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Executive Order 13414: Amendment to Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts to Protect Against Identity Theft

President: George W. Bush

Changed the Identity Theft Task Force plan deadline to February 2007 or later if its chairs decided.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13414 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13414 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13414 do?

EO 13414 changed only section 3(a) of that order, allowing submission by February 9, 2007 or as soon as practicable thereafter at the chairs’ determination. The Justice Department reported that the task force delivered its plan on April 11, 2007 and publicly released it on April 23.

Administration position: This amendment changed a plan submission deadline, not identity-theft criminal law.
SignedNovember 3, 2006
Earlier frameworkEO 13402 had required a coordinated strategic plan on federal identity-theft awareness, prevention, detection and prosecution.
Responsible bodyIdentity Theft Task Force chair and co-chair
Follow-up evidenceApril 23, 2007: The Justice Department reported that the task force delivered its plan on April 11, 2007 and publicly released it on April 23.

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13402 had required a coordinated strategic plan on federal identity-theft awareness, prevention, detection and prosecution.

After the order

EO 13414 changed only section 3(a) of that order, allowing submission by February 9, 2007 or as soon as practicable thereafter at the chairs’ determination.

The Justice Department reported that the task force delivered its plan on April 11, 2007 and publicly released it on April 23.

What did the signed order change?

EO 13402 had required a coordinated strategic plan on federal identity-theft awareness, prevention, detection and prosecution. EO 13414 changed only section 3(a) of that order, allowing submission by February 9, 2007 or as soon as practicable thereafter at the chairs’ determination.

What happened later?

Justice Department — strategic plan release: The Justice Department reported that the task force delivered its plan on April 11, 2007 and publicly released it on April 23.

What does that evidence establish?

The amendment leaves the other provisions of EO 13402 intact and expressly lets the two chairs determine a practicable later date. Plan delivery does not prove that all recommendations were implemented. Read the signed order for its original terms.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Identity Theft Task Force chair and co-chairComplete and submit the coordinated strategic planUnder the signed order and governing law

What happened next

EO 13414 signed.

The Justice Department reported that the task force delivered its plan on April 11, 2007 and publicly released it on April 23.

Signed order and identified follow-up evidence checked.