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

This executive order extends the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children from 6 to 8 years, changes reporting requirements from annual to biennial, expands participating agencies to explicitly include EPA and all executive departments, and adds standard OMB budget protection language.

Federal Register Open PDF 68 FR 19931

Impact dates

Date TBD
Task Force reports due biennially (changed from annual)

Key directives

Remove 'Assistant to the President and' from Task Force membership criteria
Expand agency participation to 'executive departments, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies'
Require reports to detail Task Force accomplishments since preceding report
Extend Task Force duration from 6 to 8 years
Change annual reports to biennial reports
Change annual submission to biennial publication
Add OMB budget protection clause

Timeline

Immediate

Task Force membership composition changes (removal of 'Assistant to the President' qualifier)
OMB budget authority protection clause takes effect

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Biennial (instead of annual) reports due starting from next reporting cycle
Task Force extended through 8-year lifespan from original 1997 creation

Risks & tensions

Reduced reporting frequency (annual to biennial) may decrease accountability visibility; offset by new accomplishments disclosure requirement
Removal of 'Assistant to the President' title may lower White House direct involvement; vague whether this expands or narrows eligible participants
Extension from 6 to 8 years without new sunset date creates uncertainty about when Task Force expires relative to 1997 creation date