Executive Order 13222: Continuation of Export Control Regulations
President: George W. Bush
Declared a national emergency and continued the Export Administration Regulations and related authorities after the Export Administration Act expired, preventing a lapse in export controls.
Status: In effect as amended.
Is Executive Order 13222 still in effect? Yes. Active as amended; emergency continued through August 2027.
What does Executive Order 13222 do?
The order assigned these duties: Commerce Secretary — Continue the export-control system, issue rules and licenses, and enforce the EAR; Other executive agencies — Continue lawful delegations and cooperate in export-control enforcement.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13206 had ended the prior export-control emergency after a temporary statutory renewal, but the Export Administration Act was about to expire again.
After the order
Commerce continued administering the EAR under IEEPA and later under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. EO 13637 amended delegated functions. The emergency remains relevant to specified legacy sanctions authorities and was continued in August 2026 for another year.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce Secretary | Continue the export-control system, issue rules and licenses, and enforce the EAR | From the statutory lapse and ongoing |
| Other executive agencies | Continue lawful delegations and cooperate in export-control enforcement | Ongoing |
| President | Continue the national emergency under the National Emergencies Act | Annually while required |
What happened next
EO 13222 signed.
The Export Administration Act expired and the continued controls operated under the emergency authority.
EO 13637 amended certain export-control delegations.
The Export Control Reform Act supplied permanent statutory authority for the modern EAR while preserving specified legacy sanctions treatment.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act, ECRA, license exceptions, due process and judicial review of particular agency actions constrain implementation. ECRA now supplies central statutory authority, but Congress expressly preserved IEEPA treatment for specified former Export Administration Act sanctions provisions.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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