed.
EO 13216 renamed the parent order and extended its commission.
The stated extension date arrived.
EO 13339 superseded EO 13125 and created a replacement initiative.
EO 13515 superseded EOs 13125 and 13339.
EO 14031 superseded the earlier AAPI initiative orders.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order extended an advisory and interagency program subject to appropriations, equal-protection requirements and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. It did not create enforceable individual rights. Successor orders replaced the institutional framework rather than carrying EO 13216 forward independently.
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Primary and official sources
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How we checked this
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