Executive Order 13316: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
President: George W. Bush
Extended the terms of specified federal advisory committees and adjusted provisions governing their continuation.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13316 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13316 was superseded. See Executive Order 13385: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders.
What does Executive Order 13316 do?
EO 13385 in September 2005 continued a revised list through September 2007 and expressly superseded the continuation provisions of EO 13316.
Before and after
Before the order
Several presidential advisory committees faced scheduled termination unless their authorizing executive orders were extended.
After the order
EO 13385 in September 2005 continued a revised list through September 2007 and expressly superseded the continuation provisions of EO 13316.
Supersession concerns the 2003 committee-continuation provisions; the status of any particular committee depends on its charter and later reauthorization.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of the Interior | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council and National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Secretary of Labor | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health and President’s Committee on the International Labor Organization, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Secretary of Education | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the President’s Boards of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and on Tribal Colleges and Universities, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Director of the Office of Personnel Management | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Director of the National Science Foundation | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the President’s Council on Bioethics and President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Secretary of Commerce | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the President’s Export Council, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| United States Trade Representative | Perform the President’s functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee, following the Administrator of General Services’ guidelines and procedures. | Effective September 30, 2003; the listed committees continue through September 30, 2005. |
| Later action | EO 13385 in September 2005 continued a revised list through September 2007 and expressly superseded the continuation provisions of EO 13316. | September 29, 2005 |
What happened next
EO 13316 signed.
EO 13385 in September 2005 continued a revised list through September 2007 and expressly superseded the continuation provisions of EO 13316.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Supersession concerns the 2003 committee-continuation provisions; the status of any particular committee depends on its charter and later reauthorization.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
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How we checked this
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