Economy, finance and labor

Executive Order 13245: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor

President: George W. Bush

Set a twelve-office line of succession to act as Labor Secretary when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary were unavailable, subject to presidential discretion and federal vacancies law.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 13245 still in effect? No. Revoked December 23, 2016; successor order established.

What does Executive Order 13245 do?

The order assigned these duties: Listed Labor officials — Act as Secretary in the specified order; President — Depart from the order where federal vacancies law allows.

Verified the order replaced EO 10513, was amended by EO 13261, and was expressly revoked by EO 13755 in 2016. The current Labor internal delegation is treated as later agency implementation, not the presidential order.

SignedDecember 18, 2001
IssuerPresident George W. Bush
Lead agencies or officialsDepartment of Labor and the President
Express timingApplied during a qualifying vacancy or inability until revoked

Before and after

Before the order

EO 10513 supplied the prior Labor succession arrangement.

After the order

EO 13245 revoked EO 10513 and established a new line. EO 13261 amended the acting-capacity rule in 2002. EO 13755 revoked EO 13245 in 2016 and supplied a successor presidential sequence; Labor then updated its continuity and internal delegation order.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Listed Labor officialsAct as Secretary in the specified orderDuring a qualifying vacancy or inability
PresidentDepart from the order where federal vacancies law allowsCase by case
Labor DepartmentMaintain continuity and compatible internal delegationsOngoing

What happened next

EO 13245 signed.

EO 13245 replaced EO 10513.

EO 13261 amended the acting-capacity exception.

EO 13755 revoked EO 13245 and created a successor sequence.