Executive Order 13446: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
President: George W. Bush
Continued several federal advisory committees for additional periods.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13446 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13446 was superseded. See Federal Register record. EO 13511 revoked section 1 and 2 of this order.
What does Executive Order 13446 do?
EO 13511 superseded sections 1 and 2 of EO 13446 in September 2009 while continuing listed advisory committees under a later schedule.
Before and after
Before the order
Some advisory committees needed presidential continuation to keep their charters active.
After the order
EO 13511 superseded sections 1 and 2 of EO 13446 in September 2009 while continuing listed advisory committees under a later schedule.
The later order superseded specified sections, not necessarily every provision of EO 13446 or the statutes governing each committee.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of the Interior | Perform the President's Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the Committee for the Preservation of the White House under GSA guidelines. | Committee continued through September 30, 2009. |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Perform those functions for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council and National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. | Committees continued through September 30, 2009. |
| Secretary of Labor | Perform those functions for the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health and President's Committee on the International Labor Organization. | Committees continued through September 30, 2009. |
| Secretary of Education | Perform those functions for the President's advisory boards on historically Black colleges and universities and tribal colleges and universities. | Boards continued through September 30, 2009. |
| Director of the Office of Personnel Management | Perform those functions for the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. | Commission continued through September 30, 2009. |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Perform those functions for the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Council on Bioethics, and Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; for the intellectual-disabilities committee, perform other FACA functions except reporting to Congress and may request agency liaisons, information, and assistance. | Committees continued through September 30, 2009; requests as needed. |
| National Endowment for the Arts head | Perform those functions for the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. | Committee continued through September 30, 2009. |
| National Science Foundation head | Perform those functions for the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science. | Committee continued through September 30, 2009. |
| Office of Science and Technology Policy head | Perform those functions for the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. | Council continued through September 30, 2009. |
| Secretary of Commerce | Perform those functions for the President's Export Council. | Council continued through September 30, 2009. |
| United States Trade Representative | Perform those functions for the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee. | Committee continued through September 30, 2009. |
| President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities | Advise on intellectual disabilities as requested and on education, homeownership, workplace integration, transportation, community living, and accessible technologies; report through the HHS Secretary. | Annual report; additional reports as directed or considered appropriate. |
| Committee chair | Preside at meetings and represent the intellectual-disabilities committee on appropriate occasions. | At meetings and appropriate occasions. |
| Heads of federal departments and agencies | Designate a liaison and furnish lawful information and assistance to the intellectual-disabilities committee when HHS requests it. | When requested by the HHS Secretary. |
| Department of Health and Human Services | Provide the intellectual-disabilities committee with staff, administrative services, facilities, and lawful funding. | During committee operation; order effective September 30, 2007. |
| President | Appoint up to 21 citizen members of the intellectual-disabilities committee and designate its chair from them. | Normally two-year citizen-member terms; vacancy appointments fill the remaining term. |
| Later action | EO 13511 superseded sections 1 and 2 of EO 13446 in September 2009 while continuing listed advisory committees under a later schedule. | September 29, 2009 |
What happened next
EO 13446 signed.
EO 13511 superseded sections 1 and 2 of EO 13446 in September 2009 while continuing listed advisory committees under a later schedule.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The later order superseded specified sections, not necessarily every provision of EO 13446 or the statutes governing each committee.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
- GovInfo — EO 13511 (opens in a new tab) Order text
How we checked this
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