Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee
Signed March 25, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 14733
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Plain-language summary
Establishes a Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee within the Office of the United States Trade Representative. The committee, made up of up to 35 members representing environmental groups, industry, agriculture, services, non-federal government, and consumer interests, will provide policy advice on trade and environmental issues and elect its own chairman. Members are appointed by the Trade Representative for two-year terms, without regard to political affiliation, and serve without pay. The committee must submit a report to the President, Congress, and the Trade Representative at the end of negotiations for certain trade agreements, offering an opinion on whether the agreement serves U.S. interests. It may form subcommittees and reports its activities to the Trade Representative, who oversees its funding, staffing, meeting agendas, and administrative compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The committee terminates two years after the order's date unless extended.
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Claimed authority
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and section 135(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)(1)) (“Act”), it is hereby ordered
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Disposition
Amended by: EO 12974, September 29, 1995; EO 13062, September 29, 1997; EO 13138, September 30, 1999; EO 13225, September 28, 2001; EO 13316, September 17, 2003; EO 13385, September 29, 2005; Continued by: EO 13446, September 28, 2007; EO 13511, September 29, 2009; EO 13652, September 30, 2013; EO 14354, September 29, 2025 See: EO 13585, September 30, 2011
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The order, in full
Executive Order 12905 of March 25, 1994
Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and section 135(c)(1) of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C.
2155(c)(1)) (“Act”), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. There is established in the
Office of the United States Trade Representative
(“Trade Representative” the “Trade and Environment
Policy Advisory Committee” (“Committee”).
Sec. 2. Membership. (a) The Committee shall consist of
not more than 35 members, including, but not limited
to, representatives from environmental interest groups,
industry (including the environmental technology and
environmental services industries), agriculture,
services, non-Federal government, and consumer
interests. The Committee should be broadly
representative of the key sectors and groups of the
economy with an interest in trade and environmental
policy issues.
(b) The Chairman of the Committee shall be elected
by the Committee from among its members. Members of the
Committee shall be appointed by the Trade
Representative, in consultation with the Cabinet
secretaries described in section 2155(c)(1) of title
19, United States Code, for a term of 2 years and may
be reappointed for any number of terms. Appointments to
the Committee shall be made without regard to political
affiliation. Any member may be removed at the
discretion of the Trade Representative.
Sec. 3. Functions. (a) The Committee shall provide the
Trade Representative with policy advice on issues
involving trade and the environment.
(b) The Committee shall submit a report to the
President, to the Congress, and to the Trade
Representative at the conclusion of negotiations for
each trade agreement referred to in section 102 of the
Act. The report shall include an advisory opinion on
whether and to what extent the agreement promotes the
interests of the United States.
(c) The Committee may establish such subcommittees
of its members as it deems necessary, subject to the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and
the approval of the Trade Representative, or his
designee.
(d) The Committee shall report its activities to
the Trade Representative, or his designee.
Sec. 4. Administration. (a) The Trade Representative,
or his designee, with the advice of the Chairman, shall
be responsible for prior approval of the agendas for
all Committee meetings.
(b) The Trade Representative, or his designee,
shall be responsible for determinations, filings, and
other administrative requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
(c) (1) The Trade Representative shall provide
funding and administrative and staff support for the
Committee.
(2) The Committee shall have an Executive
Director who shall be a Federal officer or employee
designated by the Trade Representative.
(d) Members of the Committee shall serve without
either compensation or reimbursement of expenses.
(e) The Committee shall meet as needed at the call
of the Trade Representative or his designee, depending
on various factors such as the level of activity of
trade negotiations and the needs of the Trade
Representative, or at the call of two-thirds of the
members of the Committee.
Sec. 5. General. The Committee shall function for such
period as may be necessary. In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Committee shall
terminate after 2 years from the date of this order
unless otherwise extended.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 25, 1994.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed March 25, 1994. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.