# List of executive actions by George H. W. Bush

There are various kinds of executive actions that United States presidents may take.
Executive orders are issued to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. Presidential memoranda are closely related, and have the force of law on the Executive Branch, but are generally considered less prestigious. Presidential memoranda do not have an established process for issuance, and unlike executive orders, they are not numbered. A presidential determination is a determination resulting in an official policy or position of the executive branch of the United States government. A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. Administrative orders are signed documents such as notices, letters, and orders that can be issued to conduct administrative operations of the federal government. A presidential notice or a presidential sequestration order can also be issued. National security directives operate like executive orders, but are only in the area of national security. They have been issued by different presidents under various names. Listed below are executive orders numbered 12668–12833 signed by United States President George H. W. Bush (1989–1993). He issued 166 executive orders. His executive orders are also listed on Wikisource, along with his presidential proclamations.

## Executive orders
### 1989

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 1 | 12668 | President's Commission on Federal Ethics Law Reform | January 25, 1989 |
| 2 | 12669 | Organization of Eastern Caribbean States | February 20, 1989 |
| 3 | 12670 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM\ | March 9, 1989 |
| 4 | 12671 | Exclusion of the Customs Office of Enforcement from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | March 14, 1989 |
| 5 | 12672 | Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees | March 21, 1989 |
| 6 | 12673 | Delegation of disaster relief and emergency assistance functions | March 23, 1989 |
| 7 | 12674 | Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees | April 12, 1989 |
| 8 | 12675 | Establishing the National Space Council | April 20, 1989 |
| 9 | 12676 | Delegating Authority to Provide Assistance for the Nicaraguan Resistance | April 26, 1989 |
| 10 | 12677 | Historically Black Colleges and Universities | April 28, 1989 |
| 11 | 12678 | Level IV of the Executive Schedule | April 28, 1989 |
| 12 | 12679 | Level IV of the Executive Schedule | June 23, 1989 |
| 13 | 12680 | Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions and Arms Export Controls | July 5, 1989 |
| 14 | 12681 | Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | July 6, 1989 |
| 15 | 12682 | Commission on Alternative Utilization of Military Facilities | July 7, 1989 |
| 16 | 12683 | Prescribing Regulations Relating to Certain Travel Time of Members of the Uniformed Services Called to Active Duty | July 21, 1989 |
| 17 | 12684 | Conforming the Central Intelligence Agency and Civil Service Retirement and Disability Systems | July 27, 1989 |
| 18 | 12685 | Noncompetitive Conversion of Personal Assistants to Employees with Disabilities | July 28, 1989 |
| 19 | 12686 | President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism | August 4, 1989 |
| 20 | 12687 | President's Education Policy Advisory Committee | August 15, 1989 |
| 21 | 12688 | Transfer of Authority Choctawhatchee National Forest, Florida | August 15, 1989 |
| 22 | 12689 | Debarment and Suspension | August 16, 1989 |
| 23 | 12690 | Providing for the Restoration of Law and Order in the Virgin Islands | September 20, 1989 |
| 24 | 12691 | President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation | September 23, 1989 |
| 25 | 12692 | Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees | September 29, 1989 |
| 26 | 12693 | Exclusion of the Defense Mapping Agency Reston Center and Elements Under the Joint Special Operations Command From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | September 29, 1989 |
| 27 | 12694 | Amending Executive Order No. 12345 | October 11, 1989 |
| 28 | 12695 | Delegation of Debt Relief Authority | November 1, 1989 |
| 29 | 12696 | President's Drug Advisory Council | November 13, 1989 |
| 30 | 12697 | Extending the National Commission on Superconductivity | December 22, 1989 |
| 31 | 12698 | Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances | December 23, 1989 |

### 1990

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 32 | 12699 | Seismic Safety of Federal and Federally Assisted or Regulated New Building Construction | January 5, 1990 |
| 33 | 12700 | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | January 19, 1990 |
| 34 | 12701 | Amending Executive Order No. 12334 | February 14, 1990 |
| 35 | 12702 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Czechoslovakia | February 20, 1990 |
| 36 | 12703 | Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Program | February 20, 1990 |
| 37 | 12704 | Amendments to Executive Orders Nos. 11830, 12367, and 12692 | February 26, 1990 |
| 38 | 12705 | Extending the President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism | March 3, 1990 |
| 39 | 12706 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | March 9, 1990 |
| 40 | 12707 | Termination of Emergency With Respect to Nicaragua | March 13, 1990 |
| 41 | 12708 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 | March 23, 1990 |
| 42 | 12709 | Increasing the Membership of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports | April 4, 1990 |
| 43 | 12710 | Termination of Emergency With Respect to Panama | April 5, 1990 |
| 44 | 12711 | Deferred deportation of Chinese nationals and their direct dependents in response to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. | April 11, 1990 |
| 45 | 12712 | Adding the Secretary of Energy to the National Space Council | April 26, 1990 |
| 46 | 12713 | Report Required by Section 502 of the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965 | May 1, 1990 |
| 47 | 12714 | Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads Represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and Their Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations | May 3, 1990 |
| 48 | 12715 | Determination Under Section 2606 of Title 10, United States Code, for Support of Scouting Activities Overseas | May 3, 1990 |
| 49 | 12716 | Extending the National Commission on Superconductivity | May 24, 1990 |
| 50 | 12717 | Revoking Executive Order No. 12691 | June 18, 1990 |
| 51 | 12718 | President's Advisory Commission on the Public Service | June 29, 1990 |
| 52 | 12719 | President's Commission on the Federal Appointment Process | July 11, 1990 |
| 53 | 12720 | President's Council on Rural America | July 18, 1990 |
| 54 | 12721 | Eligibility of Overseas Employees for Noncompetitive Appointments | August 1, 1990 |
| 55 | 12722 | Blocking Iraqi Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Iraq | August 2, 1990 |
| 56 | 12723 | Blocking Kuwaiti Government Property | August 2, 1990 |
| 57 | 12724 | Blocking Iraqi Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Iraq | August 9, 1990 |
| 58 | 12725 | Blocking Kuwaiti Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Kuwait | August 9, 1990 |
| 59 | 12726 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the German Democratic Republic | August 15, 1990 |
| 60 | 12727 | Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty | August 22, 1990 |
| 61 | 12728 | Delegating the President's Authority to Suspend any Provision of Law Relating to the Promotion, Retirement, or Separation of Members of the Armed Forces | August 22, 1990 |
| 62 | 12729 | Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans | September 24, 1990 |
| 63 | 12730 | Continuation of Export Control Regulations | September 30, 1990 |
| 64 | 12731 | Principles of Ethical Conduct for Government Officers and Employees | October 17, 1990 |
| 65 | 12732 | International Fund for Agricultural Development | 1990-10-31 |
| 66 | 12733 | Authorizing the Extension of the Period of Active Duty of Personnel of the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces | 1990-11-13 |
| 67 | 12734 | National Emergency Construction Authority | 1990-11-14 |
| 68 | 12735 | Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation | November 16, 1990 |
| 69 | 12736 | Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances | December 12, 1990 |
| 70 | 12737 | President's Commission on Environmental Quality | December 12, 1990 |
| 71 | 12738 | Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions and Arms Export Controls | December 14, 1990 |
| 72 | 12739 | Half-Day Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on Monday, December 24, 1990 | December 17, 1990 |
| 73 | 12740 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Soviet Union | December 29, 1990 |
| 74 | 12741 | Extending the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee | December 31, 1990 |

### 1991

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 75 | 12742 | National Security Industrial Responsiveness | January 8, 1991 |
| 76 | 12743 | Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty | January 18, 1991 |
| 77 | 12744 | Designation of Arabian Peninsula Areas, Airspace, and Adjacent Waters as a Combat Zone | January 21, 1991 |
| 78 | 12745 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 with Respect to Bulgaria | January 22, 1991 |
| 79 | 12746 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 with Respect to Mongolia | January 23, 1991 |
| 80 | 12747 | National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council | January 25, 1991 |
| 81 | 12748 | Providing for Federal Pay Administration | February 1, 1991 |
| 82 | 12749 | Additions to Level IV of the Executive Schedule | February 4, 1991 |
| 83 | 12750 | Designation of Arabian Peninsula Areas, Airspace, and Adjacent Waters as the Persian Gulf Desert Shield Area | February 14, 1991 |
| 84 | 12751 | Health Care Services for Operation Desert Storm | February 14, 1991 |
| 85 | 12752 | Implementation of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as Amended | February 25, 1991 |
| 86 | 12753 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | March 8, 1991 |
| 87 | 12754 | Establishing the Southwest Asia Service Medal | March 12, 1991 |
| 88 | 12755 | Administration of Export Controls | March 12, 1991 |
| 89 | 12756 | Continuance of the President's Drug Advisory Council | March 18, 1991 |
| 90 | 12757 | Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative | March 19, 1991 |
| 91 | 12758 | Addition to Level IV of the Executive Schedule | April 5, 1991 |
| 92 | 12759 | Federal Energy Management | April 7, 1991 |
| 93 | 12760 | President's Commission on Executive Exchange | May 2, 1991 |
| 94 | 12761 | Establishment of the President's Environment and Conservation Challenge Awards | May 21, 1991 |
| 95 | 12762 | Amendment Relating to Basic Allowance for Quarters | June 4, 1991 |
| 96 | 12763 | Facilitating the Operation of the Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping | June 4, 1991 |
| 97 | 12764 | Federal Salary Council | June 5, 1991 |
| 98 | 12765 | Delegation of Certain Defense Related Authorities of the President to the Secretary of Defense | June 11, 1991 |
| 99 | 12766 | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and European Space Agency | June 18, 1991 |
| 100 | 12767 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 | June 27, 1991 |
| 101 | 12768 | Extension of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | June 28, 1991 |
| 102 | 12769 | Implementation of Section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act | July 10, 1991 |
| 103 | 12770 | Metric Usage in Federal Governmental Programs | July 25, 1991 |
| 104 | 12771 | Revoking Earlier Orders With Respect to Kuwait | July 25, 1991 |
| 105 | 12772 | Waiver under the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Romania | August 17, 1991 |
| 106 | 12773 | Amending Executive Order 10480 | September 26, 1991 |
| 107 | 12774 | Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees | September 27, 1991 |
| 108 | 12775 | Prohibiting Certain transactions with respect to Haiti | October 4, 1991 |
| 109 | 12776 | Extending the National Defense Service Medal to Members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States During the Period of the Persian Gulf Crisis | October 8, 1991 |
| 110 | 12777 | Implementation of Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of October 18, 1972, as Amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 | October 18, 1991 |
| 111 | 12778 | Civil Justice Reform | October 23, 1991 |
| 112 | 12779 | Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti | October 28, 1991 |
| 113 | 12780 | Federal agency recycling and the Council on Federal Recycling and Procurement Policy | October 31, 1991 |
| 114 | 12781 | Delegation of Functions and Authorities, Development of Requirements and Regulations, and Correction of Title | November 20, 1991 |
| 115 | 12782 | Amending Executive Order No. 12594 | November 21, 1991 |
| 116 | 12783 | Extending the President's Council on Rural America | December 17, 1991 |
| 117 | 12784 | Delegation of Authority Regarding the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves | December 19, 1991 |
| 118 | 12785 | Extending the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee | December 26, 1991 |
| 119 | 12786 | Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances | December 26, 1991 |
| 120 | 12787 | The Order of Succession of Officers to Act as Secretary of Defense | December 31, 1991 |

### 1992

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 121 | 12788 | Defense Economic Adjustment Program | January 15, 1992 |
| 122 | 12789 | Delegation of Reporting Functions Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 | February 10, 1992 |
| 123 | 12790 | Amending the Order Establishing the Southwest Asia Service Medal | March 3, 1992 |
| 124 | 12791 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | March 9, 1992 |
| 125 | 12792 | National Commission on America's Urban Families | March 12, 1992 |
| 126 | 12793 | Continuing the Presidential Service Certificate and the Presidential Service Badge | March 20, 1992 |
| 127 | 12794 | Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between Certain Railroads and Their Employees Represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers | March 31, 1992 |
| 128 | 12795 | Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Consolidated Rail Corporation and its Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes | March 31, 1992 |
| 129 | 12796 | Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations | March 31, 1992 |
| 130 | 12797 | Review of Increases in Rates of Basic Pay for Certain Employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Other Agencies | April 3, 1992 |
| 131 | 12798 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Armenia | April 6, 1992 |
| 132 | 12799 | Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Officer Promotions | April 7, 1992 |
| 133 | 12800 | Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees | April 13, 1992 |
| 134 | 12801 | Barring Overflight, Takeoff, and Landing of Aircraft Flying to or from Libya | April 15, 1992 |
| 135 | 12802 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to the Republic of Byelarus, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, and the Russian Federation | April 16, 1992 |
| 136 | 12803 | Infrastructure Privatization | April 30, 1992 |
| 137 | 12804 | Providing for the Restoration of Law and Order in the City and County of Los Angeles, and Other Districts of California | May 1, 1992 |
| 138 | 12805 | Integrity and Efficiency in Federal Programs | May 11, 1992 |
| 139 | 12806 | Establishment of a Fetal Tissue Bank | May 19, 1992 |
| 140 | 12807 | Interdiction of Illegal Aliens | May 24, 1992 |
| 141 | 12808 | Blocking "Yugoslav Government" Property and Property of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro | May 30, 1992 |
| 142 | 12809 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan | June 3, 1992 |
| 143 | 12810 | Blocking Property of and Prohibiting Transactions With the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). Noteworthy for its role in the extradition attempts of Bobby Fischer. Later terminated in 2003. | June 5, 1992 |
| 144 | 12811 | Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan | June 24, 1992 |
| 145 | 12812 | Declassification and Release of Materials Pertaining to Prisoners of War and Missing in Action | July 22, 1992 |
| 146 | 12813 | President's Commission on Management of the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs | August 4, 1992 |
| 147 | 12814 | Additions to Level IV of the Executive Schedule for Members of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board | September 10, 1992 |
| 148 | 12815 | Extending the President's Commission on Management of the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs | September 30, 1992 |
| 149 | 12816 | Management Improvement in the Federal Government | October 14, 1992 |
| 150 | 12817 | Transfer of Certain Iraqi Government Assets Held by Domestic Banks | October 21, 1992 |
| 151 | 12818 | Open Bidding on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects | October 23, 1992 |
| 152 | 12819 | Establishing a Presidential Youth Award for Community Service | October 28, 1992 |
| 153 | 12820 | Facilitating Federal Employees' Participation in Community Service Activities | November 5, 1992 |
| 154 | 12821 | Improving Mathematics and Science Education in Support of the National Education Goals | November 16, 1992 |
| 155 | 12822 | Providing for Payment of Separate Maintenance Allowances to Employees Assigned to Johnston Island | November 16, 1992 |
| 156 | 12823 | Amendments to Executive Order No. 12757 - Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative | December 3, 1992 |
| 157 | 12824 | Establishing the Transportation Distinguished Service Medal | December 7, 1992 |
| 158 | 12825 | Half-Day Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on Thursday, December 24, 1992 | December 18, 1992 |
| 159 | 12826 | Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances | December 30, 1992 |
| 160 | 12827 | Amendment to Executive Order No. 12792 | December 30, 1992 |

### 1993

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 161 | 12828 | Delegation of Certain Personnel Management Authorities | January 5, 1993 |
| 162 | 12829 | National Industrial Security Program | January 6, 1993 |
| 163 | 12830 | Establishing the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal | January 9, 1993 |
| 164 | 12831 | Additional Measures With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) | January 15, 1993 |
| 165 | 12832 | Amendments Relating to the National Research Council | January 19, 1993 |
| 166 | 12833 | Addition to Level V of the Executive Schedule: Transition Manager for the United States Enrichment Corporation | January 19, 1993 |