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Executive Order 13117: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12981, as Amended

President: Bill Clinton

Removed the abolished Arms Control and Disarmament Agency from the interagency voting and escalation process for dual-use export licenses.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13117 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13117 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13117 do?

EO 13117 implemented one part of ACDA’s integration into the State Department: it removed ACDA and its Director from the specified interagency review, voting and escalation language in EO 12981, including the vote on dual-use export-license decisions. The Export Administration Regulations in 2026 still cite EO 12981 as amended by EO 13117. The order changed the review structure; it did not eliminate export controls or State Department review.

Administration position: The amendment reassigned institutional participation after a statutory reorganization; it did not deregulate dual-use exports or eliminate State Department review.
SignedMarch 31, 1999
Agency removedArms Control and Disarmament Agency
Parent orderEO 12981

Before and after

Before the order

ACDA held a separate role in the EO 12981 license-review process.

After the order

ACDA’s separate vote disappeared as its functions moved into the State Department.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Commerce DepartmentContinue administering license reviewContinuing
State, Defense and EnergyContinue interagency review rolesContinuing
ACDACease separate participationCompleted

What happened next

EO 13117 removed ACDA from EO 12981.

ACDA personnel and functions integrated into State.