Energy, environment and natural resources

Executive Order 13229: Amendment to Executive Order 13045, Extending the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children

President: George W. Bush

Changed EO 13045 so the interagency children’s environmental-health task force would exist for six years from October 9, 2001 instead of four years from its first meeting.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13229 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13229 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13229 do?

The order assigned these duties: President’s Task Force — Continue coordinating federal children’s environmental-health work; EPA Administrator and HHS Secretary — Co-chair the task force and guide priorities.

SignedOctober 9, 2001
IssuerPresident George W. Bush
Lead agencies or officialsEnvironmental Protection Agency, Department of Health and Human Services and member agencies
Express timingExtended task-force term through October 9, 2007; underlying coordination duties continued

Before and after

Before the order

The task force created in 1997 otherwise faced the earlier four-year termination rule.

After the order

The extension kept the task force operating through 2007. Administrations continued the interagency body and EO 13045 review duties; EPA and HHS currently co-chair it, with recent work including the Federal Lead Action Plan, asthma disparities and children’s climate and disaster risks.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
President’s Task ForceContinue coordinating federal children’s environmental-health workThrough October 9, 2007 under this amendment
EPA Administrator and HHS SecretaryCo-chair the task force and guide prioritiesDuring the continued task force
Member agenciesContinue research, reporting and regulatory-analysis responsibilitiesUnder EO 13045

What happened next

EO 13229 signed.

EO 13229 replaced the original duration with a six-year term.