Executive Orders EO 13389 (b) Executive Order 13356 of August 27, 2004, is hereby revoked. GEORGE W. t\177USH The White House, October 25, 2005. Executive Order 13389 of November 1, 2005 Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Con- stitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121-5206) (the "Stafford Act"), and in order to further strengthen Federal support for the recovery and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region af- fected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, it is hereby ordered as fol- lows: 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. Sec. 2. Establishment. (a) There is established, within the Executive Office of the President, the Guff Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council (the "Council"). The Assistant to the President for Economic Policy shall serve as the Chairman of the Council (the "Chairman"). The Council shah consist exclusively of the following members or fuji-time Federal officers or em- ployees designated by them, respective]y: (i) Secretary of the Treasury; (ii) Secretary of Defense; (iii) Attorney Genera]; (iv) Secretary of the Interior; (v) Secretary of Agriculture; (vi) Secretary of Commerce; (vii) Secretary of Labor; (viii) Secretary of Health and Human Services; (ix) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (x) Secretary of Transportation; (xi) Secretary of Energy; (xii) Secretary of Education; (xiii) Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (xiv) Secretary of Home]and Security; (xv) Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; 203
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