Executive Orders
Executive Order 13318 of November 21, 2003
Presidential Management Fellows Program
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of
the United States of America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of title 5,
United States Code, and in order to provide for the recruitment and selection
of outstanding employees for service in public sector management, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby constituted the Presidential Management Fellows
Program. The purpose of the Program is to attract to the Federal service
outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career
paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the
leadership and management of public policies and programs. Individuals selected
for the Program shall be known as Presidential Management Fellows (PMFs) or
Senior Presidential Management Fellows (Senior PMFs).
Section 2. (a) Individuals eligible for appointment as a PMF under this
order are those who, in pursuing a course of study at the graduate level, have
demonstrated both exceptional ability and the commitment to which section 1
refers. Such individuals at the time of application must have received, or must
expect to receive soon thereafter, an appropriate advanced degree as defined by
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
(b) Individuals eligible for appointment as a Senior PMF under this order
are those who have, through extensive work experience, demonstrated both
exceptional leadership or analytical ability and the commitment to which
section 1 refers.
Section 3. The Director of OPM shall prescribe appropriate merit-based
rules for the recruitment, nomination, assessment, selection, appointment,
placement, and continuing career development of fellows, including rules that:
(a) reserve to the head of a department or agency or component within the
Executive Office of the President (EOP) the authority to appoint a fellow who
is to be employed in that department, agency, or component;
(b) provide for nomination by universities and colleges, through
competitive selection processes, of eligible individuals for consideration for
appointment as PMFs;
(c) carry out the policy of the United States to ensure equal employment
opportunities for employees without discrimination because of race, color,
religion, sex, or national origin; and
(d) ensure the application of appropriate veterans' preference criteria.
Section 4. (a) Fellows shall be appointed to positions in either:
(1) Schedule A of the excepted service; or
(2) an agency or component within the EOP excepted from the competitive
service.
(b) Appointments under subsection (a) shall not exceed 2 years in duration
unless extended by the head of the department or agency or component within the
EOP, with the concurrence of the Director of OPM, for a period not to exceed 1
additional year.
(c) The following principles and policies shall govern service and tenure
by fellows:
(1) responsibilities assigned to a PMF shall be consistent with the PMF's
educational background and career interests, and the purposes of the Program;
and responsibilities assigned to a Senior PMF shall be consistent with the
Senior PMF's experience and career interests, and the purposes of the Program;
(2) continuation of a fellow's appointment shall be contingent upon
satisfactory performance by the fellow throughout the fellowship appointment;
(3) except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, service as a
fellow shall confer no right to further Federal employment in either the
competitive or excepted service upon the expiration of the fellow's
appointment; and
(4) competitive civil service status may be granted to a fellow who
satisfactorily completes the Program and meets such other requirements as the
Director of OPM may prescribe. A fellow appointed by an agency excepted from
the competitive service may also be appointed to a permanent position in an
excepted service agency without further competition.
Section 5. The Director of OPM shall provide for an orderly transition,
including with respect to nominations, selection processes, and appointments,
from the Presidential Management Intern Program established by Executive Order
12364 of May 24, 1982, to the Presidential Management Fellows Program
established by this order. Until that transition is provided for, individuals
who were selected or appointed under the provisions of Executive Order 12364
and who have not completed their scheduled periods of excepted service are
hereby redesignated as Presidential Management Fellows, and continue their
internships under the terms of Executive Order 12364.
Section 6. The Director of OPM shall prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this order.
Section 7. Executive Order 12364 is superseded, except as provided in
section 5 of this order.
Section 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities
or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH, The White House
November 21, 2003
[FR Doc. 03-29644, Filed 11-24-03; 10:46 am]
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Executive Order 12645 of July 12, 1988
Amending Executive Order 12364,
Relating to the Presidential Management Intern Program
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of title
5, United States Code, and in order to improve the Presidential Management
Intern Program by providing for the recruitment and selection of an increasing
number of outstanding employees for careers in public sector management, it is
hereby ordered that Section 3(c)(1) of Executive Order No. 12364 of May 24,
1982, is amended by deleting "two hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof "four
hundred".
RONALD REAGAN, The White House
July 12, 1988
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:33 a.m.July 13, 1988]
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Executive Order 12364 of May 24, 1982
The Presidential Management Intern Program
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the
United States of America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of Title 5 of the
United States Code, and in order to provide for the recruitment and selection
of outstanding employees for careers in public sector management, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby reconstituted the Presidential Management
Intern Program. The purpose of the Program is to attract to the Federal service
outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines who have a
clear interest in, and commitment to, a career in the analysis and management
of public policies and programs. Individuals selected for the Program will be
known as Presidential Management Interns.
Section 2. Eligible individuals are those who have pursued a course of
study at the graduate level which demonstrates both an exceptional ability and
the commitment stated above. Such individuals at the time of application must
have recently received or must expect to receive soon an appropriate advanced
degree.
Section 3. (a) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide
specific guidance as to what constitutes an appropriate advanced degree.
(b) The Office of Personnel Management shall develop appropriate
procedures for the recruitment, nomination, screening, placement and continuing
career development of outstanding individuals possessing the qualifications
described above.
(c) In developing those procedures, the Office of Personnel Management
shall be guided by the following principles and policies:
EO 12364, Title 3 - The President
(1) The number of new Presidential Management Interns selected shall not
exceed two hundred in any fiscal year.
(2) Final placement of Presidential Management Interns shall be made by
the head of the department, agency, or component within the Executive Office of
the President in which the intern is to be employed, or by the designee
thereof.
(3) Universities and colleges participating in the Program shall make
nominations for the Program. In making the nominations, they shall establish
competitive selection processes and procedures to ensure that all applicants
receive careful and thorough review.
(4) The procedures so developed shall provide for such affirmative actions
as the Office of Personnel Management deems appropriate to assure equal
employment opportunity. The procedures shall also provide for the application
of appropriate veterans’ preference criteria.
Section 4. (a) Successful candidates shall be appointed as Presidential
Management Interns to positions in Schedule A of the excepted service. The
appointment shall not exceed two years unless extended by the Federal
department or agency, with the concurrence of the Office of the Personnel
Management, for up to one additional year.
(b) Tenure for the Presidential Management Interns shall be governed by
the following principles and policies:
(1) Assigned responsibilities shall be consistent with an Intern's
educational background and career interests, and the purposes of this program.
(2) Continuation in the program shall be contingent upon satisfactory
performance by the Interns throughout the Internship period.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this Section, service as an
Intern shall confer no rights to further Federal employment in either the
competitive or excepted service upon the expiration of the Internship period.
(4) Competitive civil service status may be granted to Interns who
satisfactorily complete their Internships and meet all other requirements
prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
Section 5. Those individuals who are currently undergoing the process of
selection, or who were selected or appointed under the provisions of Executive
Order No. 12008 and who have not at this time completed their scheduled period
of excepted service, may continue their internships under the terms of this
Order.
Section 6. The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order.
Section 7. Executive Order No. 12008 of
August 25, 1977
is revoked.
RONALD REAGAN, The White House
May 24, 1982
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:39 p.m., May 24, 1982]
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Executive Order 12008 of August 25, 1977
(Revoked with Executive Order 12364 of May 24, 1982)
The Presidential Management Intern Program
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Sections 3301 and 3302 of Title 5 of
the United States Code, Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and
as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established the Presidential Management Intern
Program, hereafter referred to as the Program, the purpose of which is to
attract to Federal service men and women of exceptional management potential
who have received special training in planning and managing public programs and
policies.
Section 2. Outstanding individuals who have pursued a course of study
oriented toward public management at a graduate-level educational institution
and who, at the time of application, have recently received or will shortly
receive an appropriate advanced degree, are eligible to apply for participation
in the Program.
Section 3. The United States Civil Service Commission, hereafter referred
to as the Commission, shall develop appropriate procedures for the recruitment,
screening, and selection of applicants possessing the qualifications described
in Section 2 of this order. In developing these procedures, the Commission
shall be guided by the following principles and policies:
(a) The number of interns participating in the Program shall at no time
exceed five hundred.
(b) Final selection of interns shall be made by the head of the
department, agency, or component within the Executive Office of the President
in which the intern is to be employed, or by the designee thereof.
(c) The procedures so developed shall provide for such affirmative action
as the Commission deems appropriate to assure equal employment opportunity.
(d) To the extent permitted by law, the Commission is authorized to enter
into appropriate cooperative arrangements with State and local officials and
appropriate private institutions for recruitment and screening of candidates
for the Program.
Section 4. Upon selection, candidates shall be appointed as interns to
positions in Schedule A of the excepted service for a period no to exceed two
years. Their tenure shall be governed by the following principles and policies:
(a) Interns shall be assigned responsibilities consistent with their
public management backgrounds and the purposes of this Program.
(b) Continuation in the Program shall be contingent upon satisfactory
performance by the interns throughout the internship period.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section, service as
interns shall confer no rights to further Federal employment in either the
competitive or excepted service upon expiration of the two-year internship
period.
(d) Interns may be granted competitive civil service status if they
satisfactorily complete their two-year internships and meet all other
requirements prescribed by the Commission.
Section 5. The Commission shall prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this order.
JIMMY CARTER, The White House
August 25, 1977
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:27 p.m., August 25, 1977]
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