E.O.13137
Amendment to Executive Order 12975, as Amended, National Bioethics Advisory Commission
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 50733
E.O.13136
Amendment to Executive Order 13090, President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 48931
Amends Executive Order 13090, which established the President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History, by extending the Commission's termination date from March 1, 1999, to December 31, 2000. The change is intended to give the Commission additional time to develop support systems and test the viability of recommendations included in its earlier report to the President.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13135
Amendment to Executive Order 12216, President's Committee on the International Labor Organization
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 47339
Amends Executive Order 12216, which established the President's Committee on the International Labor Organization, by adding the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy to the list of officials named in the second sentence of section 1-101. The change simply expands the membership description to include this additional position alongside the others already listed, without altering the committee's other functions or structure.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13134
Developing and Promoting Biobased Products and Bioenergy
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 44639
Establishes the Interagency Council on Biobased Products and Bioenergy, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy and including other agency heads, to develop annual national strategic plans promoting biobased products and bioenergy from farm and forestry resources, with the first plan due to the President within eight months. Directs the Secretary of Energy to create an Advisory Committee of up to 20 stakeholder representatives to give the Council independent assessments of research goals, program effectiveness, and environmental and economic impacts, with the Department of Energy providing administrative support. Requires the Departments of Agriculture and Energy to set up internal working groups on biobased products and bioenergy, and directs both Secretaries to jointly establish, within 120 days, a National Biobased Products and Bioenergy Coordination Office to coordinate implementation, research, and information-sharing among agencies, businesses, universities, and the public. Defines key terms such as biomass, biobased product, bioenergy, and old growth timber, and states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13133
Working Group on Unlawful Conduct on the Internet
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 43895
Establishes a Working Group on Unlawful Conduct on the Internet, chaired by the Attorney General, to study and report on federal efforts to combat internet-based crime such as illegal sales of guns, explosives, drugs, and prescription medicine, as well as fraud and child pornography. The group is to assess whether existing federal laws adequately support investigation and prosecution of such conduct, whether new tools or legal authorities are needed, and how parents, teachers, and others might be better equipped to prevent or reduce related risks. Its review is to reflect the administration's existing internet policy favoring industry self-regulation and technology-neutral rules. Membership includes the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce, and Education, the FBI Director, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Director, the Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator, the Federal Trade Commission Chair, the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, and other officials as needed. The group must deliver its findings and recommendations to the President and Vice President within 120 days, after review by the Office of Management and Budget and relevant agencies.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13132
Federalism
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 43255
Directs executive branch agencies to follow a set of federalism principles when creating regulations, legislative proposals, or other policies that significantly affect states or the balance of power between federal and state governments. Requires agencies to limit actions that restrict state policymaking discretion to cases with clear constitutional or statutory authority, to give states maximum administrative discretion, and to consult state and local officials before preempting state law or imposing costly unfunded mandates. Bars agencies from submitting legislation that improperly regulates states, attaches unrelated conditions to federal grants, or preempts state law without justification. Requires each agency to designate an official responsible for compliance, submit consultation processes to the Office of Management and Budget within 90 days, and include federalism impact statements with relevant regulations. Also directs agencies to streamline waiver processes for states and act on waiver applications within 120 days. Encourages independent regulatory agencies to comply voluntarily. Revokes Executive Orders 12612, 12875, 13083, and 13095, and takes effect 90 days after signing.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13131
Further Amendments to Executive Order 12757, Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 40733
Amends Executive Order 12757, which implements the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, to incorporate the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 into its title, preamble, and operative sections. It updates statutory citations, extends the Enterprise for the Americas Board's advisory role to cover the Secretary of State's negotiation of Tropical Forest Agreements with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and adds two U.S. government members to the Board: a representative of the International Forestry Division of the Forest Service and a representative of the Council on Environmental Quality. It also revises provisions on Board membership, specifying that the President appoints the five private nongovernmental organization members and two additional members under the Foreign Assistance Act. The order states it is meant only to improve internal federal management and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13130
National Infrastructure Assurance Council
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 38535
Establishes the National Infrastructure Assurance Council, made up of up to 30 members appointed by the President from the private sector, including industries tied to critical infrastructure named in Executive Order 13010, and from state and local government. The President designates a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, members serve two-year terms for up to three consecutive terms, and a National Security Council official serves as Executive Director. The council is to meet periodically to strengthen public-private cooperation on infrastructure protection, encourage risk assessments in industry, and monitor Private Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Centers, advising the President, federal agencies, and related bodies such as the National Infrastructure Protection Center. It reports through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The Department of Commerce, through its Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, provides administrative support and Federal Advisory Committee Act functions. Members serve without pay but receive travel expenses. The council terminates two years after the order unless extended by the President, and the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13129
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With the Taliban
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 36759
Declares a national emergency based on the Taliban's role in allowing Afghan territory it controls to serve as a haven for Usama bin Ladin and Al-Qaida, and invokes the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to block all property and interests in property of the Taliban, and of persons the Secretary of the Treasury determines act on the Taliban's behalf or provide it support, that are in the United States or under U.S. persons' control. Prohibits U.S. persons from transactions with the Taliban or blocked parties, including exports to or imports from Taliban-controlled Afghan territory, and bars evasion or conspiracy to violate these rules. Directs the Treasury Secretary, with the State Department, to authorize commercial sales of food, medicine, and medical equipment for civilian use under safeguards against diversion. Defines key terms including "Taliban" and the Afghan provinces considered under its control, and authorizes Treasury and State to issue implementing regulations. Took effect July 6, 1999.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13128
Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 34703
Implements the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 and the international Chemical Weapons Convention. Designates the Department of State as the United States National Authority responsible for coordinating implementation with an interagency group including the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, Energy, and the Attorney General. Directs the Departments of State and Commerce, and other agencies as needed, to issue or revise regulations to carry out the Act and treaty obligations, with Commerce required to issue certain regulations by a date set by the National Authority. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to obtain inspection warrants, suspend or revoke export privileges, and handle related enforcement proceedings. Authorizes agencies to assist non-government facilities in meeting reporting and inspection requirements, and lets the National Authority decide whether disclosing confidential business information serves the national interest. Amends Executive Order 12938 to let Commerce restrict chemical imports as needed under the Convention, and directs that investigations of possible violations be referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. States it creates no enforceable private rights and took effect June 26, 1999.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13127
Amendment to Executive Order 13073, Year 2000 Conversion
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 32793
Amends Executive Order 13073 to add a new section establishing the Information Coordination Center within the General Services Administration, to help the Chair of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion respond to Y2K computer conversion problems. The Center is to assist in sharing information within the federal government and with the public and private sectors, coordinate agency assessments of Y2K-related emergencies affecting U.S. interests at home and abroad, and, if needed, help federal agencies and the Chair restore normal operations afterward. It will be staffed by officials from executive agencies with expertise in management, technical, computer, and recovery matters, plus additional hired personnel as needed, and will coordinate with the Council and the Office of Management and Budget on restoring critical systems. The Council's Chair is directed to designate a Director for the Center. The order also renumbers the prior section 5 of Executive Order 13073 as section 6.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13126
Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 32383
Directs federal agencies to enforce laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of goods made wholly or partly by forced or indentured child labor. Requires the Department of Labor, with the Departments of the Treasury and State, to publish within 120 days a list of products, by country of origin, believed to have been made using such labor. Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to propose rules within 120 days requiring contractors supplying listed products to certify they have made a good-faith effort to confirm no forced or indentured child labor was used, and to cooperate with related investigations. Allows agencies to terminate contracts, debar, or suspend contractors found in violation, with debarment limited to three years. Requires a report to the Office of Management and Budget within two years of any final rule's implementation. Exempts small purchases and certain contracts covered by international trade agreements, and states the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13125
Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 31105
Establishes the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders within the Department of Health and Human Services, made up of up to 15 presidentially appointed members, to advise on improving participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in federal programs in areas such as health, education, housing, labor, and economic development. Creates the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, an interagency working group led by the Commission's Executive Director, to coordinate related federal efforts. Directs each executive department and designated agency to appoint a senior liaison official, share relevant data, and prepare plans documenting efforts to expand access for these communities, with measurable objectives reviewed annually. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to compile agency plans into an integrated Federal Plan for the President. Commission members serve without pay but receive travel expenses, and the Commission terminates after two years unless renewed. Defines the terms 'Asian American' and 'Pacific Islander' for purposes of the order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13124
Amending the Civil Service Rules Relating To Federal Employees With Psychiatric Disabilities
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 31103
Amends the Civil Service Rules to give federal employees with psychiatric disabilities the same hiring and advancement opportunities already available to those with mental retardation or severe physical disabilities. Previously, employees with psychiatric disabilities hired under excepted appointing authorities could not convert to competitive civil service status after two years of satisfactory service, unlike those in the other two categories. The order amends Civil Service Rule III to allow employees with psychiatric disabilities who complete at least two years of satisfactory service in an excepted position to gain competitive status. It directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to align hiring rules for people with psychiatric disabilities with those for people with mental retardation or severe physical disabilities, and to issue any regulations needed to carry out the order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13123
Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy Management
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 30851
Directs federal agencies to improve energy management across their facilities and operations. Sets goals including a 30 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions from facility energy use by 2010 (relative to 1990), reductions in energy use per square foot of 30 percent by 2005 and 35 percent by 2010, separate targets for industrial and laboratory facilities, expanded use of renewable energy and solar installations, reduced petroleum use, and water conservation. Requires each agency to designate a senior official and energy team, submit annual implementation plans and progress reports to the President, and request funding in budget submissions to meet these goals. Assigns the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Energy, General Services Administration, and other agencies specific deadlines to issue guidance on life-cycle cost analysis, exemptions, sustainable building design, and purchasing renewable electricity. Applies to all federal agencies, with limited application to the Department of Defense, and revokes three earlier executive orders. Contains additional detailed provisions on procurement, training, and reporting.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13122
Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Southwest Border
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 29201
Establishes an Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Southwest Border, reporting to the Vice President and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. The task force includes numerous cabinet secretaries and agency heads, co-chaired on a rotating annual basis by the Secretaries of the Treasury, Agriculture, and Labor. It is directed to analyze existing federal programs affecting the Southwest Border, recommend short- and long-term economic development options, coordinate with state, tribal, and local governments and other stakeholders, and focus initial efforts on pilot communities. The Southwest Border is defined as areas within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California. The task force must submit an interim report by November 15, 1999, an annual report by April 15, 2000, further yearly reports, and a final report by April 15, 2002, after which it terminates unless continuation is recommended. The order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13121
Blocking Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting Trade Transactions Involving the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in Response to the Situation in Kosovo
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 24021
Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, this order amends Executive Order 13088 in response to the crisis in Kosovo. It blocks all property and interests in property of the governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro held in the United States or by U.S. persons. It prohibits the export, import, sale, supply, or brokering of goods, software, technology, or services involving those governments or the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and bars transactions intended to evade these restrictions. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to give special consideration to Montenegro's government and people, to account for humanitarian needs of Kosovo refugees and civilians, and to authorize commercial sales of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical equipment for civilian use, with safeguards against military diversion. The order took effect May 1, 1999, and was to be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13120
Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 23007
Determines that augmenting active-duty armed forces is necessary to support military operations in and around the former Yugoslavia related to the conflict in Kosovo. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating under the Department of the Navy, to order to active duty units and individual members of the Selected Reserve, as well as members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are in the mobilization category and designated as essential under rules set by the relevant service secretary. Also authorizes those secretaries to end the active duty service of such units and members when no longer needed. The order states it is meant only to improve internal executive branch management and does not create any legally enforceable rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13119
Designation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro), Albania, the Airspace Above, and Adjacent Waters as a Combat Zone
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 18797
Designates the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro), Albania, the airspace above them, the Adriatic Sea, and the Ionian Sea north of the 39th parallel as a combat zone under section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides certain tax benefits to military personnel serving in designated combat zones. Sets March 24, 1999, as the official start date of combat activities in this zone, meaning U.S. Armed Forces members serving there from that date qualify for the tax treatment the statute provides.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13118
Implementation of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 16595