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.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 62391

Impact dates

Dec 31, 2006
Staff designation period ends
Dec 31, 2004
Staff designation for 2004 (implied year-end)
Oct 20, 2004
EO takes effect

Key directives

Add Secretary of Defense and Director of National Drug Control Policy to Task Force membership
Designate Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as Chair
Require each federal department/agency to designate one staff person for 2004-2006 to work on Task Force issues
Add 'regulations' to the list of items the Task Force analyzes
Insert judicial review disclaimer

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Task Force membership changes take effect
Secretary of HUD becomes Chair

Near term (90d)

Agencies to designate staff persons for Task Force participation

Long term

Task Force operations with designated staff through 2006
Continued interagency coordination on valley economic development

Risks & tensions

Minimal structural change; primarily administrative housekeeping
2004-2006 staff designation window creates temporary obligation with unclear enforcement mechanism
Judicial review disclaimer is standard boilerplate, not unusual for internal management orders
Vague whether 'as appropriate' qualifier weakens agency participation requirements