Establishing the President's Management Advisory Board
Signed April 19, 2010·Barack Obama·75 FR 20895
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Establishes the President's Management Advisory Board within the General Services Administration to give the President and the President's Management Council advice on federal management, focusing on productivity, technology use, and customer service. The board may have up to 18 members, including the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget, who chairs it, plus up to 17 outside members appointed by the President for two-year terms based on senior private-sector experience. The General Services Administration funds and supports the board, and federal agencies must provide requested information and assistance. The board has a staff led by an Executive Director serving as Designated Federal Officer under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The board's role is strictly advisory, and it terminates two years after the order unless the President extends it.
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered
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Disposition
Amended by: EO 13652, September 30, 2013 Continued by: EO 13652, September 30, 2013; EO 13708, September 30, 2015 See: EO 13591, November 23, 2011
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The order, in full
Executive Order 13538 of April 19, 2010
Establishing the President's Management Advisory
Board
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. There is established within
the General Services Administration (GSA) the
President's Management Advisory Board (PMAB).
Sec. 2. Mission. (a) The PMAB shall provide the
President and the President's Management Council (PMC)
advice and recommendations on effective strategies for
the implementation of best business practices on
matters related to Federal Government management and
operation, with a particular focus on productivity, the
application of technology, and customer service.
(b) The functions of the PMAB shall be advisory
only.
Sec. 3. Membership. (a) The PMAB shall consist of not
more than 18 members, one of whom shall be the Deputy
Director for Management of the Office of Management and
Budget (DDM). The remaining 17 members shall be
appointed by the President from among distinguished
citizens from outside the Federal Government who are
qualified on the basis of a proven record of sound
judgment in leading or governing large, complex, or
innovative private sector corporations or entities and
a wealth of top-level business experience in the areas
of executive management, audit and finance, human
resources and compensation, customer service,
streamlining operations, and technology. Each of these
17 members may serve as a representative of his or her
industry, trade group, public interest group, or other
organization or group. The composition of the PMAB
shall reflect the views of diverse stakeholders.
(b) The DDM shall serve as Chair of the PMAB. The
Chair shall convene and preside at meetings of the
PMAB, determine its agenda, and direct its work.
(c) Members appointed by the President shall serve
for a term of 2 years and shall be eligible for
reappointment. Members may continue to serve after the
expiration of their terms until the appointment of a
successor.
Sec. 4. Administration. (a) The General Services
Administration shall provide funding and administrative
support for the PMAB to the extent permitted by law and
within existing appropriations.
(b) All executive departments, agencies, and
offices shall provide information and assistance to the
PMAB as the Chair may request for purposes of carrying
out the PMAB's functions, to the extent permitted by
law.
(c) The PMAB shall have a staff headed by an
Executive Director, who shall be a full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employee appointed by the
Chair. The Executive Director shall serve as the
Designated Federal Officer in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
App.)(FACA).
(d) Members of the PMAB shall serve without
compensation, but shall 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), consistent
with the availability of funds.
Sec. 5. Termination. The PMAB shall terminate 2 years
after the date of this order unless extended by the
President.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the FACA may
apply to the PMAB, any functions of the President under
that Act, except that of reporting
to the Congress, shall be performed by the
Administrator of General Services in accordance with
the guidelines that have been issued by the
Administrator of General Services.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 19, 2010.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed April 19, 2010. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.