Homeland Security-Related Executive Orders

"The obligations of the Agreement on Government Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement, General Agreement on tariffs and Trade, 12 April 1979, Geneva (GATT 1979)) apply to any procurement of eligible product… more

"To the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, or either of them, the functions of initiating and carrying out appropriate consultations with members of the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the H… more

"Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by law, the United States Trade Representative (hereinafter referred to as the 'Trade Representative') shall be chief representative of the United States for: (1) all act… more

"The agencies or subdivisions thereof set forth in Section 1-2 of this Order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It is also … more

Executive Order 12160 established the Consumer Affairs Council in order to improve the management, coordination, and effectiveness of agency consumer programs.

This executive order transfers emergency functions to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "All functions vested in the President that have been delegated or assigned to the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, Depa… more

Executive Order 12146 establishes the Federal Legal Council. "There is hereby established the Federal Legal Council, which shall be composed of the Attorney General and the representatives of not more than 15 other ag… more

This executive order authorizes the Attorney General to approve electronic surveillance to acquire foreign intelligence information without a court order.

This executive order was enacted in order to provide for the orderly activation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

This executive order is intended to balance the public's interest in access to Government information with the need to protect certain national security information from disclosure. It addresses classification designation;… more

This executive order provides for the transfer of certain telecommunications functions to different agencies.

This executive order outlines the functions of the Federal Energy Administration, Federal Power Commission, Secretary of the Interior, Atomic Energy Commission, and Energy Research and Development Administration.