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George W. Bush Presidential Executive Orders

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291

Establishment of a Temporary Organization To Facilitate United States Government Support for Afghanistan

2009

Granting Reciprocity on Excepted Service and Federal Contractor Employee Fitness and Reinvestigating Individuals in Positions of Public Trust

2009

Amending the Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture

2009

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation

2009

Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity in the United States

2009

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2008

Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008

2008

Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

2008

Exclusions From the Federal Labor-management Relations Program

2008

Amendments To Executive Order 9397 Relating To Federal Agency Use of Social Security Numbers

2008

Transformation of the National Air Transportation System

2008

Settlement of Claims Against Libya

2008

Facilitation of a Presidential Transition

2008

Further Amendments To Executive Orders 12139 And 12949 In Light of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008

2008

Amendments to Executive Order 12962

2008

To Authorize Certain Noncompetitive Appointments in the Civil Service for Spouses of Certain Members of the Armed Forces

2008

Executive Branch Responsibilities With Respect To Orders of Succession

2008

Further Amendments To Executive Order 13285, President's Council On Service And Civic Participation

2008

Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities

2008

Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe

2008

2008 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States

2008

Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information

2008

Continuing Certain Restrictions With Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals

2008

Amending Executive Order 12989, as Amended

2008

Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma

2008

Amending Executive Orders 13389 and 13390

2008

President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board

2008

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services

2008

Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With the National Emergency With Respect to Syria

2008

Improving the Coordination and Effectiveness of Youth Programs

2008

Implementation of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America

2008

Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks

2008

Further Amendment of Executive Order 11858 Concerning Foreign Investment in the United States

2008

Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy

2008

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2008

Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Monday, December 24, 2007

2007

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

2007

Designating the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

2007

Improving Government Program Performance

2007

Protection of Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations

2007

Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma

2007

Strengthening Adult Education

2007

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders

2007

Further 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts- Martial, United States

2007

Extending Privileges and Immunities to the African Union Mission to the United States

2007

Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation

2007

Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security

2007

Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions

2007

Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency

2007

Establishing an Interagency Working Group on Import Safety

2007

Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq

2007

Further Amending Executive Order 13381, as Amended, To Extend Its Duration by One Year

2007

Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Turkmenistan

2007

Expanding Approved Stem Cell Lines in Ethically Responsible Ways

2007

National Security Professional Development

2007

Protecting American Taxpayers From Payment of Contingency Fees

2007

Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment With Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines

2007

Establishment of Temporary Organization To Facilitate United States Government Assistance for Transition in Iraq

2007

2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States

2007

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Metro-North Railroad and Its Maintenance of Way Employees Represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters

2007

Renaming a National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

2007

Extending Privileges and Immunities to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations

2007

Establishing a Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors and a Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes

2007

Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission

2007

Further Amendment to Executive Order 13285, Relating to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation

2007

Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management

2007

Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review

2007

Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on January 2, 2007

2006

National Aeronautics Research and Development

2006

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2006

Amendment to Executive Order 13317, Volunteers for Prosperity

2006

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Metro-North Railroad and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

2006

Strengthening Surface Transportation Security

2006

Assignment of Certain Pay-Related Functions

2006

Amendment to Executive Order 13402, Strengthening Federal Efforts To Protect Against Identity Theft

2006

Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

2006

Blocking Property of and Prohibiting Transactions With the Government of Sudan

2006

Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims

2006

Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs

2006

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

2006

Amending Executive Order 13381, As Amended, To Extend its Duration by One Year

2006

Protecting the Property Rights of the American People

2006

Public Alert and Warning System

2006

Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus

2006

Task Force on New Americans

2006

Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13279, 13339, 13381, and 13389, and Revocation of Executive Order 13011

2006

Strengthening Federal Efforts To Protect Against Identity Theft

2006

Blocking Property of Persons in Connection With the Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region

2006

Responsibilities of Federal Departments and Agencies With Respect to Volunteer Community Service

2006

Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With the National Emergency With Respect to Syria

2006

National Mathematics Advisory Panel

2006

Responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

2006

Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Côte d'Ivoire

2006

Designating the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

2006

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2005

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Defense

2005

Improving Agency Disclosure of Information

2005

Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe

2005

Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council

2005

Establishment of a Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region

2005

Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans

2005

2005 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States

2005

Further Amendment to Executive Order 13369, Relating to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform

2005

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders

2005

Assignment of Functions Relating to Original Appointments as Commissioned Officers and Chief Warrant Officer Appointments in the Armed Forces

2005

Amending Executive Orders 12139 and 12949 in Light of Establishment of the Office of Director of National Intelligence

2005

Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters

2005

Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information

2005

Implementing Amendments to Agreement on Border

2005

Amendment to Executive Order 13369, Relating to the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform

2005

Amendments to Executive Order 12788 Relating to the Defense Economic Adjustment Program

2005

Amendments to Executive Order 12863, Relating to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

2005

Designating the African Union as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

2005

Amendment to Executive Order 13295 Relating to Certain
Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases

2005

Amendments to Executive Order 12293—The Foreign Service of the United States

2005

Amendments to Executive Order 11926 Relating to the Vice Presidential Service Badge

2005

Clarification of Certain Executive Orders Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions

2005

Amendments to Executive Order 13285, Relating to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation

2005

Providing an Order of Succession in the Office of Management and Budget

2005

President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform

2005

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2004

United States-Mexico Border Health Commission

2004

Committee on Ocean Policy

2004

2004 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States

2004

Designation of Additional Officers for the Department of Homeland Security Order of Succession

2004

Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals

2004

Modifying the Protection Granted to the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Property in Which Iraq Has an Interest and Protecting the Central Bank of Iraq

2004

Assignment of Functions Under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003

2004

Providing Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses To Increase Their Federal Contracting and Subcontracting

2004

Amendment to Executive Order 13173, Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley

2004

Assignment of Functions Relating to Certain Appointments, Promotions, and Commissions in the Armed Forces

2004

Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12543 With Respect to the Policies and Actions of the

2004

Establishing the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties

2004

National Counterterrorism Center

2004

Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community

2004

Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans

2004

Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation

2004

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its Conductors Represented by the United Transportation Union

2004

Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12722 With Respect to Iraq and Modification of Executive Order 13290, Executive Order 13303, and Executive Order 13315

2004

Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods from Liberia

2004

Amending Executive Order 13226 To Designate the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology To Serve as the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel

2004

Individuals With Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness

2004

Assigning Foreign Affairs Functions and Implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act

2004

Delegation of Certain Waiver, Determination, Certification, Recommendation, and Reporting Functions

2004

Amending Executive Order 13261 on the Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency

2004

Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on June 11, 2004

2004

Responsibilities of the Departments of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the Small Business Administration With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

2004

Further Amendment to Executive Order 11023, Providing for the Performance by the Secretary of Commerce of Certain Functions Relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2004

Establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Promotion of a Regional Collaboration of National Significance for the Great Lakes

2004

Increasing Economic Opportunity and Business Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

2004

Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria

2004

American Indian and Alaska Native Education

2004

Issuance of Permits With Respect to Certain Energy-Related Facilities and Land Transportation Crossings on the International Boundaries of the United States

2004

Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology and Establishing the Position of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator

2004

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and its Conductors Represented by the United Transportation Union

2004

Amending Executive Order 13257 To Implement the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003

2004

Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay

2004

National and Community Service Programs

2004

Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing

2004

Human Service Transportation Coordination

2004

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction

2004

Federal Real Property Asset Management

2004

President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy

2004

Amendment to Executive Order 12293, the Foreign Service of the United States

2004

Termination of Emergency With Respect to Sierra Leone and Liberia

2004

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2003

Assignment of Functions Relating to Arrivals in and Departures From the United States

2003

Appointments During National Emergency

2003

Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the

2003

Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status

2003

Presidential Management Fellows Program

2003

Volunteers for Prosperity

2003

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

2003

Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi Regime, Its Senior Officials and Their Family Members, and Taking Certain Other Actions

2003

Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Turkmenistan

2003

Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting Functions

2003

Homeland Security Information Sharing

2003

Implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act

2003

Amendments to Executive Order 12994, and Renaming the President's Committee on Mental Retardation as the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

2003

Blocking Property of the Government of Burma and Prohibiting Certain Transactions

2003

Further Amendment to Executive Order 12580, as Amended, Superfund Implementation

2003

Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award

2003

European Central Bank

2003

Extension of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

2003

Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001

2003

Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq Has an Interest

2003

Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects

2003

Increasing the Number of Members on the Intelligence Oversight Board

2003

Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Federal Courts

2003

Interagency Group on Insular Areas

2003

Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Actions and Policies of Unita and Revocation of Related Executive Orders

2003

Applying the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000 to Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Foreign Service Pension System, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System

2003

Amendments to Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks

2003

Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases

2003

Amendment to Executive Order 10448, Establishing the National Defense Service Medal

2003

Regulations Relating to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay, Aviation Career Incentive Pay, and Submarine Duty Incentive Pay

2003

Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National Security Information

2003

Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay

2003

Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi Property

2003

Establishing the Global War on Terrorism Medals

2003

Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe

2003

Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security

2003

Preserve America

2003

President's Council on Service and Civic Participation

2003

Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security

2003

Establishing the Office of Global Communications

2003

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2002

Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Tuesday, December 24, 2002

2002

Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations

2002

Responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International Development With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

2002

President's Commission on the United States Postal Service

2002

Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Act of 2002

2002

Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning Undocumented Aliens Interdicted or Intercepted in the Caribbean Region

2002

Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the United States

2002

Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews

2002

Further Amending Executive Order 10173, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Safeguarding of Vessels, Harbors, Ports, and Waterfront Facilities of the United States

2002

Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking

2002

Establishment of the Corporate Fraud Task Force

2002

Expedited Naturalization of Aliens and Noncitizen Nationals Serving in an Active-Duty Status During the War on Terrorism

2002

Tribal Colleges and Universities

2002

Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Taliban and Amendment of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001

2002

Activities To Promote Personal Fitness

2002

Establishing a Transition Planning Office for the Department of Homeland Security Within the Office of Management and Budget

2002

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

2002

Amendment to Executive Order 13180, Air Traffic Performance-Based Organization

2002

President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

2002

2002 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States

2002

Designation of Public International Organizations for Purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977

2002

Establishing the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council and Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland

2002

Providing An Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on Succession

2002

Amending Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review

2002

President's Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

2002

President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

2002

Amendment to Executive Order 13227, President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education

2002

Establishing the USA Freedom Corps

2002

Amendment to Executive Order 13223, Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the

2002

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services

2001

Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program

2002

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of State

2001

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

2001

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between United Airlines, Inc., and its Mechanics and Related Employees Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

2001

Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption

2001

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture

2001

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce

2001

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban Development

2001

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior

2001

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor

2001

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury

2001

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Veterans Affairs

2001

Designation of Afghanistan and the Airspace Above as a Combat Zone

2001

Closing of Federal Government Executive Departments and Agencies on Monday, December 24, 2001

2001

Creation of the President's Council on Bioethics

2001

Waiver of Dual Compensation Provisions of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964

2001

National Emergency Construction Authority

2001

Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism

2001

Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act

2001

Further Amendment to Executive Order 10789, as Amended, To Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National Defense Functions

2001

Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age

2001

President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

2001

Amendment to Executive Order 13045, Extending the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children

2001

Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council

2001

President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education

2001

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

2001

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

2001

Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism

2001

Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces To Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation

2001

Continuation of Export Control Regulations

2001

Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices

2001

Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Belarus

2001

Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans

2001

21st Century Workforce Initiative

2001

Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals With Disabilities

2001

Amendment to Executive Order 13125, Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs

2001

President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as Amended

2001

President's Task Force To Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans

2001

Additional Measures With Respect To Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone

2001

Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

2001

Actions To Expedite Energy-Related Projects

2001

President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security

2001

Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Statis

2001

Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors' Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects

2001

Termination of Emergency Authority for Certain Export Controls

2001

Further Amendment to Executive Order 10000, Regulations Governing Additional Compensation and Credit Granted Certain Employees of the Federal Government Serving Outside the United States

2001

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Its Employees Represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association

2001

Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees

2001

Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors'Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects

2001

Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships

2001

Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts

2001

President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as Amended

2001

Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith- Based and Community Initiatives

2001

Establishment of White House Office of Faith- Based and Community Initiatives

2001

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