Executive Order 13305: Extension of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
President: George W. Bush
Extended two advisory bodies by changing sunset dates in their founding orders.
Status: Completed/expired. Sources: EO 13305 · EO 13385 · Official NITRD PITAC archive.
Is Executive Order 13305 still in effect? No. Its time-limited extensions ended on June 1, 2005, for PITAC and September 30, 2005, for PCAST. Executive Order 13385 of September 29, 2005 continued PCAST under later authority and assigned it PITAC’s responsibilities, effective September 30, 2005.
What does Executive Order 13305 do?
EO 13305 moved PITAC’s sunset to June 1, 2005 and PCAST’s to September 30, 2005. It changed the two expiry provisions, without creating either body or merging them. EO 13385 continued PCAST through September 2007 and amended EO 13226 so PCAST would also serve as PITAC under the High-Performance Computing Act.
Checked the original extension periods for PITAC and PCAST against the signed order and subsequent executive orders. Later continuation of PCAST is treated as a separate later authority, not as proof the original extension remains current.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13035 established the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC); EO 13226 established the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
After the order
EO 13305 moved PITAC’s sunset to June 1, 2005 and PCAST’s to September 30, 2005. It changed the two expiry provisions, without creating either body or merging them. EO 13305’s original extension periods are historical; later continuation and restructuring of PCAST came through separate executive action.
EO 13385 continued PCAST through September 2007 and amended EO 13226 so PCAST would also serve as PITAC under the High-Performance Computing Act.
What did the signed order change?
EO 13035 established the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC); EO 13226 established the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). EO 13305 moved PITAC’s sunset to June 1, 2005 and PCAST’s to September 30, 2005. It changed the two expiry provisions, without creating either body or merging them.
What happened later?
EO 13385 — continuation and PITAC assignment documents this later development: EO 13385 continued PCAST through September 2007 and amended EO 13226 so PCAST would also serve as PITAC under the High-Performance Computing Act.
What does that evidence establish?
EO 13305 amends EO 13035 and EO 13226. EO 13385 later changed PCAST’s functions and continuation; the 2003 extension does not establish a permanent council or quantify its policy effect. PCAST serving as PITAC in 2005 was a later change, not part of EO 13305. The signed order controls its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| PITAC and PCAST | Continued advising during their respective extended terms | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13305 signed.
The PITAC extension authorized by Executive Order 13305 expired. Official source
EO 13385 continued PCAST through September 2007 and amended EO 13226 so PCAST would also serve as PITAC under the High-Performance Computing Act.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
EO 13305 amends EO 13035 and EO 13226. EO 13385 later changed PCAST’s functions and continuation; the 2003 extension does not establish a permanent council or quantify its policy effect.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
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