Executive Order 13466: Continuing Certain Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals

President: George W. Bush

Continued certain North Korea restrictions during a new national emergency.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13466 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13466 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13466 do?

A June 2025 presidential notice continued the emergency first declared in EO 13466, as expanded and used by later North Korea orders.

Administration position: The notice continues the framework; individual restrictions and licenses must be assessed under the applicable orders and regulations.
SignedJune 26, 2008
Original directionContinued certain North Korea restrictions during a new national emergency.
Later evidenceA June 2025 presidential notice continued the emergency first declared in EO 13466, as expanded and used by later North Korea orders.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

Presidential termination of Trading With the Enemy Act controls would otherwise have lifted specified restrictions.

After the order

A June 2025 presidential notice continued the emergency first declared in EO 13466, as expanded and used by later North Korea orders.

The notice continues the framework; individual restrictions and licenses must be assessed under the applicable orders and regulations.

Who had to do what

Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Secretary of the TreasuryMay use delegated IEEPA powers, issue implementing rules and redelegate functions after consulting the Secretary of State. May submit recurring and final emergency reports to Congress after consulting State.As necessary to implement continuing North Korea restrictions; reports under the cited statutes; no fixed deadline.
Secretary of StateConsult with Treasury on implementation and congressional reports.Before Treasury’s implementing measures and reports.
All U.S. government agenciesTake appropriate measures within their authority to implement the order.During implementation; no fixed deadline.
Later actionA June 2025 presidential notice continued the emergency first declared in EO 13466, as expanded and used by later North Korea orders.June 20, 2025

What happened next

EO 13466 signed.

A June 2025 presidential notice continued the emergency first declared in EO 13466, as expanded and used by later North Korea orders.