Amendments to Executive Orders 12131 and 13539

This executive order updates the membership of the President's Export Council to include the Department of Homeland Security, National Economic Council, National Security Staff, and state/local government associations, while removing the Vice President and CIA Director. It also transfers administrative and funding support for the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) from the Office of Science and Technology Policy to the Department of Energy.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 80725

Key directives

Add DHS, NEC, National Security Staff to mandatory PEC membership
Add National Governors Association and US Conference of Mayors as discretionary PEC members
Remove Vice President and CIA Director from PEC membership
Transfer PCAST funding and administrative support from OSTP to DOE
Transfer FACA compliance functions (except congressional reporting) from President to Secretary of Energy

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

EO takes effect upon signing
OSTP no longer funds PCAST
DOE assumes PCAST funding and administrative support

Near term (90d)

Agency heads adjust representation on President's Export Council
DOE establishes FACA compliance procedures for PCAST

Long term

Structural shift in science advisory infrastructure
Altered interagency dynamics for export policy coordination

Risks & tensions

Potential tension between DOE and OSTP over science advisory control; text does not specify transition timeline
Vague whether existing PCAST members/administrative arrangements continue uninterrupted during transfer
Increased state/local voice in export policy may create coordination challenges with federal trade objectives