President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy
Signed January 27, 2004·George W. Bush·69 FR 5255
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Establishes the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy, made up of up to nine presidentially appointed members, one of whom serves as chairman. The commission is directed to recommend how to carry out the space exploration policy outlined in the President's statement 'A Renewed Spirit of Discovery' and the Fiscal Year 2005 budget, covering topics such as a science research agenda for the Moon and other destinations, use of lunar resources, criteria for choosing future exploration targets, long-term management structures, roles for private and international partners, ways to encourage youth interest in science and engineering, and managing implementation within available resources. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will provide administrative support and funding, and the commission's administrator will handle certain advisory-committee functions. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The commission must submit a final report to the President within 120 days of its first meeting and will terminate 60 days after submitting that report.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to obtain recommendations concerning implementation of the new vision for space exploration activities of the United States, it is hereby ordered
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Revoked by: EO 13385, September 29, 2005
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Executive Order 13326 of January 27, 2004
President's Commission on Implementation of
United States Space Exploration Policy
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and to obtain recommendations concerning
implementation of the new vision for space exploration
activities of the United States, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. There is hereby established
the President's Commission on Implementation of United
States Space Exploration Policy (the “Commission”).
Sec. 2. Membership. (a) The Commission shall be
composed of not more than nine members appointed by the
President, taking into account as appropriate the
experience of such individuals with respect to
governmental, scientific, and technical matters
relating to space.
(b) The President shall designate one member of the
Commission to serve as Chairman of the Commission.
Sec. 3. Mission. (a) The mission of the Commission
shall be to provide recommendations to the President,
in accordance with this order, on implementation of the
vision outlined in the President's policy statement
entitled “A Renewed Spirit of Discovery” and the
President's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2005
(collectively, “Policy”).
(b) The Commission shall examine and make
recommendations to the President regarding:
(i) A science research agenda to be conducted on the Moon and other
destinations as well as human and robotic science activities that advance
our capacity to achieve the Policy;
(ii) The exploration of technologies, demonstrations, and strategies,
including the use of lunar and other in situ natural resources, that could
be used for sustainable human and robotic exploration;
(iii) Criteria that could be used to select future destinations for
human exploration;
(iv) Long-term organization options for managing implementation of space
exploration activities;
(v) The most appropriate and effective roles for potential private
sector and international participants in implementing the Policy;
(vi) Methods for optimizing space exploration activities to encourage
the interest of America's youth in studying and pursuing careers in
mathematics, science, and engineering; and
(vii) Management of the implementation of the Policy within available
resources.
Sec. 4. Administration. (a) The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide, to the
extent permitted by law, administrative support and
funding for the Commission. The Commission is
established in NASA for administrative purposes only.
(b) Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation for their work on the Commission. Members
appointed from among private citizens of the United
States, however, while engaged in the work of the
Commission, may be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu
of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons
serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C.
5701-5707), to the extent funds are available.
(c) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App. 2) (the “Act”), as amended, may apply
to the Commission, any functions of the President under
that Act, except for those in section 6 of that Act,
shall be performed by the Administrator of NASA (the
“Administrator”), in accordance with the guidelines
that have been issued by the Administrator of General
Services.
(d) The Commission shall conduct occasional
meetings as appropriate, including at various locations
throughout the United States, to solicit views and
opinions from the public, academia, and industry.
(e) The Commission shall not have access to
information classified pursuant to Executive Order
12958 of April 17, 1995, as amended.
Sec. 5. Report. The Commission shall submit its final
report to the President through the Administrator
within 120 days of the first meeting of the Commission.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) This order is intended
only to improve the internal management of the
executive branch and it is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party
against the United States, its departments, agencies,
instrumentalities or entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
(b) The Commission shall terminate within 60 days
after submitting its final report.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 27, 2004.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed January 27, 2004. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.