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Section 1. Subject to the provisions of section 3 of this order, theofficers named in section 2, in the order listed, shall act as and performthe functions and duties of the Office of the Secretary of Health and HumanServices (Secretary), if they are eligible to act as Secretary under theprovisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, during any periodin which the Secretary has died, resigned, or become otherwise unable toperform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary.

Sec. 2. Order of Succession.

(a) Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(b) General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services;

(c) Assistant Secretary (Resources and Technology);

(d) Assistant Secretary (Planning and Evaluation);

(e) Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

(f) Commissioner of Food and Drugs;

(g) Director of the National Institutes of Health;

(h) Assistant Secretary for Family Support;

(i) Other Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Health and HumanServices appointed by the President, in the order in which they shall havetaken the oath of office as such;

(j) Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and

(k) Director, Region 4.

Sec. 3. Exceptions.

(a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 2 of thisorder in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act asSecretary pursuant to this order.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President retainsdiscretion, consistent with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, todepart from this order in designating an acting Secretary.

Sec. 4. Revocation. Executive Order 13250 of December 28, 2001 (ProvidingAn Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services),and the President's memorandum of March 19, 2002 (Designation of Officersof the Department of Health and Human Services), are hereby revoked.

GEORGE W. BUSH