Executive Order 13347: Individuals With Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
President: George W. Bush
Created a DHS-chaired interagency council to address the needs of people with disabilities in emergency preparedness.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13347 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13347 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13347 do?
EO 13347 directed agencies to consider disabled employees and people they serve, coordinate with other governments and private bodies, and report annually through a DHS-chaired council. DHS published a council report covering October 2006 through July 2008 that identifies EO 13347 and describes coordination and planning activities. It documents council work, without establishing equal preparedness in every community or a new individual entitlement.
Before and after
Before the order
Agencies had emergency planning responsibilities, while this order specifically brought disability needs into an interagency preparedness policy.
After the order
EO 13347 directed agencies to consider disabled employees and people they serve, coordinate with other governments and private bodies, and report annually through a DHS-chaired council.
DHS published a council report covering October 2006 through July 2008 that identifies EO 13347 and describes coordination and planning activities. It documents council work, without establishing equal preparedness in every community or a new individual entitlement.
What did the signed order change?
Agencies had emergency planning responsibilities, while this order specifically brought disability needs into an interagency preparedness policy. EO 13347 directed agencies to consider disabled employees and people they serve, coordinate with other governments and private bodies, and report annually through a DHS-chaired council.
What happened later?
DHS — interagency council report, October 2006–July 2008 documents this later development: DHS published a council report covering October 2006 through July 2008 that identifies EO 13347 and describes coordination and planning activities. It documents council work, without establishing equal preparedness in every community or a new individual entitlement.
What does that evidence establish?
EO 13347 establishes a federal coordination council and an annual report beginning one year after signing. It directs planning and technical assistance to the extent permitted by law, and expressly creates no enforceable individual right. The later DHS report records activities, not universal implementation. Council reports do not show that every person with a disability received effective assistance in a disaster. The signed order controls its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| DHS-chaired Interagency Coordinating Council | Coordinated agency planning and reported practices and recommendations | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13347 signed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
EO 13347 establishes a federal coordination council and an annual report beginning one year after signing. It directs planning and technical assistance to the extent permitted by law, and expressly creates no enforceable individual right. The later DHS report records activities, not universal implementation.
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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