Executive Order 13206: Termination of Emergency Authority for Certain Export Controls
President: George W. Bush
Revoked EO 12924 and ended its IEEPA emergency because Congress had temporarily renewed the Export Administration Act, while preserving existing export-control rules, licenses and violations under valid authority.
Status: Completed/expired.
Is Executive Order 13206 still in effect? No. Completed; 1994 emergency revoked; later lapse addressed by EO 13222 and statute.
What does Executive Order 13206 do?
The order assigned these duties: President — Revoke EO 12924 and rescind its emergency; Commerce and other agencies — Preserve existing rules, licenses and enforcement matters under the renewed Act or other authority.
Before and after
Before the order
During an earlier lapse of the Export Administration Act, EO 12924 had continued the Export Administration Regulations under IEEPA emergency authority.
After the order
EO 13206 ended that emergency after Congress renewed the Act. When the Act lapsed again in August 2001, EO 13222 continued the EAR under a new emergency; the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 later supplied permanent statutory authority for much of the system.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| President | Revoke EO 12924 and rescind its emergency | Immediately |
| Commerce and other agencies | Preserve existing rules, licenses and enforcement matters under the renewed Act or other authority | Until lawfully amended or revoked |
| Export-control agencies | Continue existing statutory delegations | Ongoing |
What happened next
Public Law 106-508 extended the Export Administration Act through August 20, 2001.
EO 13206 signed.
EO 13206 ended the EO 12924 emergency but preserved the operative export-control system.
EO 13222 declared a new emergency to continue the EAR when the Act was about to lapse again.
The Export Control Reform Act supplied permanent statutory authority while preserving existing EAR provisions.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act, the then-renewed Export Administration Act, the Arms Export Control Act and later the Export Control Reform Act define authority. EO 13206 was a transition and savings measure; it did not deregulate controlled exports or erase accrued violations.
Sources by type
If a source is unavailable, first check the cited publisher or another official repository. The cited publisher remains the authority.
Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- BIS — current EAR statutory authority (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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