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Executive Order 13371: Amendments to Executive Order 13285, Relating to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation

President: George W. Bush

Refocused the service council on volunteering and the President’s Volunteer Service Award and extended its stated expiry.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13371 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13371 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13371 do?

EO 13371 revised the council’s mission and functions to promote service, recognition through the award and information about volunteer opportunities. It set an expiry of January 29, 2007 unless extended. EO 13424 further extended EO 13285’s expiry provision to November 30, 2008 unless extended again.

Administration position: The amendment changed a federal advisory council’s remit and duration.
SignedJanuary 27, 2005
Earlier frameworkEO 13285 created the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation in 2003.
Responsible bodyPresident’s Council on Service and Civic Participation
Later primary evidenceJanuary 26, 2007: EO 13424 further extended EO 13285’s expiry provision to November 30, 2008 unless extended again.

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13285 created the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation in 2003.

After the order

EO 13371 revised the council’s mission and functions to promote service, recognition through the award and information about volunteer opportunities. It set an expiry of January 29, 2007 unless extended.

EO 13424 further extended EO 13285’s expiry provision to November 30, 2008 unless extended again.

What did the signed order change?

EO 13285 created the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation in 2003. EO 13371 revised the council’s mission and functions to promote service, recognition through the award and information about volunteer opportunities. It set an expiry of January 29, 2007 unless extended.

What happened later?

EO 13424 — later council extension documents this later development: EO 13424 further extended EO 13285’s expiry provision to November 30, 2008 unless extended again.

What does that evidence establish?

EO 13424 amended the underlying EO 13285, not EO 13371 directly; its new sunset replaced the 2007 date established through EO 13371. These orders concern council arrangements, not a guaranteed number of volunteers. A later award program cannot alone establish the council’s ongoing legal status or its measurable impact. The signed order controls its original terms.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
President’s Council on Service and Civic ParticipationPromoted volunteer service and recognition in its authorized termUnder the signed order and governing law

What happened next

EO 13371 signed.

EO 13424 further extended EO 13285’s expiry provision to November 30, 2008 unless extended again.