The Executive Record

E.O.13060

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Amtrak and its Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

August 21, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 45139

Establishes a three-member Emergency Board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate labor disputes between Amtrak and its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes. Board members must have no financial or other interest in any railroad carrier or railroad employee organization. The Board must report to the President within 30 days of its creation. Under section 10 of the Act, neither Amtrak nor the union may change the conditions underlying the disputes from the Board's creation until 30 days after it submits its report, unless both parties agree. The Board's records are treated as records of the Office of the President and will be kept by the National Mediation Board once the Board ends. The Board terminates automatically once it submits its report.Read the full summary

E.O.13059

Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Iran

August 19, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 44531

Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and other authorities, the order prohibits the importation into the United States of goods or services of Iranian origin or controlled by the Government of Iran, and bars the export, reexport, sale, or supply of goods, technology, or services from the United States, or by U.S. persons, to Iran or the Iranian government. It also bans new investment by U.S. persons in Iran, related financing or brokering transactions, and attempts to evade these restrictions. It consolidates and revokes parts of Executive Orders 12613 and 12959, while keeping existing licenses in effect unless changed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Treasury Secretary, consulting with the Secretary of State, is authorized to issue regulations, require reports, and enforce the order, with other federal agencies directed to assist. The order took effect August 20, 1997, and responds to Iranian government actions occurring after the 1981 Algiers Accords.Read the full summary

E.O.13058

Protecting Federal Employees and the Public From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in the Federal Workplace

August 9, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 43451

Prohibits smoking of tobacco products in all interior space owned, rented, or leased by the executive branch, and in outdoor areas under executive branch control near air intake ducts, in order to protect federal employees and the public from tobacco smoke. Exceptions apply to enclosed, ventilated designated smoking areas, residential accommodations, spaces leased entirely to nonfederal parties, private-sector workplaces, and limited written exceptions an agency head may approve to accomplish agency missions. Directs agency heads to evaluate restricting smoking near doorways and courtyards, encourages smoking-cessation programs, and requires agencies to implement the policy within one year, informing employees and visitors of the requirements and health risks. Requires implementation to be consistent with existing labor laws and collective bargaining agreements, and directs agencies to review and revise their policies for compliance. Applies to executive agencies as defined by law, excludes legislative and judicial branches, and encourages independent agencies to comply. States it creates no enforceable legal rights and does not prevent agencies from adopting stricter smoking policies.Read the full summary

E.O.13057

Federal Actions in the Lake Tahoe Region

July 26, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 41249

Directs federal agencies with management or jurisdictional authority over the Lake Tahoe Region to establish a Federal Interagency Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Ecosystem, made up of the Secretaries of Agriculture, the Interior, Transportation, and the Army, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and other participating agency heads, chaired initially by the Secretary of Agriculture with the chairmanship rotating annually. The Partnership is tasked with coordinating federal programs, sharing data, working with California, Nevada, tribal, and local governments, and supporting efforts on water quality, transportation, air quality, vegetation, wildlife and fish habitat, recreation, and scenic resources within the region. It must report to the President within 90 days on implementation. The order also directs the Partnership to negotiate a Memorandum of Agreement with California, Nevada, the Washoe Tribal Government, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and local governments. It states that it does not limit essential agency actions for health, safety, or national security, and creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.Read the full summary

E.O.13056

Further Amendment to Executive Order 13017, Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry

July 21, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 39415

Amends Executive Order 13017, which established the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, by increasing the commission's membership from 32 to 34 members. The change updates a single sentence in the earlier order's Section 1(a) and does not otherwise alter the commission's structure or duties.Read the full summary

E.O.13055

Coordination of United States Government International Exchanges and Training Programs

July 15, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 39099

Establishes a senior-level Interagency Working Group on United States Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and Training within the United States Information Agency, chaired by its Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Affairs, with representatives from the Departments of State, Defense, Education, Justice, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other interested agencies. The group is tasked with collecting and analyzing data on government-funded international exchange and training programs, creating a clearinghouse of related information, identifying duplication across agencies, and developing cost-saving and coordination strategies. It must issue an initial coordinated strategy report within one year and recommendations on performance measures within two years, plus ongoing annual assessments. The group must meet quarterly, report findings to the President through the USIA Director, and allow members to append dissenting statements to reports. Member agencies bear their own participation costs. The order states it does not alter the existing authorities or responsibilities of any department or agency head.Read the full summary

E.O.13054

Eligibility of Certain Overseas Employees for Noncompetitive Appointments

July 7, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 36965

Allows a U.S. citizen who is a family member of a federal civilian employee, and who left federal service to work for the American Institute in Taiwan under Public Law 96-8, to be appointed noncompetitively to a competitive service position in the executive branch upon returning to the United States. The appointment follows the framework of Executive Order 12721 and requires the person to meet qualifications set by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, including an appropriate period of satisfactory overseas employment with the Institute. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations needed to carry out the order, which takes effect upon publication in the Federal Register.Read the full summary

E.O.13053

Adding Members to and Extending the President's Council on Sustainable Development

June 30, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 35945

Amends Executive Order 12852, which established the President's Council on Sustainable Development, in three ways: it increases the number of Council members from 29 to 35, changes the department listed as a designated agency in two sections from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Energy, and extends the Council's operating deadline from June 29, 1997 to February 28, 1999. The order applies to the membership and administration of the Council itself and does not create new duties for the public.Read the full summary

E.O.13052

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices

June 30, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 35659

Acting under authority granted by an act of Congress signed on June 27, 1997, the order extends to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities under the International Organizations Immunities Act and under Article I of the Agreement on State and Local Taxation of Foreign Employees of Public International Organizations. It clarifies that the order does not limit any other privileges, exemptions, or immunities the offices may already have or later acquire through international agreements or congressional action.Read the full summary

E.O.13051

Internal Revenue Service Management Board

June 24, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 34609

Establishes the Internal Revenue Service Management Board within the Department of the Treasury to help the Secretary of the Treasury oversee the agency's management and operations. Specifies the Board's membership, including the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury as chair, other senior Treasury officials, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, representatives from the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Office of the Vice President, and other officials the Secretary may designate. Creates an Executive Committee of the Board appointed by the Secretary to review strategic decisions on modernization, reorganization, budget, and major investments. Directs the Board to meet at least monthly, set its own procedures, and prepare semiannual reports to the President and Congress through the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to provide administrative support to the Board as needed. States that the order does not create any legally enforceable rights against the government.Read the full summary

E.O.13050

President's Advisory Board on Race

June 13, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 32987

Establishes the President's Advisory Board on Race, made up of seven members appointed by the President from outside the federal government, with a Chairperson designated by the President. The Board is directed to advise the President on race relations and reconciliation, including promoting national dialogue, increasing understanding of race relations history, encouraging local approaches to easing racial tensions, and addressing race-related issues in education, economic opportunity, housing, health care, and justice administration. It coordinates with staff of the President's Initiative on Race and may advise on other matters the President refers to it. The Department of Justice provides financial and administrative support, and executive agencies must supply requested information. Members serve without pay but receive travel expenses. The Attorney General performs the President's functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, except reporting to Congress. The Board terminates on September 30, 1998, unless the President extends it.Read the full summary

E.O.13049

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

June 11, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 32471

Designates the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as a public international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act, making it eligible for the privileges, exemptions, and immunities that law confers. The designation applies to the organization in its role administering the Chemical Weapons Convention. The order states that this designation does not limit any privileges, exemptions, or immunities the organization has already gained or may gain through international agreements, including the Chemical Weapons Convention, or through action by Congress.Read the full summary

E.O.13048

Improving Administrative Management in the Executive Branch

June 10, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 32467

Establishes the Interagency Council on Administrative Management to coordinate improvements in federal agency administrative practices. The council is chaired by the Office of Management and Budget's Deputy Director for Management and includes senior administrative officials from more than two dozen named departments and agencies, plus representatives from bodies such as the Chief Financial Officers Council and the Chief Information Officers Council. The council is tasked with identifying more effective uses of government resources, supporting other interagency councils' management initiatives, and spreading successful administrative practices, including quality management approaches, across the government. The order sets out the chair's responsibilities, including convening meetings and appointing temporary at-large members, and directs agency heads to provide administrative support to their representatives. It states it creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties, and it revokes three earlier executive orders: 12816, which created the President's Council on Management Improvement, and 12552 and 12637, which established and revised an executive branch productivity improvement program.'Read the full summary

E.O.13047

Prohibiting New Investment in Burma

May 20, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 28301

Declares a national emergency based on a certification that the Government of Burma engaged in large-scale repression of the democratic opposition after September 30, 1996, and prohibits new investment in Burma by United States persons. It also bars U.S. persons from helping foreign persons carry out transactions that would count as new investment if done by a U.S. person, and bars any transaction meant to evade these prohibitions. New investment is defined to cover contracts for economic development of Burmese resources, related supervisory or guarantee contracts, equity purchases, and profit- or royalty-sharing arrangements entered with the Burmese government or entities in Burma, though ordinary trade contracts and not-for-profit educational, health, or humanitarian activities are excluded. The order delegates certain statutory functions to the Secretary of State and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations and enforce the order, with other agencies directed to assist. It took effect May 21, 1997.Read the full summary

E.O.13046

Further Amendment to Executive Order 12975 of May 16, 1997, Extension of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission

May 16, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 27685

Amends section 7(b) of Executive Order 12975 to extend the termination date of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, providing that the commission will end on October 3, 1999, unless the President extends it further before that date.

E.O.13045

Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks

April 21, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 19885

Directs federal agencies to prioritize identifying and assessing environmental health and safety risks that may disproportionately affect children, and to ensure their policies and programs address such risks. Establishes a Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, co-chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with numerous other cabinet and agency members, to recommend federal strategies, coordinate research, and produce a biennial report; the Task Force is set to exist for four years. Requires agencies proposing certain economically significant regulations to provide the Office of Management and Budget with an evaluation of the regulation's health and safety effects on children and justification for the chosen approach. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to convene an Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics to produce an annual report on children's well-being, with the first due by July 31, 1997. Revokes Executive Order 12606.Read the full summary

E.O.13044

Amending Executive Order 12752, Implementation of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as Amended

April 18, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 19665

Amends Executive Order 12752, which implements the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Food for Progress Act of 1985. Changes the first sentence of section 1(a) so that it authorizes assistance to developing countries and private entities, rather than developing countries alone. Deletes sections 4(a) and 4(c) of the earlier order, and renumbers the remaining subsections 4(b) through 4(g) as sections 4(a) through 4(e). The order does not otherwise describe the substance of the deleted provisions or their practical effect beyond these structural and wording changes.Read the full summary

E.O.13043

Increasing Seat Belt Use in the United States

April 16, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 19217

Requires federal employees to wear seat belts while on official business, and requires seat belt use by all occupants of motor vehicles in national park areas and on Department of Defense installations. Directs executive branch agencies to promulgate rules and conduct education programs supporting these policies, and directs the National Park Service and Department of Defense to begin rulemaking on enhanced seat belt requirements and enforcement. Encourages federal contractors, subcontractors, and grantees to adopt on-the-job seat belt policies, and encourages Tribal Governments to adopt and enforce seat belt programs on highways in Indian Country. The Secretary of Transportation is to provide guidance to agencies, consult with the legislative and judicial branches, and submit an annual report to the President on seat belt use rates, crash statistics, and notable agency programs. Clarifies that the order does not alter agency powers under existing laws, does not create new legal claims against the United States, and lets the Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General determine its application to law enforcement activities. Revokes Executive Order 12566.Read the full summary

E.O.13042

Implementing for the United States Article VIII of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Concerning Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities

April 9, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 18017

Implements Article VIII of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization by extending to the WTO, its officials, and member representatives the privileges and immunities set out in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, with several exceptions: U.S. nationals and permanent residents do not get immunity from taxation or national service obligations, immigration and alien-registration exemptions are limited to what is given to foreign government officials, and tax exemption on real property does not cover property not used for WTO purposes, including property leased for revenue. The Secretary of State or a designee decides what counts as WTO use, and also acts as the reference for approving orders for officials to leave the country. Separately, it designates the WTO as a public international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act, again excluding property-tax exemption for non-WTO uses, while preserving any additional privileges the WTO holds under other agreements or laws.Read the full summary

E.O.13041

Further Amendment to Executive Order 13010, as Amended

April 3, 1997·William J. Clinton·62 FR 17039

Amends Executive Order 13010, which established the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, by adding two new members to the Commission's Principals Committee: the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council, and the Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. It also extends the Commission's operating period by an additional 90 days beyond the one year set in the earlier order.Read the full summary