Department of Justice
Orders where directed actors are tied to Department of Justice · 61 in G.W. Bush · 531 all terms.
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61 shown · G.W. Bush
Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity in the United States
This executive order establishes an interagency Working Group co-chaired by the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services to review and evaluate security practices at facilities handling biological select agents and toxins. The group must submit recommendations within 180 days on improving physical, facility, and personnel security across federal and nonfederal laboratories, then terminates 60 days after that report.
Settlement of Claims Against Libya
This executive order implements the U.S.-Libya Claims Settlement Agreement by extinguishing all covered claims against Libya in U.S. and foreign courts, channeling U.S. national claims through State Department procedures, and authorizing the Attorney General to seek dismissal of pending litigation. It bars U.S. nationals from pursuing claims in any forum except through the Secretary of State's procedures, while allowing foreign nationals to seek remedies in non-U.S. forums.
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
This executive order establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council to facilitate the 2008-2009 presidential transition, requiring federal agencies to prepare briefing materials, coordinate orientation activities, and provide information equally to major party candidates. It supersedes the previous transition EO from 2000 and automatically expires on February 20, 2009 unless extended.
Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities
This executive order substantially revises Executive Order 12333 to strengthen the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) over the Intelligence Community, reflecting reforms from the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. It codifies the DNI's role in coordinating intelligence activities, establishes new management structures including Functional and Mission Managers, and sets detailed duties for intelligence agencies while emphasizing protection of civil liberties and information sharing.
Amending Executive Order 12989, as Amended
This executive order amends a 1996 order to require federal contractors to use an electronic employment eligibility verification system (E-Verify) to confirm workers are legally authorized to work in the U.S. It mandates that contracting agencies include this requirement as a condition of federal contracts, with the Secretary of Homeland Security designated to administer the verification system.
President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board
This executive order restructures presidential intelligence oversight by replacing the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board with the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) and establishing its Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) as a formal committee. It defines reporting requirements, membership rules, and coordination duties with the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence agencies.
Improving the Coordination and Effectiveness of Youth Programs
This executive order creates an Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs within HHS to coordinate federal youth programs, mandates development of a new federal youth website within 10 months, and requires annual reporting to the President. It continues the "Helping America's Youth" initiative through structured interagency collaboration without creating new legal rights or spending authority.
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
This executive order directs multiple federal agencies to issue regulations and procedures implementing the U.S. Additional Protocol Implementation Act, which brings U.S. nuclear facilities under expanded International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. It authorizes the Commerce Department to obtain warrants for IAEA complementary access to locations and assigns the State Department responsibility for congressional notifications.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to and Revocation of Other Executive Orders
This executive order continues 16 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2009, revokes the tax reform advisory panel (EO 13369), supersedes parts of EO 13385, and substantially amends EO 12994 to expand and rename the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities with new membership requirements and advisory functions.
Strengthening Adult Education
This executive order creates an Interagency Adult Education Working Group led by the Secretary of Education to coordinate federal adult education programs, identify gaps and duplications, and recommend improvements to help adults transition to postsecondary education and employment. The Working Group includes multiple cabinet secretaries and must submit its first report within 9 months.
Assignment of Reporting Functions Relating to the Information Sharing Environment
This memorandum assigns the President's reporting functions under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (as amended by the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007) to the Director of National Intelligence. The DNI must consult with five Cabinet secretaries and can require information from agency heads to fulfill these reporting duties.
Establishing an Interagency Working Group on Import Safety
This executive order creates a temporary interagency working group led by HHS to review and recommend improvements to U.S. import safety procedures. The group must deliver recommendations to the President within 60 days through the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, then disband.
National Security Professional Development
This executive order establishes a framework to improve national security workforce capabilities by requiring a National Strategy for professional development, creating an interagency Steering Committee chaired by OPM, and directing agency heads to enhance education, training, and cross-government assignment opportunities for security professionals. It specifically assigns implementation roles to Defense, State, Intelligence, and Homeland Security for their respective personnel systems.
Protecting American Taxpayers From Payment of Contingency Fees
This executive order prohibits federal agencies from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services, where payment depends on case outcomes. Agencies must report existing contingency fee agreements within 90 days and implement the policy under Attorney General guidance.
Designation of Officers of the Department of Justice
This memorandum establishes a line of succession for the Attorney General position, specifying that if the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and other designated officers are unable to serve, the U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of Virginia, and Western District of Texas would act as Attorney General in that order. It revokes a prior 2002 memorandum on the same topic.
Regarding the Proposed Merger of Alcatel and Lucnet Technologies, Inc.
President George W. Bush conditionally approved the proposed merger of French Alcatel and U.S. Lucent Technologies by requiring execution of a National Security Agreement and Special Security Agreement with multiple federal departments, prohibiting the merger if these conditions are not met. The order cites national security concerns under Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 and authorizes the Attorney General to enforce compliance.
Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims
This executive order establishes an interagency Task Force on Disaster Assistance Coordination to develop a plan streamlining federal disaster assistance delivery. The plan must include a centralized application process, a clearinghouse for assistance information, reduced duplication, and fraud controls, with phased implementation by December 31, 2008. The Secretary of Homeland Security must submit the plan to the President by March 1, 2007, with quarterly progress reports thereafter until implementation is complete.
Protecting the Property Rights of the American People
This executive order establishes federal policy to limit eminent domain takings to genuine public use with just compensation, explicitly excluding transfers for private economic development. The Attorney General is directed to issue implementing instructions and monitor compliance across federal agencies.
Task Force on New Americans
This executive order establishes a Task Force on New Americans within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate federal efforts helping legal immigrants learn English, civics, and history to integrate into American society. The Task Force includes cabinet-level officials from multiple departments and is directed to promote public-private partnerships, expand instruction through community groups, and make recommendations on policy and legislative changes.
Assignment of Functions Relating to Waivers and Reports Concerning Africa
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under section 590 of a 2006 foreign operations appropriations law to the Secretary of State, requiring consultation with the Attorney General. The provision concerns waivers and reports related to Africa.
Strengthening Federal Efforts To Protect Against Identity Theft
This executive order establishes the Identity Theft Task Force, co-chaired by the Attorney General and FTC Chairman, to coordinate federal efforts against identity theft through law enforcement, public education, and data security. The Task Force must submit a strategic plan within 180 days and may be terminated by the President or Attorney General via Federal Register notice.
Improving Agency Disclosure of Information
This executive order requires every federal agency to designate a Chief FOIA Officer, establish service centers and public liaisons for requesters, conduct reviews of their FOIA operations, and develop improvement plans with measurable milestones for fiscal years 2006-2007. It mandates reports to the Attorney General and OMB, with the Attorney General submitting follow-up reports to the President through 2008.
Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council
This executive order establishes the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate federal support for recovery and rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Council, chaired by the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and comprising 23 cabinet-level officials and senior advisors, is tasked with reviewing issues, providing guidance, and making recommendations to the President on Gulf Coast recovery efforts. The Council automatically terminates three years after signing unless extended.
Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans
This executive order mandates maximum sharing of terrorism information across federal agencies and with state, local, tribal, and private sector partners while protecting Americans' privacy rights. It establishes an Information Sharing Council chaired by the Program Manager under the 2004 Intelligence Reform Act and revokes the previous EO 13356, incorporating its standards into implementation of the statutory framework.
Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters
Executive Order 13382 blocks all U.S.-based assets of designated weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters, expanding sanctions authority under a national emergency first declared in 1994. It immediately freezes property of eight named entities and authorizes future designations by the Secretaries of Treasury and State.
Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information
This executive order directs the OMB Director to centralize and standardize security clearance processes across federal agencies, with authority to assign, supervise, and issue guidelines for determining eligibility to access classified national security information, including SCI and special access programs. The order includes a built-in expiration mechanism and requires a progress report to the President.
Effective Dates of Provisions in Title I of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
This memorandum accelerates the effective dates of most provisions in Title I of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, making them effective immediately upon signing rather than waiting for the statutory 6-month deadline. It exempts sections 1021 and 1092 (National Counterterrorism Center) and any provisions with express effective dates in the Act itself.
Memorandum on Assignment of Reporting Functions under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
This memorandum delegates specific presidential reporting functions under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to three officials: the Secretary of State (most reporting functions, including on terrorism financing, human smuggling, and intelligence community matters), the Secretary of Defense (one reporting function), and the Director of National Intelligence (two reporting functions). It requires agency heads to provide requested information to these officials and preserves the President's constitutional authority to withhold sensitive information.
Committee on Ocean Policy
This executive order establishes the Committee on Ocean Policy within the Council on Environmental Quality to coordinate federal agency activities on ocean-related matters, advance environmental/economic/security interests, and facilitate consultation with state, tribal, local, and international stakeholders. The Committee comprises cabinet secretaries, agency heads, and presidential assistants but functions solely in an advisory capacity without regulatory authority.
Amendment to Executive Order 13173, Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley
This executive order makes minor amendments to Executive Order 13173, updating the membership of the Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley by adding the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Drug Control Policy, making the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development the chair, requiring designated staff for 2004-2006, and adding 'regulations' to the Task Force's analytical duties. It also adds standard language disclaiming judicial enforceability.
Establishing the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties
This executive order creates an interagency board within the Department of Justice to advise the President on protecting civil liberties and privacy during national security and homeland security operations. The board includes senior officials from Justice, Homeland Security, Defense, Treasury, State, CIA, NSA, and other intelligence agencies.
National Counterterrorism Center
This executive order establishes the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) as the primary U.S. government organization for analyzing and integrating intelligence related to terrorism and counterterrorism, excluding purely domestic cases. The Center, placed under the authority of the Director of Central Intelligence, is tasked with strategic operational planning, serving as a central knowledge bank on terrorists and terror groups, and facilitating information sharing across federal agencies and with state and local governments.
Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community
This executive order strengthens the Director of Central Intelligence's authority over the Intelligence Community by amending Executive Order 12333 to enhance intelligence sharing, establish counterterrorism as the highest national security priority, centralize budget control over the National Foreign Intelligence Program, and give the Director concurrence or recommendation authority over senior intelligence appointments. It also mandates new personnel standards and requires the Attorney General to establish information-sharing procedures with the Director within 90 days.
Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans
This executive order mandates maximum sharing of terrorism information across federal agencies and with state/local authorities while protecting Americans' legal rights. It establishes an Information Systems Council to plan an interoperable terrorism information sharing environment, sets common standards for intelligence community information sharing, and requires recommendations for domestic collection procedures.
Assigning Foreign Affairs Functions and Implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and the Tropical Forest Conservation Act
This executive order delegates presidential foreign affairs functions to the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State for implementing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative and Tropical Forest Conservation Act. It also establishes board membership for the Enterprise for the Americas Board and revokes four prior executive orders on the same topics.
Increasing Economic Opportunity and Business Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
This executive order establishes a presidential advisory commission and White House Initiative within the Department of Commerce to improve economic opportunity and federal program access for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) businesses. It creates an interagency working group, requires federal agencies to develop implementation plans, and mandates a coordinated federal plan to increase AAPI business participation in government programs and procurement.
American Indian and Alaska Native Education
This executive order establishes an interagency working group to improve American Indian and Alaska Native student achievement under the No Child Left Behind Act while respecting tribal cultures and sovereignty. It mandates a multi-year study of Native education, requires a federal interagency plan within 90 days, and convenes a forum on education strategies, with the working group terminating after 5 years unless extended.
Issuance of Permits With Respect to Certain Energy-Related Facilities and Land Transportation Crossings on the International Boundaries of the United States
This executive order transfers authority for approving permits for oil, gas, coal, and other fuel pipelines crossing U.S. borders from the President to the Secretary of State, while also creating a new permitting process for land transportation border crossings (roads, rail) that don't require physical construction connecting to foreign countries. It amends Executive Order 11423 to establish a 90-day interagency review process with specific consultation requirements.
Human Service Transportation Coordination
This executive order establishes an Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility to improve coordination of federal transportation services for people with disabilities, low-income individuals, and older adults. The Council, chaired by the Secretary of Transportation and comprising nine cabinet-level officials, is tasked with reducing duplication, improving access, and reporting on progress within one year.
Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
This executive order establishes a presidential commission to review U.S. intelligence capabilities regarding weapons of mass destruction, with a specific mandate to examine pre-war intelligence on Iraq and compare it with post-invasion findings. The commission must report by March 31, 2005, after which it terminates within 60 days.
Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
This executive order amends the structure of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status, replacing the previous membership model with designees from each Cabinet member plus the Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, and requiring biennial reports to the President on Puerto Rico's status determination progress.
Homeland Security Information Sharing
This executive order delegates presidential functions under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to the Secretary of Homeland Security, primarily concerning procedures for sharing homeland security information with state and local personnel. It assigns most information-sharing authorities to DHS while reserving certain intelligence and classification functions for the Attorney General and Director of Central Intelligence.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 204(a) of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-174)
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under Section 204(a) of the No FEAR Act to the OPM Director, requiring that regulations account for agencies' mission needs including diplomatic, military, intelligence, law enforcement, security, and protective functions, with mandatory consultation of the Attorney General.
Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects
This executive order amends EO 13212 to expand its scope beyond energy production to include pipeline safety projects. It establishes an interagency task force within the Department of Energy to monitor and expedite permitting for energy-related and pipeline safety projects, coordinate federal-state-tribal-local permitting, and perform functions under section 60133 of title 49 regarding pipeline repair.
Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi Property
This executive order, signed on the first day of the 2003 Iraq invasion, confiscated Iraqi government funds held in U.S. financial institutions and vested them in the Department of the Treasury for use in Iraqi reconstruction and assistance to the Iraqi people. It exempted diplomatic funds and amounts subject to terrorism-related court judgments, and delegated broad implementation authority to the Treasury Secretary.
Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
This executive order makes extensive technical amendments to 80 prior executive orders to reflect the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and transfer functions from agencies like the Attorney General's office, Department of Transportation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and others to the new Secretary of Homeland Security. It also fully rewrites Executive Order 13231 on critical infrastructure protection, establishing the National Infrastructure Advisory Council under DHS and clarifying cybersecurity responsibilities across government.
Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security
This executive order formally integrates the newly created Department of Homeland Security into existing government structures by amending 16 prior executive orders to add DHS officials to various interagency bodies and councils. It also designates DHS intelligence elements as part of the Intelligence Community, grants the Secretary authority to classify information as Top Secret, and temporarily assigns domestic response coordination to the Secretary from January 24 to March 1, 2003.
Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
This executive order establishes principles for federal agencies to ensure faith-based and community organizations can compete equally for federal social service funding without religious discrimination, while protecting beneficiaries from religious coercion. It requires specified agencies to review and amend policies within 90 days, and amends Executive Order 11246 to exempt religious contractors from certain employment nondiscrimination requirements when hiring co-religionists.
Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions Under the Trade Act of 2002
This executive order delegates most presidential authorities under Divisions B (Trade Promotion) and C (Andean Trade) of the Trade Act of 2002 to the U.S. Trade Representative, while reserving specific authorities to the President. It also assigns particular consultative and reporting functions to the Secretaries of State, Labor, Treasury, and other agencies, and amends Executive Order 11846 to include the new trade act divisions.
Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning Undocumented Aliens Interdicted or Intercepted in the Caribbean Region
This executive order delegates responsibilities among the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense for handling undocumented aliens interdicted in the Caribbean region. It establishes procedures for custody, screening, and potential resettlement, with specific provisions for using Guantanamo Bay facilities and for Defense Department support during mass migrations.
Establishment of the Corporate Fraud Task Force
This executive order creates a Corporate Fraud Task Force within the Department of Justice to coordinate investigation and prosecution of significant financial crimes including securities fraud, accounting fraud, and money laundering. The Task Force brings together senior DOJ officials, FBI leadership, key U.S. Attorneys from major financial districts, and heads of regulatory agencies like the SEC and Treasury.
President's Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
This executive order establishes the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, chaired by the Secretary of State and comprising cabinet-level officials from State, Justice, Labor, HHS, CIA, OMB, and USAID. The Task Force coordinates implementation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, prepares annual reports, collects data, promotes international cooperation, and advises the President on policy recommendations, but has no independent directive authority.
Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
This executive order creates the USA Freedom Corps, an interagency initiative to promote citizen service by coordinating existing federal public service programs. It establishes a White House-based council chaired by the President and a supporting office to encourage Americans to complete 4,000 hours of lifetime service.
Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism
This executive order establishes a temporary Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism, composed of senior officials from 15 executive branch entities. The Task Force is charged with identifying ways Americans can prepare for terrorist attacks and volunteer to support officials, and must report its recommendations to the President within 40 days before automatically terminating 30 days after submission.
Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
This executive order establishes the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to coordinate federal efforts protecting information systems for critical infrastructure across sectors including energy, finance, transportation, and healthcare. It creates a voluntary public-private partnership framework, establishes the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) for private sector input, and assigns specific security oversight roles to OMB, Defense, and the CIA while preserving existing agency authorities.
Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
This executive order creates the Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President, headed by an Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, and establishes the Homeland Security Council to advise the President on homeland security matters. It assigns broad coordination responsibilities across detection, preparedness, prevention, protection, response, and recovery from terrorist threats and attacks, while amending prior executive orders to integrate the new council into national security structures.
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism
This executive order declares a national emergency and blocks all U.S.-based property and transactions of foreign terrorists, terrorist financiers, and their associates. It authorizes the Secretaries of Treasury and State to designate individuals and entities for sanctions without prior notice, and prohibits any U.S. person from transacting with designated parties.
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Actions That Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans, and Persons Responsible for Wartime Atrocities in That Region
President George W. Bush invoked Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to suspend entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants who threaten international stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans or who committed wartime atrocities in the region since 1991. The Secretary of State has sole discretion to identify covered persons and establish implementation procedures, with the proclamation remaining in effect until the Secretary determines it is no longer necessary.
Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals With Disabilities
This executive order directs federal agencies to assist states in implementing the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision, which requires community-based placement for individuals with disabilities when appropriate. It mandates interagency cooperation, policy reviews, and ADA enforcement to reduce unjustified institutionalization.
Actions To Expedite Energy-Related Projects
This executive order directs federal agencies to expedite permit reviews and other actions for energy-related projects while maintaining safety and environmental protections. It establishes a broad interagency task force, chaired by the Council on Environmental Quality chairman and housed at the Department of Energy, to monitor and coordinate these efforts across federal, state, tribal, and local levels.
Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith- Based and Community Initiatives
This executive order establishes Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives within five cabinet departments (Justice, Education, Labor, HHS, HUD) to identify and remove barriers preventing faith-based and community organizations from participating in federal social service programs. It mandates audits of discriminatory regulations, requires annual reporting, and creates liaison roles across all executive agencies to coordinate with the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.