Government operations and workforce

Executive Order 13284: Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security

President: George W. Bush

Made conforming changes to executive orders and delegations so the newly established Department of Homeland Security could assume transferred functions.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13284 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13284 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13284 do?

The order assigned these duties: Department of Homeland Security, affected executive departments and the Director of OMB — Made conforming changes to executive orders and delegations so the newly established Department of Homeland Security could assume transferred functions.

Checked the conforming amendments made during the Department of Homeland Security transition against the order text. The guide describes transferred statutory references and functions rather than a separate continuing program.

Administration position: The order’s policy rationale is described in its text and administration records. Implementation and legal observations below are based on the cited official sources.
SignedJanuary 23, 2003
IssuerPresident George W. Bush
Lead agencies or officialsDepartment of Homeland Security, affected executive departments and the Director of OMB
Express timingEffective on the DHS transition date; continuing conforming amendments

Before and after

Before the order

The Homeland Security Act had created DHS, but many executive orders still named predecessor departments and officials.

After the order

DHS assumed the transferred responsibilities and later executive orders, statutes and reorganizations updated the resulting delegations.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Department of Homeland Security, affected executive departments and the Director of OMBMade conforming changes to executive orders and delegations so the newly established Department of Homeland Security could assume transferred functions.Effective on the DHS transition date; continuing conforming amendments

What happened next

EO 13284 signed.

March 1, 2003 — DHS began operating with the transferred functions. February 28, 2003 — EO 13286 made further transfer amendments.