Executive Order 13243: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban Development
President: George W. Bush
Set a nine-office line of succession to act as Housing and Urban Development Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.
Status: In effect as amended.
Is Executive Order 13243 still in effect? Yes. Active as amended; agency delegations may supplement the presidential sequence.
What does Executive Order 13243 do?
The order assigned these duties: Listed HUD officials — Act as Secretary in the specified order; President — Depart from the sequence where federal vacancies law permits.
Verified the HUD order revoked EO 11274 and that EO 13261 amended acting-official eligibility. The National Archives disposition record identifies the amendment and no later express revocation; statutory vacancy limits remain explicit.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 11274 supplied the earlier HUD succession arrangement.
After the order
EO 13243 revoked EO 11274 and established the new order. EO 13261 amended the acting-capacity restriction in 2002. The official disposition record identifies that amendment and does not identify a later revocation; HUD may separately arrange delegations for functions that law permits it to delegate.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Listed HUD officials | Act as Secretary in the specified order | During a qualifying vacancy or inability |
| President | Depart from the sequence where federal vacancies law permits | Case by case |
| HUD | Maintain compatible delegations and continuity arrangements | Ongoing |
What happened next
EO 13243 signed.
EO 13243 revoked EO 11274 and established the new sequence.
EO 13261 clarified the restriction on officials serving in an acting capacity.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act and HUD’s organic statutes control eligibility, duration and authority. Departmental delegations cannot assign functions that statute or regulation makes exclusive to the Secretary. No order-specific merits judgment was located.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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