Executive Order 13418: Amendment to Executive Order 13317, Volunteers for Prosperity
President: George W. Bush
Added malaria control and the President’s Malaria Initiative to the volunteer program.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13418 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13418 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13418 do?
The amendment inserted malaria control into section 1(a) and named the President’s Malaria Initiative among the programs supported by Volunteers for Prosperity. It did not appropriate funds or create a new volunteer agency. A December 2006 State Department fact sheet described grants to organizations using skilled volunteers for the malaria initiative.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 13317 had organized skilled overseas volunteering around development and HIV/AIDS initiatives.
After the order
The amendment inserted malaria control into section 1(a) and named the President’s Malaria Initiative among the programs supported by Volunteers for Prosperity. It did not appropriate funds or create a new volunteer agency.
A December 2006 State Department fact sheet described grants to organizations using skilled volunteers for the malaria initiative.
What did the signed order change?
EO 13317 had organized skilled overseas volunteering around development and HIV/AIDS initiatives. The amendment inserted malaria control into section 1(a) and named the President’s Malaria Initiative among the programs supported by Volunteers for Prosperity. It did not appropriate funds or create a new volunteer agency.
What happened later?
State Department — White House malaria summit fact sheet: A December 2006 State Department fact sheet described grants to organizations using skilled volunteers for the malaria initiative.
What does that evidence establish?
EO 13418 changes only two phrases in EO 13317. Program grants and health results require their own evidence. The fact sheet describes an available grant mechanism, not the number of volunteers deployed under this amendment. Read the signed order for its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers for Prosperity program and participating organizations | Connect skilled volunteers to malaria-control work | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13418 signed.
Signed order and follow-up evidence reviewed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
EO 13418 changes only two phrases in EO 13317. Program grants and health results require their own evidence.
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
How we checked this
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