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Executive Order 13471: Further Amendments to Executive Order 13285, President's Council On Service And Civic Participation

President: George W. Bush

Added a ten-member quorum and extended the service council through June 2009.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13471 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13471 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13471 do?

EO 13471 required ten members for council votes, moved its sunset to June 30, 2009 and added a no-private-right clause. The order’s own sunset provision supplies the end date absent another presidential extension; no permanent council was created.

Administration position: Added a ten-member quorum and extended the service council through June 2009.
SignedAugust 28, 2008
Earlier frameworkEO 13285 created the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation; EO 13424 had extended it to November 2008.
Responsible bodyPresident’s Council on Service and Civic Participation
Follow-up evidenceJune 30, 2009: The order’s own sunset provision supplies the end date absent another presidential extension; no permanent council was created.

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13285 created the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation; EO 13424 had extended it to November 2008.

After the order

EO 13471 required ten members for council votes, moved its sunset to June 30, 2009 and added a no-private-right clause.

The order’s own sunset provision supplies the end date absent another presidential extension; no permanent council was created.

What did the signed order change?

EO 13285 created the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation; EO 13424 had extended it to November 2008. EO 13471 required ten members for council votes, moved its sunset to June 30, 2009 and added a no-private-right clause.

What happened later?

Signed EO 13471 — quorum and sunset: The order’s own sunset provision supplies the end date absent another presidential extension; no permanent council was created.

What does that evidence establish?

The quorum condition controls official business; the order disclaims private enforceable rights. The extension does not document the council’s output. The signed order states the original requirements.

Who had to do what

Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Agency / officeActionTiming / position
President's Council on Service and Civic ParticipationConvene a quorum of at least 10 Council members before conducting and voting on official business at meetings.At official-business meetings; underlying order expires June 30, 2009, unless extended.

What happened next

EO 13471 signed.

The order’s own sunset provision supplies the end date absent another presidential extension; no permanent council was created.