President George W. Bush Administration Executive Orders of 2001

The 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush, was the son of the 41st President George H. W. Bush President Bush (referred to by many as W) served two terms in office from 2001 until 2009.

President George W Bush enacted 291 executive orders in his 2922 days in office.
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His Executive Orders started in the Federal Record at E.O. 13198 and ran to E.O. 13488.

We will break the Executive Orders of President George W. Bush up by year for the posts here on the 1461. The list will run in descending order, starting with the oldest.

In 2001, his first year in office, President Bush signed 54 Executive Orders into law.
In contrast, President Obama, the 44th and current President of the United States signed 39 Executive Orders into law in his first year in office.

Where these Executive Orders amend earlier Executive Orders by previous administrations I will
attempt to link back to the original documents in the Federal Archives.

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President Bush signed his first two Executive Orders on January 29th 2001.

Executive Order 13198: Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Executive Order 13199: Establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

On February 11, 2001 President Bush signed:
Executive Order 13200: President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as Amended

***Executive Order 13035

February 17, 2001

Executive Order 13201: Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees

###This E O Revokes in part: EO 12836, February 1, 1993

***E O 12836 was an amendment to EO 12800, April 13, 1992

### Later Revoked by: EO 13496, January 30, 2009

Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors' Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects

###Revokes: EO 12836, February 1, 1993; Memorandum of June 5, 1997

***The Original EO 12818, October 23, 1992

***Amended by: EO 13208, April 6, 2001

###Revoked by: EO 13502, February 6, 2009

Executive Order 13203: Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships

###Revokes: EO 12871, October 1, 1993; Memorandum of October 28, 1999

Executive Order 13204: Revocation of Executive Order on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts

###Revokes: EO 12933, October 20, 1994

###Later Revoked by: EO 13495, January 30, 2009

March 9, 2001

Executive Order 13205: Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and Its Employees Represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association

April 4, 2001

Executive Order 13206: Termination of Emergency Authority for Certain Export Controls

###Revokes: EO 12924, August 19, 1994 (Amendment to original EO while leaving other Amendments intact)

***The Original EO 12002, July 7, 1977

April 5, 2001

Executive Order 13207: Further Amendment to Executive Order 10000, Regulations Governing Additional Compensation and Credit Granted Certain Employees of the Federal Government Serving Outside the United States

***This Executive Order Amends EO 10000: Regulations Governing Additional Compensation and Credit Granted Certain Employees of the Federal Government Serving Outside the United States, September 16, 1948 - which in itself was an amendment to an earlier Executive Order: EO 5644, June 8, 1931

April 6, 2001

Executive Order 13208: Amendment to Executive Order 13202, Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors' Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects

###Later Revoked by: EO 13502, February 6, 2009

April 30, 2001

Executive Order 13209: Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status

***Amends: EO 13183, December 23, 2000

May 2, 2001

Executive Order 13210: President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security

###Revoked by: EO 13316, September 17, 2003

May 18, 2001

Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

Executive Order 13212: Actions To Expedite Energy-Related Projects

***Amended by: EO 13286, February 28, 2003; EO 13302, May 15, 2003

May 22, 2001

Executive Order 13213: Additional Measures With Respect To Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone

***Amends: EO 13194, January 18, 2001

May 28, 2001

Executive Order 13214: President's Task Force To Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans

###Revoked by: EO 13316, September 17, 2003

May 31, 2001

Executive Order 13215: President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendment to Executive Order 13035, as Amended

***Amends: EO 13035, February 11, 1997

June 6, 2001

Executive Order 13216: Amendment to Executive Order 13125, Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs

***Amends: EO 13125, June 7, 1999

June 18, 2001

Executive Order 13217: Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals With Disabilities

June 20, 2001

Executive Order 13218: 21st Century Workforce Initiative

***Amends: EO 13111, January 12, 1999

###Revokes: EO 13174, October 27, 2000

June 26, 2001

Executive Order 13219: Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans

***Amended by: EO 13304, May 28, 2003

July 2, 2001

Executive Order 13220: Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Belarus

July 31, 2001

Executive Order 13221: Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices

August 17, 2001

Executive Order 13222: Continuation of Export Control Regulations

***Original EO 12002 July 7, 1977

September 14, 2001

Executive Order 13223: Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation

***Amended by: EO 13253, January 16, 2002; EO 13286, February 28, 2003
^^^See: Proclamation 7463, September 14, 2001 (66 FR 48199); Notice of September 12, 2002 (67 FR 58317); Notice of September 10, 2003 (68 FR 53665); Notice of September 10, 2004 (69 FR 55313); Notice of September 8, 2005 (70 FR 54229)

September 23, 2001

Executive Order 13224: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism

***Amended by: EO 13268, July 2, 2002; EO 13284, January 23, 2003 EO 13372, February 16, 2005
^^^See: Proclamation 7463, September 14, 2001 (66 FR 48199, September 18, 2001); Notice of September 19, 2002; Notice of September 18, 2003; EO 13338, May 11, 2004; Notice of September 21, 2004; Notice of September 21, 2005; Notice of September 21, 2006; Notice of September 20, 2007; Notice of September 18, 2008; Notice of September 21, 2009; Notice of September 16, 2010

September 28, 2001

Executive Order 13225: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

***Continues: EO 11183, October 3, 1964; EO 11145, March 7, 1964; EO 11287, June 28, 1966; EO 12131, May 4, 1979; EO 12196, February 26, 1980; EO 12216, June 18, 1980; EO 12345, February 2, 1982; EO 12367, June 15, 1982; EO 12382, September 13, 1982; EO 12900, February 22, 1994; EO 12905, March 25, 1994; EO 12994, March 21, 1996; EO 13021, October 19, 1996
Revokes: EO 13075, February 19, 1998; EO 13080, April 7, 1998; EO 13090, June 29, 1998; EO 13134, August 12, 1999 (in part); EO 13168, September 22, 2000
%%%Supersedes: EO 13138, September 30, 1999 (in part)
%%%Superseded by: EO 13316, September 17, 2003

September 30, 2001

Executive Order 13226: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

###Revokes: EO 12882, November 23, 1993; EO 12907, April 14, 1994; EO 13138, September 30, 1999 (in part)
***Amended by: EO 13305, May 28, 2003; EO 13349, July 23, 2004; EO 13385, September 29, 2005
%%%Continued by: EO 13446, September 28, 2007; EO 13511, September 29, 2009
###Revoked by: EO 13539, April 21, 2010

October 2, 2001

Executive Order 13227: President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education

***Amended by: EO 13255, February 6, 2002
###Revoked by: EO 13316, September 17, 2003

October 8, 2001

Executive Order 13228: Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council

***Amends: EO 12656, November 18, 1988
***Amended by: EO 13284, January 23, 2003 and EO 13286, February 28, 2003

October 9, 2001

Executive Order 13229: Amendment to Executive Order 13045, Extending the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children

***Amends: EO 13045, April 21, 1997

October 12, 2001

Executive Order 13230: President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

Revokes: EO 12900, February 22, 1994

October 16, 2001

Executive Order 13231: Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age

###Revokes: EO 13130, July 14, 1999

***Amended by: EO 13284, January 23, 2003; EO 13286, February 28, 2003; EO 13316, September 17, 2003; EO 13385, September 29, 2005

^^^Continued by: EO 13446, September 28, 2007; EO 13511, September 29, 2009

earliest incarnation of this Executive Order: EO 12333 December 4, 1981

October 20, 2001

Executive Order 13232: Further Amendment to Executive Order 10789, as Amended, To Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services To Exercise Certain Contracting Authority in Connection With National Defense Functions

***Amends: EO 10789, November 14, 1958

November 1, 2001

Executive Order 13233: Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act

###Revokes: EO 12667, January 18, 1989

###Revoked by: EO 13489, January 21, 2009

November 9, 2001

Executive Order 13234

Amended by: EO 13284, January 23, 2003

November 16, 2001

Executive Order 13235: National Emergency Construction Authority

November 27, 2001

Executive Order 13236: Waiver of Dual Compensation Provisions of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964

November 28, 2001

Executive Order 13237: Creation of the President's Council on Bioethics

***Amended by: EO 13316, September 17, 2003 and EO 13385, September 29, 2005

^^^Continued by: EO 13446, September 28, 2007

+++Superseded by: EO 13521, November 24, 2009

December 5, 2001

Executive Order 13238: Closing of Federal Government Executive Departments and Agencies on Monday, December 24, 2001

December 12, 2001

Executive Order 13239: Designation of Afghanistan and the Airspace Above as a Combat Zone

December 18, 2001

Executive Order 13240: Council of Europe in Respect of the Group of States Against Corruption

Executive Order 13241: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture

###Revokes: EO 11957, January 13, 1977

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002

###Revoked by: EO 13542, May 13, 2010

Executive Order 13242: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce

###Revokes: EO 11880, October 2, 1975, EO 12608, September 9, 1987 (in part) and EO 12998, April 5, 1996

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002

Executive Order 13243: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Housing and Urban Development

###Revokes: EO 11274, March 30, 1966

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002


Executive Order 13244: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior

###Revokes: EO 11487, October 6, 1969

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002


Executive Order 13245: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Labor

###Revokes: EO 10513, January 19, 1954

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002

Executive Order 13246: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Treasury

###Revokes: EO 11822, December 10, 1974

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002

Executive Order 13247: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Veterans Affairs

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002


December 20, 2001

Executive Order 13248: Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between United Airlines, Inc., and its Mechanics and Related Employees Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers


December 28, 2001

Executive Order 13249: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

+++Supersedes: EO 13182, December 23, 2000

Executive Order 13250: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002

###Revoked by: EO 13461, February 15, 2008

Executive Order 13251: Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of State

###Revokes: EO 12343, January 27, 1982

***Amended by: EO 13261, March 19, 2002

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