E.O.13034
Extension of Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
·William J. Clinton·62 FR 5137
E.O.13033
Executive Order 13033 of December 27, 1996
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 68987
Sets adjusted rates of basic pay and allowances for various federal pay systems, including the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, Veterans Health Administration schedules, the Senior Executive Service, and uniformed services members, based on schedules attached to the order. Leaves unchanged the pay for the Executive Schedule, the Vice President, Congress, and federal judges, as required by prior appropriations law. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based comparability payments and publish notice of them in the Federal Register. Sets January 1, 1997 as the effective date for military pay adjustments, with other schedules taking effect at the start of the first applicable pay period on or after that date. Supersedes Executive Order 12984 of December 28, 1995, and Executive Order 12990 of February 29, 1996. Applies to federal civilian employees, senior executives, uniformed service members, and certain government officials.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13032
Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12964
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 68985
Amends Executive Order 12964, as previously amended by Executive Order 12987, to extend the deadline set in its section 2 for the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy from December 31, 1996, to February 28, 1997. The change applies only to that single date and does not alter any other provisions of the earlier orders.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13031
Federal Alternative Fueled Vehicle Leadership
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 66529
Directs federal agencies to develop plans to meet alternative fueled vehicle (AFV) acquisition targets under the Energy Policy Act of 1992, rising from 25 percent of new fleet vehicles in fiscal year 1996 to 75 percent in fiscal year 1999 and beyond, applying mainly to general-use vehicles in larger metropolitan areas. Requires agencies to report compliance to the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy, and the General Services Administration within 60 days and annually thereafter, explaining any shortfalls and claimed exemptions for law-enforcement, emergency, or certified military vehicles. Allows agencies to meet targets through leasing, purchase, or conversion, and grants extra credit toward targets for medium-duty, heavy-duty, and zero-emissions vehicles. Ends dedicated Department of Energy funding for other agencies' incremental AFV costs, except for a new partial funding program for electric vehicle purchases starting in fiscal year 1997. Directs the Secretary of Energy to coordinate vehicle placement and refueling infrastructure with nonfederal stakeholders. Supersedes Executive Order 12844.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13030
Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions and Arms Export Controls
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 66187
Amends three earlier executive orders concerning foreign assistance and arms export controls. It updates Executive Order 12163 to reference additional statutory provisions from the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and several foreign operations appropriations acts. It amends Executive Order 11958 to delegate authority under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act, as added by the 1996 antiterrorism law, to the Secretary of State, and renumbers related subsections accordingly. It also makes a technical wording change to Executive Order 12884 to expand a cross-reference within that order. The amendments primarily adjust legal citations and delegate specific statutory authority to the Secretary of State rather than creating new policy directives.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13029
Implementing, for the United States, the Provisions of An- nex 1 of the Decision Concerning Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities, Issued by the Council of Ministers of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe on December 1, 1993
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 64592
Directs that the privileges and immunities described in Annex 1 of a December 1993 decision on Legal Capacity and Privileges and Immunities, issued by the Council of Ministers of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, be extended to the personnel and institutions covered by that annex. The order implements this for the United States under authority granted by section 422 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. It also notes that, effective January 1, 1995, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe is renamed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13028
Further Amendments to Executive Order No. 12757 Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 64589
Amends Executive Order 12757, which implements the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, to reflect authority granted under section 571 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996. It updates the order's preamble and Section 1 to cite this new law, delegates to the Secretary (in this context, the Secretary of the Treasury) certain presidential functions under section 571, to be exercised based on recommendations of the relevant Council and in consultation with the Secretary of State. It renumbers the former Section 6 as Section 7 and adds a new Section 6 stating that references to section 571 also cover any future law that is the same or substantially similar. The order states it is meant only to improve internal federal management and creates no enforceable rights for outside parties.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13027
Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 58971
Establishes a three-member emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate a labor dispute between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, effective November 16, 1996. Board members must have no financial or organizational ties to railroads or railway labor organizations. Requires the parties to submit final settlement offers to the board within 30 days of its creation, and requires the board to report to the President within 30 days after that, selecting the most reasonable offer. Bars either party from changing the conditions underlying the dispute, except by mutual agreement, from the time the board was requested until 60 days after it reports. Directs that the board's records be treated as records of the Office of the President and, once the board dissolves, be kept by the National Mediation Board. The board terminates automatically once it submits its report.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13026
Administration of Export Controls on Encryption Products
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 58767
Directs how export controls on encryption products are to be administered once such items move from the State Department's Munitions List to the Commerce Department's Commerce Control List. Declares that foreign availability of comparable encryption products cannot be publicly disclosed or judicially reviewed without risking national security information, and exempts these exports from certain foreign-availability provisions of the Export Administration Act, though the Secretary of Commerce may still consider foreign availability at his discretion. Amends Executive Order 12981 to require the Departments of State, Defense, Energy, and Justice, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, to review encryption export license applications, and makes the Department of Justice a voting member of related review boards and committees. Specifies that encryption software is controlled for its functional capability rather than as informational "technology." Directs the Secretary of Commerce to control export of related technical assistance similarly to arms controls, and allows measures promoting strong encryption and key recovery infrastructure. States the order creates no enforceable legal rights and takes effect once relevant products are added to the Commerce Control List.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13025
Amendment to Executive Order 13010, the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 58623
Amends Executive Order 13010, which established the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection. Changes the rule for choosing the Commission's Chair so that a qualified individual from outside the federal government is designated by the President from among the Commission's members. Restructures the Commission's Steering Committee to comprise five members: four appointed by the President and the fifth being the Commission's Chair, with two of the five required to be employees of the Executive Office of the President. Also increases a numerical limit in section 5 of the original order from ten to 15. The order does not otherwise describe the Commission's duties or timeline.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13024
Amending Executive Order 12015, Relating to Competitive Appointments of Students Who Have Completed Approved Career-Related Work Study Programs
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 58125
Amends Executive Order 12015 to expand the types of appointments available to students who complete approved career-related work-study programs. It revises the rule so that qualifying students may be converted to a term appointment, in addition to career or career-conditional appointments, and adds a new provision allowing students given a term appointment to later be converted, without competitive hiring procedures, to a career or career-conditional appointment before their term appointment ends. The order also renumbers a later section of the original order to accommodate this addition. It applies to federal agencies administering such student employment conversions.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13023
Amendments to Executive Order 12992, Expanding and Changing the Name of the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 57767
Amends Executive Order 12992 to rename the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics as the President's Drug Policy Council. Expands the Council's permanent membership to include the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Education, and Veterans Affairs, along with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. The revised membership list also retains existing members such as the President (as Chairman), Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of Transportation, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the White House Chief of Staff, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Counsel to the President, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Advisor to the Vice President. It allows the President to designate additional department and agency officials to serve on the Council as needed.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13022
Administration of the Midway Islands
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 56875
Transfers jurisdiction and control of the Midway Islands, Hawaiian group, from the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Interior, superseding earlier executive orders that had placed the islands under Navy authority. Dissolves the Midway Islands Naval Defensive Sea Area and Naval Airspace Reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to administer the islands as the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, focused on preserving biodiversity, conserving fish and wildlife habitat, meeting international treaty obligations, supporting research and education, and maintaining the islands' historic significance. Gives the Secretary of the Interior civil, executive, legislative, and most judicial authority over the islands. Pending legal proceedings under the Midway Islands Code remain with the Secretary of the Navy, while future cases fall to the Secretary of the Interior. States that this order overrides any conflicting prior orders and does not affect the Attorney General's authority to represent U.S. legal interests in related cases.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13021
Tribal Colleges and Universities
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 54929
Establishes a program within the Department of Education to increase federal support for tribal colleges and universities, defined by reference to specific federal statutes. Creates a President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities, made up of up to 15 presidentially appointed members, to advise on federal progress toward the order's goals and recommend ways tribal colleges can strengthen finances, technology, infrastructure, and educational outcomes. Sets up a White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities within the Department of Education to support the Board and coordinate agency action. Directs each participating federal agency to appoint a senior liaison official and to develop a Five-Year Plan, including annual funding goals and performance measures, for supporting tribal colleges, to be submitted to the White House Initiative Office and reviewed by the Secretary of Education. Requires annual performance reports from agencies. Encourages private-sector partnerships to support tribal college endowments, facilities, and faculty. The Board terminates after two years unless renewed by the President, and the Department of Education funds and staffs both the Board and the Initiative.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13020
Amendment to Executive Order 12981
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 54079
Amends Executive Order 12981, which governs review of export license applications, to change the appeal and decision process specifically for commercial communication satellites and hot-section technologies for commercial aircraft engines that move from the United States Munitions List to the Commerce Control List under new Commerce and State Department regulations. For these items, the Operating Committee's Chair must inform reviewing departments and agencies of the Committee's majority vote decision rather than the Chair's own decision, and that decision becomes final unless appealed. Departments or agencies disagreeing with such a decision may appeal to the Advisory Committee on Export Policy within five days, with the Advisory Committee's Chair required to report a majority vote decision within eleven days, followed by a further five-day window for escalation to the Secretary. The order states it creates no enforceable rights and takes effect immediately, remaining in force until terminated.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13019
Supporting Families: Collecting Delinquent Child Support Obligations
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 51763
Directs federal agencies to implement provisions of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 to help collect overdue child support payments. The Secretary of the Treasury, working with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other agencies, must develop procedures for collecting past-due child support through administrative offsets against federal payments, and may enter reciprocal agreements with states. Health and Human Services must set up reporting procedures within 120 days. Agencies must review payment classes for possible exemptions from offset, match records to identify delinquent individuals, and share relevant information. The order also directs agencies to deny certain federal financial assistance—defined as federal loans, loan guarantees, or loan insurance—to individuals subject to offset for delinquent child support, unless denial is legally barred, harmful to the child's interests, or otherwise waived. The Attorney General must issue due-process guidelines for these denials. Agencies must report to Treasury on implementation, and Treasury must report annually to the President. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13018
Amending Executive Order No. 12975
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 49045
Amends Executive Order 12975 by increasing the maximum membership of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission from 15 to 18 members, changing a single number in section 3(a) of that earlier order to allow three additional members to be appointed to the commission.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13017
Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 47659
Establishes the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, made up of up to 20 presidentially appointed members drawn from consumers, health care providers, workers, insurers, purchasers, state and local officials, and quality and financing experts. The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor serve as Co-Chairs, reporting through the Vice President to the President. The Commission is directed to advise on changes in the health care system, review consumer information and protections, evaluate efforts to measure and promote quality of care, and assess changes in availability of treatment and services, recommending improvements in each area. It may hold hearings and form subcommittees. A preliminary report is due to the President by September 30, 1997, with a final report due 18 months after its first meeting. Federal agencies must provide requested information, and the Department of Health and Human Services will supply administrative support. The Commission terminates 30 days after its final report or within two years, unless extended.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13016
Amendment to Executive Order No. 12580
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 45871
Amends Executive Order 12580, which governs federal implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (the Superfund law). Adds two new provisions to section 4. The first delegates authority under sections 106(a) and 122 of the Act to the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, Agriculture, Defense, and Energy, to be used only with Coast Guard concurrence, for releases or threatened releases in coastal zones, Great Lakes waters, ports, and harbors affecting resources or vessels/facilities under their control, except where the Coast Guard leads the response. The second grants similar authority to those same agencies for other releases, to be exercised only with concurrence of the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, except where the Administrator leads the response. Both provisions bar use of Superfund money to cover costs owed by parties who fail to comply with cleanup orders, and require interagency coordination for efficiency.Read the full summaryShow less
E.O.13015
White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security
·William J. Clinton·61 FR 43937