E.O.13117
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12981, as Amended
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 16591
E.O.13116
Identification of Trade Expansion Priorities and Discriminatory Procurement Practices
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 16333
Directs the United States Trade Representative to prepare annual reports, following each year's National Trade Estimate Report for 1999 through 2001, identifying foreign practices that most restrict U.S. exports and foreign government procurement practices that discriminate against U.S. products and services. Requires these reports to be submitted to designated congressional committees and published in the Federal Register within 30 days of the trade estimate report. Sets out factors the Trade Representative must weigh, such as compliance with trade agreements, the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, and the North American Free Trade Agreement, and practices like sole-sourcing, split contracts, short bid deadlines, and restrictive specifications. Requires the Trade Representative to engage identified countries to seek resolution, such as compliance or compensatory trade benefits, and, unless resolved within 90 days, to initiate formal investigations under the Trade Act of 1974. States that these delegated authorities remain subject to further presidential direction and that the Trade Representative must consult with other agencies and U.S. businesses when preparing the reports.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13115
Interagency Task Force on the Roles and Missions of the United States Coast Guard
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 15283
Establishes an Interagency Task Force on the Roles and Missions of the United States Coast Guard, made up of representatives from the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Commerce, Labor, and Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council, Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Cabinet Affairs, National Economic Council, Domestic Policy Council, and the Coast Guard. The Secretary of Transportation names a Chair and Vice Chair. The Task Force is to review Coast Guard roles and missions through 2020, focusing especially on deepwater missions beyond 50 nautical miles from U.S. shores, and to recommend which functions should be added, maintained, reduced, or shifted to other organizations, while assuming the Coast Guard remains a law enforcement agency and armed force. Agencies must supply requested information, and the Coast Guard provides administrative and financial support. The Task Force is to operate for six months from its first meeting, unless extended, and submit a written report; an interim report may inform preparation of the Fiscal Year 2001 federal budget, particularly regarding the Coast Guard's Deepwater Capability Replacement Project.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13114
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12852, as Amended, Extending the President's Council on Sustainable Development
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 10099
Amends Executive Order 12852, as previously amended, which established the President's Council on Sustainable Development. Changes the council's expiration date in section 4(b) from February 28, 1999, to June 30, 1999, extending the life of the council by about four months. No other changes are made to the council's structure, membership, or duties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13113
President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendments to Executive Order 13035, as Amended
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 7489
Amends Executive Order 13035 to extend the life of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee so it can carry out additional duties assigned under the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998. It updates the preamble to reference that law, adds a provision directing the Committee to perform its responsibilities under the Research Act as described therein, and changes the Committee's expiration date from two years after the original 1998 order to February 11, 2001.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13112
Invasive Species
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 6183
Directs federal agencies to prevent the introduction of invasive species, control existing populations, monitor and research invasive species, restore affected native habitats, and promote public education, and generally bars agencies from funding or authorizing actions likely to spread invasive species unless benefits are found to clearly outweigh the harm. Establishes an Invasive Species Council made up of several cabinet secretaries and the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, co-chaired by the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, to coordinate federal efforts, develop information-sharing systems, and recommend international cooperation. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to create a stakeholder advisory committee. Directs the Council to issue a National Invasive Species Management Plan within 18 months, update it every two years, and evaluate the order's effectiveness at least every five years, reporting to the Office of Management and Budget. Revokes Executive Order 11987. Exempts State Department and Defense Department actions from certain requirements when the relevant Secretary cites foreign policy or national security reasons, and states the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13111
Using Technology To Improve Training Opportunities for Federal Government Employees
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 2793
Establishes the President's Task Force on Federal Training Technology, made up of representatives from numerous federal departments and agencies, chaired by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management with the Department of Labor as vice chair. Within 30 days agencies must designate representatives, and within 18 months the Task Force must recommend a government-wide policy on using technology to improve federal employee training, including software standards, agency partnerships, and options for individual training accounts. Directs all federal agencies to set training goals and performance measures, use recommended software standards, and post training opportunities on the Department of Labor's America's Learning Exchange. Assigns specific duties to the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Labor, and Department of Defense related to standards, databases, and technical support. Also creates a 20-member Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities, appointed by the President, to assess progress and advise on financing training and post-secondary education, terminating after two years unless extended. States it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13110
Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group
·William J. Clinton·64 FR 2419
Establishes the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group, tasked with locating, inventorying, recommending for declassification, and making public at the National Archives and Records Administration classified U.S. records on Nazi war criminals, under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act. The Working Group is directed to complete its work as much as possible and report to Congress within one year. Its members include the Archivist of the United States as chair, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Historian of the Department of State, and three presidential appointees, with a National Security Council official serving as liaison. The National Archives and Records Administration is directed to provide funding, staff, and administrative support as permitted by law. The Working Group is set to terminate three years after the order's date.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13109
Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Thursday, December 24, 1998
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 70631
Closes federal executive departments and agencies for the second half of the scheduled workday on Thursday, December 24, 1998, excusing employees from duty during that time. Allows heads of departments and agencies to keep certain offices, installations, or employees on duty for the full day if needed for national security, defense, or other essential public reasons. Specifies that the day is treated as falling under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave statutes for purposes of employee compensation. Applies only to federal executive departments and agencies, not to state or local government offices.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13108
Further Amendment to Executive Order 13037, Commission To Study Capital Budgeting
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 69175
Amends Executive Order 13037, which created the Commission to Study Capital Budgeting, by changing its reporting deadline to February 1, 1999, instead of one year after its first meeting, and by resetting its expiration date to September 30, 1999, instead of 30 days after it submits its report. Applies to the commission established under the earlier order.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13107
Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 68991
Directs federal executive agencies to respect and implement United States obligations under human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention Against Torture, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Requires each agency head to designate a contact officer for coordination and to take lead responsibility for questions, inquiries, and complaints about human rights obligations within its area, referring other matters to the appropriate agency. Establishes an Interagency Working Group on Human Rights Treaties, chaired by a designee of the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, with representatives from State, Justice, Labor, Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The group is tasked with coordinating treaty-related reports, responses to international complaints, review of proposed legislation, monitoring of state and tribal law conformity, public education efforts, and annual review of U.S. treaty reservations. States that the order creates no enforceable legal rights, does not override federal statutes, and imposes no obligations reviewable in court, and calls for implementation subject to available funding.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13106
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Delegation of a Federal Pay Administration Authority
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 68151
Sets updated pay rates for various federal employee categories, effective January 1999, based on schedules attached to the order. These cover the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration pay, Senior Executive Service salaries, the Executive Schedule, pay for the Vice President and Congress, pay for federal justices and judges, and monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services and military cadets and midshipmen. Directs locality-based comparability payments under a specified schedule and instructs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement these payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. Supersedes Executive Order 13071 of December 29, 1997, and amends Executive Order 12748 by updating a statutory citation in its pay administration delegation provisions. Most schedules take effect at the start of the first pay period on or after January 1, 1999, while the uniformed services pay schedule takes effect January 1, 1999.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13105
Open Enrollment Season for Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 60201
Directs the Secretary of State to issue regulations setting an open enrollment period from November 1, 1998, to April 30, 1999, during which employees participating in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System may elect to switch to the Foreign Service Pension System. Also directs the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to establish a matching enrollment period over the same dates for employees in the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System to elect coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System instead. The order states these actions align both retirement systems more closely with the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System, and cites a comparable election already available to civil service employees under the Federal Employees' Retirement System Open Enrollment Act of 1997.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13104
Amendment to Executive Order 13021, Tribal Colleges and Universities
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 56535
Amends Executive Order 13021, which established the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities, by changing the Board's termination provision. Under this amendment, the Board will terminate on September 30, 1999, unless the President renews it before that date. The change is made under authority granted by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13103
Computer Software Piracy
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 53273
Directs federal executive agencies to work to prevent computer software piracy and comply with copyright laws, including the World Trade Organization intellectual property agreement, the Berne Convention, and the Copyright Act. Requires agencies to adopt procedures ensuring they do not acquire, reproduce, or use unauthorized software, including inventorying software, verifying authorization, and maintaining records. Encourages contractors and recipients of federal financial assistance to maintain similar safeguards, with agencies able to require certifications if violations affect program integrity. Directs agency heads to ensure compliance, use performance measures, and educate staff. Assigns the Chief Information Officers Council, established under Executive Order 13011, to recommend government-wide measures within six months, and directs the Office of Management and Budget to oversee compliance using Clinger-Cohen Act authority. Clarifies that the order does not affect national security or law enforcement activities, does not alter certain existing legal provisions, and creates no enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13102
Further Amendment to Executive Order 13038, Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 52125
Amends Executive Order 13038, which established the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, by extending the deadline for the committee's report. The order changes the date specified in section 2 from October 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998, giving the committee additional time to complete and submit its findings.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13101
Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 49643
Directs federal executive agencies to prioritize waste prevention, recycling, and purchasing of recycled and environmentally preferable products. Creates a Steering Committee, a Federal Environmental Executive within the Environmental Protection Agency, a Task Force, and Agency Environmental Executives at major procuring agencies to oversee compliance. Requires agencies to develop affirmative procurement programs, set waste reduction and recycling goals by January 2000 with longer-range targets for 2005 and 2010, and designate recycling coordinators. Sets minimum recycled-content standards for printing and writing paper effective December 1998 and January 1999. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to designate recoverable-material items, issue environmentally preferable purchasing guidance, and update procurement guidelines periodically; directs the Department of Agriculture to publish a Biobased Products List within 180 days. Requires the General Services Administration to review paper brightness specifications within six months and continue allowing agencies to retain proceeds from recycled material sales. Extends compliance obligations to certain government contractors, establishes training and awards programs, and requires periodic reporting to the President. Revokes Executive Order 12873. The order contains further administrative and reporting provisions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13100
President's Council on Food Safety
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 45661
Creates the President's Council on Food Safety, made up of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the Director of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, jointly chaired by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services and the Science and Technology Assistant. The Council is directed to develop a comprehensive, science-based strategic plan for federal food safety activities, considering a National Academy of Sciences report and public input, and to make recommendations to the President for improving food safety and coordinating efforts among federal, state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector. It must also advise agencies on funding priorities, help produce coordinated annual food safety budgets, and ensure the Joint Institute for Food Safety Research reports regularly on aligning federal research with priority needs. The order does not create enforceable legal rights or alter agencies' existing statutory responsibilities.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13099
Prohibiting Transactions With Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 45167
Amends Executive Order 12947, which declared a national emergency over violence disrupting the Middle East peace process, by renaming its annex list to "Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process" and adding named individuals and groups to it, including Usama bin Ladin, the network described as Al-Qaida and its associated names, Abu Hafs al-Masri, and Rifa'i Ahmad Taha Musa. Being added to the list subjects those named to the transaction and property restrictions already established under Executive Order 12947. The order states it creates no enforceable rights or benefits for any party against the United States or its officials, and specifies it takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 21, 1998, with transmission to Congress and publication in the Federal Register.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13098
Blocking Property of UNITA and ProhibitingCertain Transactions With Respect to UNITA
·William J. Clinton·63 FR 44771