Energy, environment and natural resources

Executive Order 13699: Establishing the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health

President: Barack Obama

Established the expert board that advises Labor on toxic-exposure evidence and claims under the Energy Employees compensation program.

Status: In effect.

Is Executive Order 13699 still in effect? Yes. Active statutory advisory board administered by Labor and currently authorized through December 19, 2029.

What does Executive Order 13699 do?

EO 13699 implemented a 2015 statutory mandate by creating the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health. The board reviews exposure matrices, medical guidance, evidentiary standards and the quality and consistency of technical work in claims involving nuclear-weapons workers. Congress later expanded its duties and extended its life; Labor reports that the board is scheduled to terminate on December 19, 2029.

Administration position: The board advises the Labor Secretary; it does not decide individual compensation claims or guarantee an award.
SignedJune 26, 2015
ProgramEEOICPA Part E
Administrative homeDepartment of Labor
Current sunsetDecember 19, 2029

Before and after

Before the order

Labor administered toxic-exposure claims without the congressionally mandated outside technical board.

After the order

Scientific medical and claimant-community members began reviewing program evidence and procedures.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Advisory boardMeet review and recommendContinuing
Labor DepartmentMaintain board and respond to recommendationsContinuing
CongressSet duties and termination dateExtended through 2029

What happened next

EO 13699 established the board.

Coming up

  • : Current statutory termination date.

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What to watch next

— Current statutory termination date.

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