Executive Order 13341: Further Amendment to Executive Order 11023, Providing for the Performance by the Secretary of Commerce of Certain Functions Relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
President: George W. Bush
Updated the Secretary of Commerce’s delegated NOAA Corps appointment, promotion, retirement and transfer functions to match the 2002 statute.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13341 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13341 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13341 do?
EO 13341 substituted NOAA Corps Act provisions in EO 11023 and added an interservice-transfer delegation, subject to the required consent and joint regulations. NOAA Corps directives issued in 2024 and 2025 expressly cite EO 11023 as amended by EO 13341 for interservice transfers and promotions. Those manuals document operational use of the delegation, not an individual appointment.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 11023 had delegated Coast and Geodetic Survey personnel functions using statutory references predating the NOAA Corps Act of 2002.
After the order
EO 13341 substituted NOAA Corps Act provisions in EO 11023 and added an interservice-transfer delegation, subject to the required consent and joint regulations.
NOAA Corps directives issued in 2024 and 2025 expressly cite EO 11023 as amended by EO 13341 for interservice transfers and promotions. Those manuals document operational use of the delegation, not an individual appointment.
What did the signed order change?
EO 11023 had delegated Coast and Geodetic Survey personnel functions using statutory references predating the NOAA Corps Act of 2002. EO 13341 substituted NOAA Corps Act provisions in EO 11023 and added an interservice-transfer delegation, subject to the required consent and joint regulations.
What happened later?
NOAA — Corps directives, promotions chapter documents this later development: NOAA Corps directives issued in 2024 and 2025 expressly cite EO 11023 as amended by EO 13341 for interservice transfers and promotions. Those manuals document operational use of the delegation, not an individual appointment.
What does that evidence establish?
EO 13341 amends EO 11023, rather than creating the NOAA Corps. The transfer provision requires the officer’s consent and approval by the relevant cabinet secretary under 10 U.S.C. 716. The later NOAA directives cite the amended delegation; they do not establish that a particular person was appointed or transferred. An agency manual confirms the delegation’s use as a legal reference, not any particular personnel outcome. The signed order controls its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of Commerce and NOAA Corps | Administered delegated commissions, promotions and transfers under the amended order | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13341 signed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
EO 13341 amends EO 11023, rather than creating the NOAA Corps. The transfer provision requires the officer’s consent and approval by the relevant cabinet secretary under 10 U.S.C. 716. The later NOAA directives cite the amended delegation; they do not establish that a particular person was appointed or transferred.
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Primary and official sources
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- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
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