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E.O.12980

Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12852, as Amended

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 57819

Amends Executive Order 12852, as previously amended, which established the President's Council on Sustainable Development. Changes the maximum membership of the council from 25 to 29, allowing four additional members to be appointed.

E.O.12979

Agency Procurement Protests

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 55171

Directs heads of executive agencies that procure supplies and services to create internal administrative procedures for resolving contract award protests as an alternative to outside forums. These procedures must encourage resolving disputes directly with contracting officers, favor inexpensive and expeditious methods such as alternative dispute resolution, allow affected bidders to seek higher-level review of contracting officer decisions alleged to violate law or regulation, and generally block contract award or performance while a timely protest is pending, unless urgent circumstances justify proceeding. The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy must help agencies implement these rules and report findings to the President within two years. The Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, working with federal procurement policy officials, must amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation within 180 days to carry out the order's purposes.Read the full summary
E.O.12978

Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 54579

Declares a national emergency over international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia, citing its violence, corruption, and harm to the United States and abroad. Blocks all property and interests in property within the United States, or held by U.S. persons, belonging to foreign persons named in an attached annex, as well as those later designated by the Secretary of the Treasury—acting with the Attorney General and Secretary of State—as playing a significant role in Colombia-centered narcotics trafficking, materially assisting such trafficking, or being owned or controlled by designated persons. Prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in transactions involving the blocked property, and bars any transaction intended to evade or avoid these prohibitions. Authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue regulations and delegate authority to carry out the order, and directs all federal agencies to take appropriate measures to implement it. Took effect October 22, 1995, and was to be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summary
E.O.12977

Interagency Security Committee

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 54411

Establishes the Interagency Security Committee to oversee security and protection of federal facilities occupied by civilian federal employees. The Committee is chaired by the Administrator of General Services and includes representatives from agencies including the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, and Veterans Affairs, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Protective Service, the National Security Council staff, and the Security Policy Board. It may form working groups and consult outside parties. Its duties include setting security policies, developing and evaluating security standards, encouraging intelligence sharing among agencies, assessing security technology, developing construction standards for high-threat facilities, reviewing day care center placement standards, and maintaining a centralized facility security database. Agencies must cooperate with its policies, with an exception where compliance would jeopardize intelligence sources or methods, and the General Services Administration provides administrative support.Read the full summary
E.O.12976

Compensation Practices of Government Corporations

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 52829

Sets rules for federal government corporations on executive pay and bonuses. States that these corporations generally should not pay bonuses beyond limits set in existing federal law. Requires wholly owned government corporations, before approving any bonus exceeding statutory limits, to submit relevant information to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and wait for OMB's review. Also requires mixed-ownership and wholly owned corporations listed under title 31 of the U.S. Code to report information on senior executive compensation plans, salaries, bonuses, and supporting justifications to OMB, in a form and timing OMB specifies. Directs OMB, in consultation with the Department of Labor, to review this information against statutory requirements, corporate mission, federal management standards, and private-sector pay practices. Requires corporations to publicly disclose the compensation information submitted. States that the order is meant only to improve internal executive branch management and creates no enforceable legal rights for outside parties.Read the full summary
E.O.12975

Protection of Human Research Subjects and Creation of National Bioethics Advisory Commission

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 52063

Directs each executive branch department and agency that conducts, supports, or regulates research involving human subjects to review its existing protections for those subjects, taking account of recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, and to report results within 120 days to a newly created National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC). NBAC, made up of up to 15 presidentially appointed members with a designated chairperson, will advise the National Science and Technology Council on bioethical issues arising from research on human biology and behavior, including clinical applications, and will identify broad ethical principles rather than reviewing individual projects. Its first priorities are protecting human research subjects and addressing issues in genetic information management, including gene patenting. The Department of Health and Human Services will fund and support NBAC's operations, and agencies must supply information it requests. NBAC will terminate two years after the order's date unless extended, and the order creates no enforceable legal rights.Read the full summary
E.O.12974

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 51875

Extends, until September 30, 1997, a list of federal advisory committees established under earlier executive orders, 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, the National Partnership Council, and others spanning agencies such as the Department of the Interior, Department of Labor, Department of Education, and Department of Commerce. Assigns responsibility for the President's duties under the Federal Advisory Committee Act for these committees, other than annual reporting to Congress, to the head of each committee's designated department or agency, following procedures set by the Administrator of General Services. Revokes the executive orders establishing the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform and the Federal Fleet Conversion Task Force, since their work is complete, and supersedes Executive Order 12869. States that the order takes effect September 30, 1995.Read the full summary
E.O.12973

Amendment to Executive Order No. 12901

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 51665

Amends Executive Order 12901 by updating the years referenced in its first section, replacing "1994" with "1996" and "1995" with "1997." The change is made under authority granted by the Trade Act of 1974, with the stated aim of ensuring United States trade policy continues to promote exports of American products and services and makes efficient use of trade policy resources. The order does not otherwise alter the substance of Executive Order 12901.Read the full summary
E.O.12972

Amendment to Executive Order No. 12958

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 48863

Amends Executive Order 12958 by revising the definition of "agency" in section 1.1(i). Under the new definition, "agency" covers any Executive agency as defined in federal law, any Military department as defined in federal law, and any other entity within the executive branch that comes into possession of classified information. The change affects which parts of the executive branch fall under the classification rules established by Executive Order 12958.Read the full summary
E.O.12971

Amendment to Executive Order No. 12425

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 48617

Amends Executive Order 12425 to change the privileges, exemptions, and immunities granted to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in the United States. The amendment removes specific wording in the earlier order that had limited certain benefits to portions of Section 2(d) and had restricted them to matters relating to customs duties and federal internal-revenue importation taxes. By deleting these phrases, the order broadens the scope of the exemptions previously extended to INTERPOL under the 1983 order. The order does not create new offices or assign new duties to federal officials, and it does not specify a deadline for implementation.Read the full summary
E.O.12970

Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 48359

Amends Executive Order 12864 to extend the life of the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure. It changes the council's expiration language so that, instead of ending two years after the original order's date, it will continue operating until June 1, 1996, unless the charter is extended again before then.Read the full summary
E.O.12969

Federal Acquisition and Community Right-To-Know

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 40989

Directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable, to favor contractors that publicly report toxic chemical releases when awarding competitive acquisition contracts worth $100,000 or more. Applies to manufacturers already required to report to the Toxics Release Inventory under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, requiring them to certify they will file Toxic Chemical Release Forms for the life of the contract, unless they qualify for an exemption (such as not using listed chemicals or having fewer than ten employees). Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to publish compliance guidance by September 30, 1995, and requires agencies to add relevant provisions to solicitations within 30 days afterward. For contracts over $500,000, agencies must consult the EPA Administrator before waiving the requirement. Allows the Administrator to recommend contract termination for noncompliance, with the contracting agency deciding whether to act. Requires incorporation of these requirements into federal acquisition regulations within 90 days and states the order creates no enforceable legal rights against the government.Read the full summary
E.O.12968

Access to Classified Information

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 40245

Establishes a uniform federal personnel security program governing access to classified information for employees, contractors, and other individuals working for executive branch agencies. Requires agency heads to grant access only to employees who pass a background investigation, have a demonstrated need-to-know, and sign a nondisclosure agreement. Sets rules for financial disclosure requirements, use of financial and travel record databases, temporary and reciprocal access approvals, and access by non-citizens. Directs the Security Policy Board to develop, within 180 days, common adjudicative guidelines, investigative standards, and reinvestigation standards across agencies. Establishes procedures employees can use to appeal denials or revocations of access eligibility, including written explanations, access to supporting documents, legal representation, and appeal panels, while allowing agency heads to withhold procedures that would damage national security. Sets employee responsibilities for protecting classified information and reporting security violations, and authorizes sanctions for willful violations. States it does not repeal prior executive orders and creates no enforceable legal rights against the government. Contains additional definitions and implementation provisions.Read the full summary
E.O.12967

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between Metro North Commuter Railroad and Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 39623

Establishes a three-member emergency board under the Railway Labor Act to investigate unresolved labor disputes between Metro North Commuter Railroad and employees represented by a list of named labor organizations, including groups such as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the United Transportation Union. Board members may not have financial or other ties to any railroad carrier or employee organization. Within 30 days of the board's creation, the parties must submit final settlement offers, and the board must report to the President within 30 days after that, recommending the most reasonable offer. Until 60 days after the report is submitted, neither party may change the conditions underlying the disputes except by agreement. The board's records become part of the Office of the President's files and will later be kept by the National Mediation Board. The board dissolves once it submits its report.Read the full summary
E.O.12966

Foreign Disaster Assistance

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 36949

Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide disaster assistance outside the United States to respond to manmade or natural disasters when necessary to prevent loss of life, implementing section 404 of title 10, United States Code, as added by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. The Secretary of Defense also takes on the notification duties toward Congress that the law otherwise assigns to the President. Such assistance may be provided only when directed by the President, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State or Deputy Secretary of State, or in emergencies where there is no time to seek prior concurrence, in which case the Secretary of State must be consulted afterward. The Secretary of Defense must also consult with the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, acting as the President's Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance. The order does not affect other legal authorities and took effect at 12:01 a.m. on July 15, 1995.Read the full summary
E.O.12965

Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12852

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 34087

Amends Executive Order 12852 to extend the life of the President's Council on Sustainable Development, changing its expiration language so the Council continues until June 29, 1997, unless further extended, replacing the previous provision that ended it two years after the original 1993 order unless its charter was renewed.Read the full summary
E.O.12964

Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 33095

Establishes the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy, made up of 15 presidentially appointed members from the private sector with experience in Asian and Pacific trade or knowledge of trade barriers affecting U.S. businesses there. The President designates a chair and vice chair. By February 1, 1996, the commission must report on steps the United States should take to open markets in Japan, China, and other Asian and Pacific countries to U.S. business, identify trade and investment barriers, recommend ways to reduce them, and propose ways to monitor progress and measure trade activity, aiming to increase market access and support high-wage U.S. jobs by the turn of the century. Recommendations require a three-fifths vote, and dissenting members may add their views. Federal agencies must provide information, facilities, and staff support upon request, with the Department of Commerce providing administrative support and the U.S. Trade Representative handling related federal advisory duties. The commission terminates 30 days after submitting its final report.Read the full summary
E.O.12963

Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 31905

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, made up of up to 30 members appointed or designated by the Secretary, who also names its Chairperson. The Council's role is purely advisory, offering the Secretary guidance on programs and policies to prevent HIV, advance research on HIV and AIDS, and improve services for people living with HIV or AIDS; its written reports must also be shared with the President. Federal departments and agencies must supply information the Council needs, and the Department of Health and Human Services is to provide funding and administrative support as available. Compensation and travel expenses for members follow standard federal rules. The Department of Health and Human Services carries out most Federal Advisory Committee Act functions for the Council, except for annual reporting to Congress. The order states it creates no enforceable legal rights and is meant only to guide internal executive branch management.Read the full summary
E.O.12962

Recreational Fisheries

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 30769

Directs federal agencies to work with states, tribes, and the private sector to conserve, restore, and enhance aquatic systems in order to expand recreational fishing opportunities, including by improving water quality and habitat, funding cost-share programs, and assisting private landowners. Establishes a National Recreational Fisheries Coordination Council made up of representatives from the Departments of the Interior, Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation, and Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency, co-chaired by Commerce and Interior, to coordinate agency efforts and reduce duplication. Requires the Council, within 12 months, to develop a five-year Recreational Fishery Resources Conservation Plan with measurable objectives and accountability measures. Directs the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to jointly develop, within 6 months, a policy to reduce conflicts between recreational fisheries and the Endangered Species Act. Expands the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council's role to monitor federal activities and report annually. States it creates no legally enforceable rights.Read the full summary
E.O.12961

Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

·William J. Clinton·60 FR 28507

Establishes the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, made up of up to 12 members appointed by the President who are not full-time federal employees, with a chairperson designated by the President. The committee reports to the President through the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services, and is to review and advise on research, coordinating efforts, medical treatment programs, outreach, external reviews, possible risk factors from service in the Persian Gulf Conflict, and reports of chemical or biological weapons detection. It cannot conduct its own research or address federal legal liability. It must submit an interim report within six months of its first meeting and a final report by December 31, 1996, unless the President extends that deadline, and it terminates 30 days after submitting the final report. Executive departments must provide requested information, and the Department of Defense is to fund the committee's operations.Read the full summary