Executive Order 13362: Designation of Additional Officers for the Department of Homeland Security Order of Succession
President: George W. Bush
Added five FEMA regional directors to a conditional DHS acting-secretary succession list.
Status: Revoked. Is Executive Order 13362 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13362 was revoked. See Federal Register record. EO 13442 revoked this order.
What does Executive Order 13362 do?
EO 13362 placed the FEMA directors for Regions V, VI, VII, VIII and X after the officers already named under EO 13286, subject to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Acting holders of those regional jobs did not qualify merely by acting in them. EO 13442 revoked EO 13362 and revised the DHS succession arrangements.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13286 supplied a DHS succession framework after the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.
After the order
EO 13362 placed the FEMA directors for Regions V, VI, VII, VIII and X after the officers already named under EO 13286, subject to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Acting holders of those regional jobs did not qualify merely by acting in them.
EO 13442 revoked EO 13362 and revised the DHS succession arrangements.
What did the signed order change?
EO 13286 supplied a DHS succession framework after the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. EO 13362 placed the FEMA directors for Regions V, VI, VII, VIII and X after the officers already named under EO 13286, subject to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Acting holders of those regional jobs did not qualify merely by acting in them.
What happened later?
EO 13442 — amended DHS succession and revocation documents this later development: EO 13442 revoked EO 13362 and revised the DHS succession arrangements.
What does that evidence establish?
The original list operated only when the Secretary, Deputy and earlier designated officers could not serve; the President retained discretion permitted by law. EO 13442 explicitly revoked it. The 2004 list is historical and should not be read as the current DHS succession order. The signed order controls its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland Security | Applied the specified order of succession when statutory conditions were met | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13362 signed.
EO 13442 revoked EO 13362 and revised the DHS succession arrangements.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The original list operated only when the Secretary, Deputy and earlier designated officers could not serve; the President retained discretion permitted by law. EO 13442 explicitly revoked it.
Sources by type
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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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