Executive Orders EO 13390 Sec. 5. Termination. The Council shall terminate 3 years from the date of this order, unless extended by the President. GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, November 1, 2005. Executive Order 13390 of November 1, 2005 Establishment of a Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121-5206) (the "Staf- ford Act"), and to further strengthen Federal support for the recovery and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hur- ricane Rita, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to provide effective, integrated, and riscally responsible support from across the Federal Govern- ment to support State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and faith-based and other community humanitarian relief organizations in the recovery and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita (the "Federal Response"). Sec. 2. Establishment of Coordinator. The Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall establish in the Department of Homeland Security the po- sition of Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region (Coordinator). The Coordinator shall be selected by the President and shall be appointed by and report directly to the Sec- retary. The Secretary shall make available to the Coordinator such per- sonnel, funds, and other resources as may be appropriate to enable the Co- ordinator to carry out the Coordinator's mission. Sec. 3. Mission and Functions of Coordinator. (a) The Coordinator's mis- sion shall be to work with executive departments and agencies to ensure the proper implementation of the policy set forth in section 1 of this order by coordinating the Federal Response. The Coordinator shall be the prin- cipal point of contact for the President and his senior advisors with respect to the Federal Response. (b) Working with the input of all appropriate heads of executive depart- ments and agencies, the Coordinator shall lead the process to develop the principles governing and define the goals of the Federal Response. The Co- ordinator shall communicate those principles and goals to all Federal offi- cials involved in the Federal Response. (c) Working with the input of all appropriate heads of executive depart- ments and agencies, the Coordinator shall lead the development and mon- itor the implementation of the specific policies and programs that con- stitute the Federal Response, and ensure that those polices and programs are consistent with the principles and goals of the Federal Response. 205
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