Executive Order 13225: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
President: George W. Bush
Continued 15 named federal advisory committees until September 30, 2003 and updated the membership of the President’s Export Council.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13225 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13225 was superseded. See Federal Register record. EO 13316 superseded this order.
What does Executive Order 13225 do?
The order assigned these duties: Sponsoring departments — Continue supporting each listed advisory committee under its existing charter and authority; Listed advisory committees — Continue their existing advisory functions.
Before and after
Before the order
The listed committees would otherwise have terminated under FACA-related duration provisions or earlier executive orders.
After the order
The committees continued through the two-year period. EO 13316 then superseded EO 13225, renewed a revised list through 2005, revoked completed bodies and further updated the Export Council.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsoring departments | Continue supporting each listed advisory committee under its existing charter and authority | Through September 30, 2003 |
| Listed advisory committees | Continue their existing advisory functions | Through the continuation date unless otherwise changed |
| President’s Export Council and Commerce Department | Operate with the amended executive-agency membership | From the order’s effective date |
| General Services Administration | Administer applicable FACA requirements | During each committee’s continued term |
What happened next
EO 13225 signed.
The order continued 15 committees and amended Export Council membership.
EO 13316 superseded EO 13225 and supplied the next continuation list.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The order preserved advisory bodies; it did not give them regulatory or appropriations authority. FACA, committee charters and the sponsoring agencies’ statutes governed their operations. No order-specific court judgment was located.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
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