Executive Order 13151: Global Disaster Information Network
President: Bill Clinton
Set up interagency coordination for sharing disaster information at home and with foreign partners.
Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13151 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13151 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13151 do?
EO 13151 established the Global Disaster Information Network as a coordination effort using existing federal information systems before, during and after disasters. An interagency committee was to set strategy and report at least annually; NOAA provided support. Agencies could cooperate with states, nonprofits and international partners, subject to statutory and national-security limits. EO 13284 added Homeland Security in 2003. The current code note preserves the amended text but does not show that the original committee or projects remain operational.
Later evidence reviewed October 2, 2026: EO 13284 added Homeland Security to the committee. The amended text’s appearance in the U.S. Code does not by itself establish that the original committee still operates.
Before and after
Before the order
Federal disaster information was often supplied through separate agency channels.
After the order
A committee was tasked with plans, cooperation and at least annual reporting.
Homeland Security joined the committee under EO 13284.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Interagency committee | Set network strategy and report to the President | Under the order |
| NOAA | Support the committee and its office | Subject to law and appropriations |
| Federal agencies | Coordinate available disaster information | Within authority |
What happened next
EO 13151 signed.
Order published.
EO 13284 added Homeland Security to the committee.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The network was expressly a coordinated use of existing infrastructure, subject to law and appropriations. The order exempted specified intelligence and national-security work and created no enforceable private right.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — U.S. Code note as amended (opens in a new tab) Official record
- National Archives — 2000 disposition table (opens in a new tab) Official record
How we checked this
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