President's Council on Service and Civic Participation

Executive Order 13285 of January 29, 2003

President's Council on Service and Civic
Participation

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to encourage the recognition of
volunteer service and civic participation by all
Americans, and especially America's youth, it is hereby
ordered as follows:

Section 1. The President's Council on Service and Civic
Participation. (a) There is hereby established within
the Corporation for National and Community Services
(CNCS) the President's Council on Service and Civic
Participation (Council).

    (b) The Council shall be composed of up to 25
members, including representatives of America's youth,
appointed by the President. Each member shall serve for
a term of 2 years and may continue to serve after the
expiration of their term until a successor is
appointed. The President shall designate one member to
serve as Chair and one member to serve as Vice Chair.
Subject to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer
of the CNCS, the Chair, and in the Chair's absence the
Vice Chair, shall convene and preside at the meetings
of the Council, determine its agenda, and direct its
work.

Sec. 2. Mission and Functions of the Council.

(a) The mission of the Council shall be to:

(i) encourage the recognition of outstanding volunteer service and civic
participation by individuals, schools, and organizations and thereby
encourage more such activity, especially on the part of America's youth;
and

(ii) facilitate awareness of the ways in which Americans throughout our
history have helped to meet the vital needs of their communities and Nation
through volunteer service and civic participation.

    (b) In carrying out its mission, the Council shall:

(i) design and recommend programs to recognize individuals, schools, and
organizations that excel in their efforts to support volunteer service and
civic participation, especially with respect to students in primary
schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning;

(ii) exchange information and ideas with interested individuals and
organizations on ways to expand and improve programs developed pursuant to
subsection 2(b)(i) of this order;

(iii) advise the Chief Executive Officer of the CNCS on broad
dissemination, especially among schools and youth organizations, of
information regarding recommended practices for the promotion of volunteer
service and civic participation, and other relevant educational and
promotional materials;

(iv) monitor and advise the Chief Executive Officer of the CNCS on the need
for the enhancement of materials disseminated pursuant to subsection
2(b)(iii) of this order; and

(v) make recommendations from time to time to the President, through the
Director of the USA Freedom Corps, on ways to promote and recognize
outstanding volunteer service and civic participation by individuals,
schools, and organizations and to promote awareness of the ways in which
Americans throughout our history have helped to meet the vital needs of
their communities and Nation through volunteer service and civic
participation.

Sec. 3. Administration. (a) Each Federal agency, to the
extent permitted by law and subject to the availability
of appropriations, shall furnish such information and
assistance to the Council as the Council may, with the
approval of the Director of the USA Freedom Corps,
request.

    (b) The members of the Council shall serve without
compensation for their work on the Council. Members of
the Council who are not officers or employees of the
United States may receive travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law
for persons serving intermittently in the Government (5
U.S.C. 5701-5707).
    (c) To the extent permitted by law, the Chief
Executive Officer of the CNCS shall furnish the Council
with necessary staff, supplies, facilities, and other
administrative services and shall pay the expenses of
the Council.
    (d) The Chief Executive Officer of the CNCS shall
appoint an Executive Director to head the staff of the
Council.
    (e) The Council, with the approval of the Chief
Executive Officer of the CNCS, may establish
subcommittees of the Council, consisting exclusively of
members of the Council, as appropriate to aid the
Council in carrying out its mission under this order.

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.)
(Act), may apply to the administration of any portion
of this order, any functions of the President under the
Act, except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be
performed by the Chief Executive Officer of CNCS in
accordance with the guidelines and procedures issued by
the Administrator of General Services.

    (b) Unless extended by the President, this order
shall expire 2 years from the date of this order.

    (Presidential Sig.)B

THE WHITE HOUSE,

     January 29, 2003.