Executive Order 13683 · 2014-12-16

Amendments to Executive Orders 11030, 13653, and 13673

Amends Rules for Proclamations, Climate Council, and Workplace Law

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Signed by Barack Obama
Published 2014-12-16

What it does

Agencies must follow updated procedures for preparing and submitting proclamations, implement the revised climate council membership and steering committee roles, and apply the amended workplace statutory reference.

Real-world impact

  • Requires commemorative proclamations be submitted 60 days before observance.
  • Makes trade proclamations prepared by the Trade Representative and reviewed by the Attorney General.
  • Adds the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the climate council.

Topics

government administrationproclamationsclimate planninglabor and workplacetrade policy

Summary

This executive order changes how the government handles proclamations, the structure of the federal climate-preparedness council, and a workplace-law reference.

It requires commemorative proclamations to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at least 60 days before the observance, directs trade proclamations to be prepared by the United States Trade Representative and reviewed by the Attorney General, and renumbers affected sections.

It also adds the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the climate council and allows the council to form a steering committee.

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