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Executive Order 13683

Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13653, and 13673

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In simple terms

This executive order makes three technical amendments to existing orders: (1) updates formatting rules for executive orders and proclamations and assigns trade proclamation preparation to the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) adjusts membership of the Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience by making the OMB Director a co-chair rather than a member; and (3) corrects a statutory citation in the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order regarding Vietnam Era veterans' assistance acts.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 75041

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 79 FR 75041

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Commemorative proclamations submitted at least 60 days before specified observance

Key directives

  • USTR shall prepare trade proclamations under Trade Act of 1974 or other trade law and submit to Attorney General for form and legality review
  • Commemorative proclamations must be submitted to OMB Director or designated EOP office at least 60 days before specified observance
  • OMB Director made co-chair of Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience (removed as regular member)
  • Co-Chairs may designate Steering Committee subset and establish/recharter working groups
  • Correct statutory citation from 'Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972' to include 'and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974'

Who is ordered

Prior policy

  • amendExecutive Order 11030 of June 19, 1962
  • amendExecutive Order 13653 of November 1, 2013
  • amendExecutive Order 13673 of July 31, 2014

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • EO 11030 amendments take effect (formatting change, new trade proclamation process, commemorative proclamation 60-day rule)
  • EO 13653 membership restructuring takes effect
  • EO 13673 statutory citation correction takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Agencies adjust to new commemorative proclamation submission timeline (60 days before observance)
  • USTR and Attorney General establish trade proclamation coordination workflow
  • Climate Council implements new steering committee and working group structure

Long term

  • Incremental institutionalization of trade proclamation process separate from standard executive order procedures
  • Potential lasting structural change to climate adaptation governance with OMB Director as co-chair

Risks & tensions

  • 60-day commemorative proclamation rule may create administrative friction for time-sensitive observances
  • Trade proclamation bypass of standard Section 2 procedures centralizes trade policy control with USTR-Attorney General channel, reducing interagency visibility
  • OMB Director elevation to co-chair of Climate Council may shift priorities toward budgetary considerations over substantive adaptation policy; text is vague on implications
  • Minimal substantive policy change—primarily procedural and technical
Executive Order 13683: Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13653, and 13673 · Executive Orders