Health and social policy

Executive Order 13631: Reestablishment of Advisory Group

President: Barack Obama

Restored the non-federal advisory group supporting the National Prevention Council and national prevention strategy.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13631 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13631 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13631 do?

EO 13631 reestablished the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health after its earlier authorization expired. The group advised the National Prevention Council on the Affordable Care Act’s prevention strategy and included experts from outside government. Later continuation orders kept it operating through September 30, 2017; no further continuation followed, so the group ended while the underlying statutory prevention provisions remained.

Administration position: The advisory group could recommend policy but could not regulate health care, appropriate money or bind federal agencies.
SignedDecember 7, 2012
MembersUp to 25 non-federal experts
Statutory basisAffordable Care Act section 4001
EndedSeptember 30, 2017

Before and after

Before the order

The group established in 2010 had terminated on September 30, 2012 when its continuation lapsed.

After the order

A rechartered expert body again advised the National Prevention Council until its final authorization expired.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Advisory groupAdvise on prevention and public healthEnded
Surgeon General and HHSSupport meetings and charter administrationEnded for this body
Federal health agenciesImplement statutory prevention programsContinuing independently

What happened next

EO 13631 reestablished the group.

The final continuation period expired.