Economy, finance and labor

Executive Order 13499: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12835, Establishment of the National Economic Council

President: Barack Obama

Updated the National Economic Council membership for the Obama administration.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13499 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13499 is an unrevoked amendment to the National Economic Council order, Executive Order 12835. Its changes remain part of that framework as subsequently amended, including Executive Order 13569 on April 5, 2011, which replaced one council membership entry rather than revoking Executive Order 13499. Sources: Current Federal Register executive order disposition table: 2009; Executive Order 13499: signed Federal Register text; Executive Order 13569, April 5, 2011.

What does Executive Order 13499 do?

EO 13499 amended EO 12835 by revising who sits on the National Economic Council, which coordinates domestic and international economic policy in the Executive Office of the President. It changed presidential advisory machinery rather than private rights or economic law.

Later evidence reviewed September 23, 2026: Later administrations changed personnel while retaining the NEC. White House — National Economic Council. A current council page establishes continued institutional use, while each administration chooses its own policy priorities.

Administration position: Changing council membership reorganized presidential advice; it did not itself adopt an economic program.
SignedFebruary 5, 2009
Parent orderEO 12835
FunctionEconomic-policy coordination

Before and after

Before the order

The NEC membership reflected earlier executive-branch structures.

After the order

Obama officials and offices were incorporated into the council’s coordination process.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
NEC DirectorCoordinate policy development and meetingsContinuing institution
Council membersAdvise the President and reconcile agency positionsContinuing
AgenciesParticipate through designated officialsAs required

What happened next

EO 13499 amended the NEC order.

Executive Order 13569 replaced the energy-and-climate adviser’s National Economic Council membership entry with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; it did not revoke Executive Order 13499. Official source.