EO 13410 Title 3--The President change in the conditions out of which the dispute arose shall be made by the parties to the controversy, except by agreement of the parties. Sec. 4. Becords Maintenance. The records and files of the Board are records of the Office of the President and upon the Board's termination shall be maintained in the physical custody of the National Mediation Board. Sec. 5. Expiration. The Board shall terminate upon the submission of the report provided for in section 2 of this order. GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, July 3, 2006. Executive Order 13410 of August 22, 2006 Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and in order to promote federally led efforts to imp]e- ment more transparent and high-quality health care, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. It is the purpose of this order to ensure that health care programs administered or sponsored by the Federal Government promote quality and efficient delivery of health care through the use of health infor- mation technology, transparency regarding health care quality and price, and better incentives for program beneficiaries, enrollees, and providers. It is the further purpose of this order to make relevant information available to these beneficiaries, enrollees, and providers in a readily useable manner and in collaboration with similar initiatives in the private sector and non- Federal public sector. Consistent with the purpose of improving the quality and efficiency of health care, the actions and steps taken by Federal Gov- ernment agencies should not incur additional costs for the Federal Govern- ment. Sec. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this order: (a) "Agency" means an agency of the Federal Government that administers or sponsors a Federal health care program. (b) "Federal health care program" means the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, the Medicare program, programs operated directly by the Indian Health Service, the TRICARE program for the Department of Defense and other uniformed services, and the health care program operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs. For purposes of this order, "Federal health care program" does not include State operated or funded federally sub- sidized programs such as Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or services provided to Department of Veterans' Affairs bene- ficiaries under 38 U.S.C. 1703. (c) "Interoperability" means the ability to communicate and exchange data accurately, effectively, securely, and consistently with different information 24O
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