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Executive Order 13385: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders

President: George W. Bush

Continued specified federal advisory committees, amended earlier committee charters and revoked several completed commissions.

Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13385 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13385 was superseded. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13385 do?

EO 13446 in September 2007 superseded portions of EO 13385's committee-continuation provisions with a new extension schedule.

Administration position: The 2007 order changes selected committee terms, not every unrelated amendment or revocation in the 2005 omnibus order.
SignedSeptember 29, 2005
Original directionContinued specified federal advisory committees, amended earlier committee charters and revoked several completed commissions.
Later evidenceEO 13446 in September 2007 superseded portions of EO 13385's committee-continuation provisions with a new extension schedule.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

Advisory committees and temporary commissions faced expiring terms or completed mandates.

After the order

EO 13446 in September 2007 superseded portions of EO 13385's committee-continuation provisions with a new extension schedule.

The 2007 order changes selected committee terms, not every unrelated amendment or revocation in the 2005 omnibus order.

Who had to do what

Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Interior SecretaryPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the Committee for the Preservation of the White House under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
Homeland Security SecretaryPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council and National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee under GSA guidelines. Ensure coordination of NIAC reporting with the Homeland Security/Counterterrorism, Economic Policy and National Security Affairs Assistants.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
Labor SecretaryPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health and President’s Committee on the International Labor Organization under GSA guidelines. Designate the labor and business representatives on the ILO Committee.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
Education SecretaryPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the President’s Boards of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and on Tribal Colleges and Universities under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
OPM DirectorPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
HHS SecretaryPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Council on Bioethics and Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
NEA ChairpersonPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities under GSA guidelines. Consult on discretionary IMLS project support.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
NSF DirectorPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
OSTP DirectorPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
Commerce SecretaryPerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the President’s Export Council under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
United States Trade RepresentativePerform applicable Presidential Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee under GSA guidelines.Committees continued through September 30, 2007; order effective September 30, 2005.
National Infrastructure Advisory CouncilAdvise on critical-infrastructure security, public/private partnerships, industry risk assessments and coordinating-council information sharing; report through DHS and advise sector agencies; coordinate dependent communications matters with NSTAC and exclude NS/EP communications advice.Meet periodically; reports as appropriate.
Institute of Museum and Library Services DirectorMay provide additional arts/humanities committee project support after consulting NEA and NEH chairpersons.No separate deadline specified.
NEH ChairpersonConsult on discretionary additional project support by IMLS.No separate deadline specified.
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyServe as the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee under the specified High-Performance Computing Act provisions.From September 30, 2005.
Later actionEO 13446 in September 2007 superseded portions of EO 13385's committee-continuation provisions with a new extension schedule.September 28, 2007

What happened next

EO 13385 signed.

EO 13446 in September 2007 superseded portions of EO 13385's committee-continuation provisions with a new extension schedule.