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Executive Order 13046: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12975, Extension of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission

President: Bill Clinton

Extended the National Bioethics Advisory Commission’s termination date to October 3, 1999.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13046 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13046 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13046 do?

EO 13046 changed one provision of EO 12975, giving the National Bioethics Advisory Commission two additional years. The commission examined human-subject protections and emerging bioethical questions. EO 13137 later expanded the commission and extended it to October 3, 2001. After its work ended, EO 13316 revoked EO 12975 and its amendments, including EO 13046, in 2003.

SignedMay 16, 1997
New deadlineOctober 3, 1999
Later extensionOctober 3, 2001

Before and after

Before the order

The commission’s original term was due to end on October 3, 1997.

After the order

It continued producing reports through 2001 before expiration and later formal revocation of the framework.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Bioethics commissionContinue advice and reportsThrough 2001
Federal research agenciesProvide information and consider recommendationsDuring commission life

What happened next

EO 12975 created the commission.

EO 13046 extended it to October 1999.

EO 13137 extended it to October 2001 and revised membership.

EO 13316 revoked the completed commission framework.