Executive Orders EO 13423 (b) submit a report to the President, through the Chairman of the Council, not less often than once every 2 years, on the activities of agencies to im- plement this order; and (c) advise the Chairman of the Council on the Chairman's exercise of au- thority granted by subsection 4(c) of this order. Sec. 7. Limitations. (a) This order shall apply to an agency with respect to the activities, personnel, resources, and facilities of the agency that are lo- cated within the United States. The head of an agency may provide that this order shall apply in whole or in part with respect to the activities, per- sonnel, resources, and facilities of the agency that are not located within the United States, if the head of the agency determines that such applica- tion is in the interest of the United States. (b) The head of an agency shall manage activities, personnel, resources, and facilities of the agency that are not located within the United States, and with respect to which the head of the agency has not made a determination under subsection (a) of this section, in a manner consistent with the policy set forth in section i of this order to the extent the head of the agency de- termines practicable. Sec. 8. Exemption Authority. (a) The Director of National Intelligence may exempt an intelligence activity of the United States, and related personnel, resources, and facilities, from the provisions of this order, other than this subsection and section 10, to the extent the Director determines necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. (b) The head of an agency may exempt law enforcement activities of that agency, and related personnel, resources, and facilities, from the provisions of this order, other than this subsection and section 10, to the extent the head of an agency determines necessary to protect undercover operations from unauthorized disclosure. (c) (i) The head of an agency may exempt law enforcement, protective, emergency response, or military tactical vehicle fleets of that agency from the provisions of this order, other than this subsection and section 10. (ii) Heads of agencies shall manage fleets to which paragraph (i) of this sub- section refers in a manner consistent with the policy set forth in section i of this order to the extent they determine practicable. (d) The head of an agency may submit to the President, through the Chair- man of the Council, a request for an exemption of an agency activity, and related personnel, resources, and facilities, from this order. Sec. 9. Definitions. As used in this order: (a) "agency" means an executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, excluding the Government Accountability Office; (b) "Chairman of the Council" means the Chairman of the Council on Envi- ronmental Quality, including in the Chairman's capacity as Director of the Office of Environmental Quality; (c) "Council" means the Council on Environmental Quality; (d) "environmental" means environmental aspects of internal agency oper- ations and activities, including those environmental aspects related to en- ergy and transportation functions; 197
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