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Executive Order 13408

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

This executive order extends by one year the duration of Executive Order 13381, which established security procedures for access to classified information. It pushes two expiration dates in the original order from 2006 to 2007.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 37807

Impact dates

  1. Extended expiration date for provisions in Section 6(a) of EO 13381

Key directives

  • Amend Section 6(a) of EO 13381 to extend deadline from April 1, 2006 to April 1, 2007
  • Amend Section 6(b) of EO 13381 to extend deadline from July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2007

Timeline

Immediate

  • Extension of EO 13381 provisions takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • Continued operation of security clearance procedures under extended deadlines

Long term

  • Security clearance framework remains in place until new expiration dates in 2007

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural extension with no policy changes; minimal tension
  • Original EO 13381 purpose (security clearance reform) not altered, only timeline extended
  • Uncertainty: specific provisions being extended not detailed in this EO text
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