Executive Order 13388

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458), and in order to further strengthen the effective conduct of United States counterterrorism activities and protect the territory, people, and interests of the United States of America, including against terrorist attacks, it is hereby ordered as follows:

. Policy.
 * To the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, agencies shall, in the design and use of information systems and in the dissemination of information among agencies:

. Duties of Heads of Agencies Possessing or Acquiring Terrorism Information.
 * To implement the policy set forth in section 1 of this order, the head of each agency that possesses or acquires terrorism information:

. Preparing Terrorism Information for Maximum Distribution.
 * To assist in expeditious and effective implementation by agencies of the policy set forth in section 1 of this order, the common standards for the sharing of terrorism information established pursuant to section 3 of Executive Order 13356 of August 27, 2004, shall be used, as appropriate, in carrying out section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

. Requirements for Collection of Terrorism Information Inside the United States.
 * To assist in expeditious and effective implementation by agencies of the policy set forth in section 1 of this order, the recommendations regarding the establishment of executive branch-wide collection and sharing requirements, procedures, and guidelines for terrorism information collected within the United States made pursuant to section 4 of Executive Order 13356 shall be used, as appropriate, in carrying out section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.

. Establishment and Functions of Information Sharing Council.

. Definitions.
 * As used in this order:

. General Provisions.

Sec. 8. Amendments and Revocation.

, October 25, 2005. [FR Doc. 05–21571 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 a.m.] Billing Code 3195–01–P