E.O.13080

American Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee

April 7, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 17667

Establishes the American Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee, made up of up to 20 members appointed by the President with expertise in areas such as natural, cultural, and historic resources, water quality, tourism, industry, and agriculture, with a Chair designated by the President. The Committee reviews river nominations submitted by communities, evaluates them against specified criteria including resource distinctiveness, community plans, and public support, and recommends up to 20 rivers to the President, from which ten are to be designated American Heritage Rivers. Recommendations are reported to the President through the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. Federal agencies must provide relevant information to assist the Committee, and the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, provides administrative and financial support. The Committee is set to terminate no later than two years from the date of the order.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13079

Waiver Under The Trade Act Of 1974 With Respect to Vietnam

April 7, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 17309

Waives the freedom-of-emigration restrictions in sections 402(a) and 402(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 as they apply to Vietnam, using authority under section 402(c)(2) of that Act. The waiver follows a report to Congress required by that same provision. It allows normal trade relations considerations involving Vietnam to proceed without the emigration-related restrictions the Act would otherwise impose.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13078

Increasing Employment of Adults With Disabilities

March 13, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 13111

Establishes a National Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, chaired by the Secretary of Labor with the Chair of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities as Vice Chair, and made up of numerous cabinet secretaries and agency heads. The Task Force is directed to develop a coordinated federal policy to reduce employment barriers for people with disabilities, covering areas such as discrimination, health care access, transportation, housing, and job training, and to recommend legislative, regulatory, and budget changes. It must issue reports to the President by November 15, 1998, 1999, and 2000, and a final report by July 26, 2002, after which it terminates. Various departments, including Labor, Education, Justice, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Commerce, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, are assigned specific reviews and reports by November 15, 1998, on topics including federal hiring practices, welfare reform, small business opportunities, and measuring disability employment rates. States the order creates no legally enforceable rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13077

Further Amendment to Executive Order 13010, Critical Infrastructure Protection

March 10, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 12381

Amends Executive Order 13010, which dealt with critical infrastructure protection, by extending two deadlines. Section 6(f) and Section 7(a) of that earlier order, which had set a deadline of March 15, 1998, are revised to change the date to September 30, 1998. The amendment applies to the ongoing work related to reviewing the report of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection and its implementation, giving the relevant bodies additional time to complete the actions originally due by the earlier date.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13076

Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

February 24, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 9719

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating under the Department of the Navy, to order units and individual members of the Selected Reserve of the armed forces to active duty. The order states this action is necessary to augment active military forces for operations in and around Southwest Asia. It clarifies that it is meant only to improve internal executive branch management and does not create any enforceable legal right or benefit for any party against the United States, its agencies, officers, or other persons.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13075

Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents

February 19, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 9085

Establishes the Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents, made up of up to seven presidentially appointed members from outside the full-time federal workforce, with a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson designated by the President. The Board reports to the President through the Secretary of Defense and reviews Department of Defense investigations into possible detections of or exposures to chemical or biological weapons agents and other factors linked to Gulf War illnesses. It is barred from conducting scientific research or advising on the government's legal liability. It must submit an interim report within nine months of its first meeting and a final report within eighteen months, unless the President directs otherwise. Federal agencies must supply requested information, the Department of Defense must fund its operations as permitted by law, and the Secretary of Defense assumes related Federal Advisory Committee Act duties. The Board terminates 30 days after submitting its final report.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13074

Amendment to Executive Order 12656

February 9, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 7277

Amends Executive Order 12656 by adding a new section 501(16) assigning the Secretary of Defense responsibility, subject to presidential direction and procedures developed jointly with the Secretary of State, for deploying and using military forces to protect United States citizens and nationals overseas, including designated other persons, and to support their evacuation from threatened areas. The change reflects an updated allocation of funding responsibilities for noncombatant evacuation operations.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13073

Year 2000 Conversion

February 4, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 6467

Establishes the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion to coordinate federal efforts addressing the Y2K computer bug, which could cause systems to misread the year 2000 as 1900. Directs federal agencies to ensure no critical program is disrupted by the problem, to help state, local, and tribal governments address it where they depend on federal systems, to cooperate with private-sector operators of banking, telecommunications, public health, transportation, and electric power systems, and to work with foreign counterparts on the issue. The Council, led by a Chair who is an Assistant to the President and includes representatives from executive departments, will oversee agency efforts, act as spokesperson on the issue, and coordinate with state and local governments. The Chair and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must report jointly to the President at least quarterly. Agency heads must prioritize the issue and cooperate with the Chair. Various interagency councils are directed to support the Chair as requested.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13072

White House Millennium Council

February 2, 1998·William J. Clinton·63 FR 6041

Establishes the White House Millennium Council to lead a national celebration of the new millennium, made up of a Director, Deputy Director, staff, and representatives from a wide range of federal departments and agencies, including State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, and others. The Council is directed to mark historic anniversaries such as the bicentennial of the White House and the U.S. Capitol, plan educational events reflecting on the nation's past and future, produce informational materials, encourage community and citizen participation, recommend funding under the Save America's Treasures program to the Secretary of the Interior for preserving cultural artifacts, coordinate with federal agencies and private and nonprofit organizations, highlight related initiatives, and cooperate with other nations on millennium events. Federal agency heads are directed to provide information and assistance needed for the Council's work. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13071

Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

December 29, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 68521

Sets new rates of basic pay and salaries for federal employees under various statutory pay systems, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and schedules for the Veterans Health Administration, the Senior Executive Service, the Executive Schedule, the Vice President, Congress, federal judges, and members of the uniformed services. Also establishes locality-based pay adjustments and directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement these payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. The military pay schedule takes effect January 1, 1998, while the other schedules take effect at the start of the first pay period on or after that date. Supersedes Executive Order 13033 of December 27, 1996. Detailed pay figures are contained in schedules attached to the order.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13070

The Intelligence Oversight Board, Amendment to Executive Order 12863

December 15, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 66493

Amends Executive Order 12863 to change the structure of the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB), which oversees intelligence activities within the executive branch. Establishes the IOB as a standing committee of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB), made up of no more than four members chosen by the President from among PFIAB's membership. Allows the PFIAB Chairman to also chair or serve on the IOB if the President so designates, and permits the IOB Chairman, with the PFIAB Chairman's agreement, to authorize full-time staff and consultants. Also revises the order so that the IOB reports directly to the President.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13069

Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to UNITA

December 12, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 65989

Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12865 regarding Angola, the order responds to United Nations Security Council resolutions by imposing restrictions related to UNITA, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola. It requires all UNITA offices in the United States to close immediately, and bars U.S. persons or U.S.-based transactions from supplying aircraft or aircraft parts to UNITA or to unauthorized points in Angola, from servicing or insuring UNITA-controlled aircraft, and from allowing flights connected to unauthorized Angolan locations to use U.S. airspace or airports. It also bans transactions designed to evade these prohibitions. The order defines UNITA to include its armed forces, FALA, and affiliated groups such as the Center for Democracy in Angola. It authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with the Secretary of State, to designate approved entry points and aircraft, permit humanitarian and medical flights, and issue implementing regulations. The order took effect December 15, 1997.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13068

Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on Friday, December 26, 1997

November 25, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 63247

Closes all executive branch departments and agencies on Friday, December 26, 1997, the day after Christmas, and excuses federal employees from duty. Allows agency heads to require certain offices, installations, or employees to remain open or report for duty if needed for national security, defense, or other public reasons. Specifies that this day is treated as a holiday under Executive Order 11582 and related federal pay and leave laws, meaning it is handled the same way as other federal holidays for purposes of employee compensation and leave.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13067

Blocking Sudanese Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Sudan

November 3, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 59989

Declares a national emergency over Sudanese government policies, including support for international terrorism, efforts to destabilize neighboring governments, and human rights violations such as slavery and denial of religious freedom. Blocks all property and interests in property of the Government of Sudan, including its agencies and the Central Bank of Sudan, that are in the United States or come under the control of U.S. persons. Prohibits importing Sudanese goods or services, exporting goods, technology, or services to Sudan, financing or facilitating trade with Sudan, extending credit to the Sudanese government, and transporting cargo to or from Sudan, with exceptions for humanitarian donations, official government or United Nations business, and journalistic activity. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to issue regulations and take necessary actions to implement these measures, and directs all federal agencies to assist. Sets the order effective November 4, 1997, with a grace period for existing trade contracts through December 4, 1997.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13066

Amendment to Executive Order 13037, Commission To Study Capital Budgeting

October 29, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 59273

Amends Executive Order 13037, which created the Commission to Study Capital Budgeting, by increasing the commission's membership from a fixed 11 members to no more than 20. It also removes a provision that had set March 15, 1998, as a specific deadline related to the commission's reporting requirements, leaving the remaining deadline language in place.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13065

Further Amendment to Executive Order 13038 Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters

October 22, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 55329

Amends Executive Order 13038, as previously amended by Executive Order 13062, to allow up to three additional members on the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, changing its maximum size from 22 to 25 members. It also updates the order's language to allow for the possibility of Co-Chairs rather than a single Chair leading the committee.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13064

Further Amendment to Executive Order 13010, as Amended, Critical Infrastructure Protection

October 11, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 53711

Amends Executive Order 13010, which established the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, to adjust its structure and wind down its work. Expands membership from 15 to 20 and broadens coverage to both private and public sectors, and allows for co-chairs. Sets March 15, 1998 as the deadline for terminating the Commission's Principals Committee, Steering Committee, and Advisory Committee, and directs those committees to review the Commission's final report and prepare recommendations for the President. Permits the Commission's former chair to remain on the Steering Committee and allows some staff to be retained past termination, under Steering Committee direction and with continued funding and administrative support from the Department of Defense, solely to help review the report. Designates the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council to classify related information as Top Secret under Executive Order 12958, and renumbers later sections of the original order.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13063

Level V of the Executive Schedule: Removal of the Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Department of Labor

September 30, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 51757

Amends Executive Order 12154 to remove the position of Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Department of Labor, from Level V of the Executive Schedule, which sets pay rates for senior federal officials. The order also relabels the remaining subsections of section 1-102 of the prior order, shifting subsections (c) through (f) to become (b) through (e) to account for the removed entry.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13062

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Executive Orders 13038 and 13054

September 29, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 51755

Extends fifteen federal advisory committees—including the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the President's Export Council, and others across various departments—until September 30, 1999, and assigns performance of the President's duties under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees to the relevant department or agency heads, following guidelines from the Administrator of General Services. Revokes five earlier executive orders that created committees whose work is finished, including ones on human radiation experiments, U.S.-Pacific trade policy, arms proliferation, national information infrastructure, and aviation safety and security. Also supersedes Executive Order 12974, changes a numerical reference in Executive Order 13038 from 15 to 22, and revises Executive Order 13054 to update rules for noncompetitive appointment of family members of federal employees who left government service to work for the American Institute in Taiwan. The order took effect September 30, 1997.Read the full summaryShow less

E.O.13061

Federal Support of Community Efforts Along American Heritage Rivers

September 11, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 48445

Establishes the American Heritage Rivers initiative, under which the President designates rivers nominated by local communities for coordinated federal support aimed at environmental protection, economic revitalization, and historic and cultural preservation. Communities, working with state, local, or tribal governments, nominate rivers, and nominations are judged on their natural or cultural significance, strength of community support, and quality of revitalization plans. Creates the American Heritage Rivers Interagency Committee, co-chaired by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and a rotating agency head, with members from agencies including Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others, to set designation guidelines and monitor progress. Directs federal agencies to identify programs that can assist designated river communities, share technical and scientific resources, appoint a 'River Navigator' for each designated river, and consult communities before taking actions affecting them. States the initiative creates no new regulatory authority, does not override state, local, or tribal jurisdiction, and creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less