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Executive Order 13498: Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

President: Barack Obama

Renamed the White House faith-based office and created a time-limited advisory council on partnerships with religious and community organizations.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13831 in 2018.

Is Executive Order 13498 still in effect? No. EO 13831 revoked it in 2018.

What does Executive Order 13498 do?

EO 13498 amended EO 13199, renamed the White House office and created an advisory council to recommend ways government could work with faith-based and neighborhood organizations while respecting constitutional and legal safeguards. The council produced reports, and EO 13831 revoked both founding orders in 2018.

Administration position: The order created advice and coordination, not a general exemption from civil-rights, church-state or grant rules.
SignedFebruary 5, 2009
Advisory bodyPresident’s Advisory Council
Council termTwo years unless extended

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13199 operated a White House faith-based office and agency centers under the earlier name.

After the order

The renamed office received recommendations from a diverse federal advisory council.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
White House officeCoordinate partnerships and agency centersReplaced by later structures
Advisory councilProvide recommendations to the PresidentCompleted
Agency centersEngage faith-based and neighborhood organizationsFunctions evolved

What happened next

EO 13498 renamed the office and created the council.

EO 13831 revoked EO 13498 and EO 13199.