Executive Order 13416: Strengthening Surface Transportation Security
President: George W. Bush
Put Homeland Security in charge of coordinated risk assessments and mode-specific surface security planning.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13416 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13416 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13416 do?
The DHS Secretary was to assess modes, prepare a sector plan by December 31, 2006, add mode annexes within 90 days and identify high-risk components and proposed measures within 180 days. The signed order distinguishes voluntary security guidelines from regulatory requirements and requires interagency and OMB review before issuance. This review does not attribute any later rule solely to the order.
Before and after
Before the order
Surface transport security responsibilities were shared among DHS, Transportation, state and local governments and private operators.
After the order
The DHS Secretary was to assess modes, prepare a sector plan by December 31, 2006, add mode annexes within 90 days and identify high-risk components and proposed measures within 180 days.
The signed order distinguishes voluntary security guidelines from regulatory requirements and requires interagency and OMB review before issuance. This review does not attribute any later rule solely to the order.
What did the signed order change?
Surface transport security responsibilities were shared among DHS, Transportation, state and local governments and private operators. The DHS Secretary was to assess modes, prepare a sector plan by December 31, 2006, add mode annexes within 90 days and identify high-risk components and proposed measures within 180 days.
What happened later?
Signed EO 13416 — planning and review provisions: The signed order distinguishes voluntary security guidelines from regulatory requirements and requires interagency and OMB review before issuance. This review does not attribute any later rule solely to the order.
What does that evidence establish?
Existing statutory authorities and regulatory procedures govern binding requirements. The order excludes electric grids from its surface-transportation definition. A required plan is not evidence that each deadline was met or that a specific later rule derived from it. Read the signed order for its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| DHS Secretary in coordination with Transportation Secretary | Assess modes, develop plans and propose risk-based measures | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13416 signed.
The signed order distinguishes voluntary security guidelines from regulatory requirements and requires interagency and OMB review before issuance. This review does not attribute any later rule solely to the order.
Signed order and identified follow-up evidence checked.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
Existing statutory authorities and regulatory procedures govern binding requirements. The order excludes electric grids from its surface-transportation definition.
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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