Defense and national security

Executive Order 13301: Increasing the Number of Members on the Intelligence Oversight Board

President: George W. Bush

Expanded the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board to improve review of intelligence activities and possible violations of law.

Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13301 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13301 was superseded. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13301 do?

The order assigned these duties: President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Intelligence Oversight Board and intelligence agencies — Expanded the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board to improve review of intelligence activities and possible violations of law.

Checked the Intelligence Oversight Board membership change and later oversight framework. The order enlarged the board; later organizational changes are described separately from the original amendment.

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.
SignedMay 14, 2003
IssuerPresident George W. Bush
Lead agencies or officialsPresident’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Intelligence Oversight Board and intelligence agencies
Express timingImmediate appointment authority; continuing reporting to the President

Before and after

Before the order

The board’s membership and capacity were limited under EO 12334 and subsequent amendments.

After the order

The expanded board reviewed intelligence oversight matters and reported to the President; later orders reorganized the board within the intelligence-advisory structure.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Intelligence Oversight Board and intelligence agenciesExpanded the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board to improve review of intelligence activities and possible violations of law.Immediate appointment authority; continuing reporting to the President

What happened next

EO 13301 signed.

2008 — EO 13462 further reorganized the Intelligence Oversight Board and related advisory structures.