Executive Order 13462: President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board
President: George W. Bush
Set up the President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board.
Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13462 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13462 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13462 do?
EO 13516 amended EO 13462 in November 2009, including oversight definitions and referrals of possible criminal violations to the Attorney General.
Before and after
Before the order
Earlier presidential arrangements governed intelligence advice and oversight reporting.
After the order
EO 13516 amended EO 13462 in November 2009, including oversight definitions and referrals of possible criminal violations to the Attorney General.
These boards advise and report within executive arrangements; criminal law and statutory oversight remain distinct.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| President | Appoint up to 16 nonfederal PIAB members, designate its chair and select up to five PIAB members for the Intelligence Oversight Board and its chair. Appoint executive directors and approve authorized staff, personally or through a designee. | As boards and staff are constituted; existing board members transition for 15 months after February 29, 2008. |
| President’s Intelligence Advisory Board | May assess intelligence quality, management and agency performance and recommend improvements, and must do so when directed by the President. Report assessment and review results to the President and, when appropriate, the DNI and concerned department heads. | Report to the President as necessary and at least twice each year. |
| PIAB chair | Convene and preside at meetings, determine the agenda and direct the board’s work; authorize professional and administrative staff subject to presidential approval. | As the board conducts its work; no fixed deadline. |
| Intelligence Oversight Board | Issue reporting-threshold criteria; alert the President to specified potentially unlawful or otherwise urgent intelligence activities. Assess oversight processes, review DNI submissions, recommend corrective action, and conduct or request investigations and reports. | Alert the President immediately when warranted; recommendations on DNI submissions as necessary and at least twice each year. |
| IOB chair | Convene and preside at meetings, set the agenda and direct the board’s work; authorize staff subject to presidential approval. | As the board conducts its work; no fixed deadline. |
| PIAB and IOB executive directors | Supervise their respective boards’ professional and administrative staff. | During board operations; existing executive director serves under the transition provisions until replaced or otherwise ceases service. |
| Director of National Intelligence | Align reporting guidelines and issue reporting format and schedule instructions. Receive oversight reports, forward information implicating criminal law or Attorney General authority unless already provided, monitor corrective action and report delays. Analyze reports and corrective action for the IOB; assist both boards and ensure the CIA director performs equivalent departmental oversight functions. | IOB analyses as necessary and at least twice each year; report when corrective action is not timely. |
| Heads of departments containing intelligence-community organizations | Provide information and assistance to the boards and DNI, supply report copies, designate reporting offices, notify the DNI and IOB of those offices, and comply with DNI reporting instructions. Explain any decision not to implement specified board recommendations. | Report reasons for nonimplementation promptly through the DNI to the recommending board or President; reporting on the DNI’s schedule. |
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | Perform for the CIA the oversight, assistance and reporting functions assigned to concerned department heads, under the DNI’s direction to ensure compliance. | Reporting on the DNI’s schedule; explain nonimplementation promptly. |
| Board members and others granted classified information access | Sign and comply with agreements protecting classified information from unauthorized disclosure. | As a condition of access. |
| Later action | EO 13516 amended EO 13462 in November 2009, including oversight definitions and referrals of possible criminal violations to the Attorney General. | November 2, 2009 |
What happened next
EO 13462 signed.
EO 13516 amended EO 13462 in November 2009, including oversight definitions and referrals of possible criminal violations to the Attorney General.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
These boards advise and report within executive arrangements; criminal law and statutory oversight remain distinct.
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
- GovInfo — EO 13516 (opens in a new tab) Order text
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