Establishment of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory Committees

Executive Order 13565 of February 8, 2011

Establishment of the Intellectual Property
Enforcement Advisory Committees

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including title III of the Prioritizing
Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-403)(15 U.S.C. 8111-8116)
(the “PRO IP Act”), and in order to strengthen the
efforts of the Federal Government to encourage
innovation through the effective and efficient
enforcement of laws protecting copyrights, patents,
trademarks, trade secrets, and other forms of
intellectual property, both in the United States and
abroad, including matters relating to combating
infringement, and thereby support efforts to
reinvigorate the Nation's global competitiveness,
accelerate export growth, promote job creation, and
reduce threats posed to national security and to public
health and safety, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Senior Intellectual Property Enforcement
Advisory Committee.

    (a) Establishment of Committee. There is
established an interagency Senior Intellectual Property
Enforcement Advisory Committee (Senior Advisory
Committee), which shall be chaired by the Intellectual
Property Enforcement Coordinator (Coordinator),
Executive Office of the President.
    (b) Membership. The Senior Advisory Committee shall
be composed of the Coordinator, who shall chair it, and
the heads of, or the deputies to the heads of:

(i) the Department of State;

(ii) the Department of the Treasury;

(iii) the Department of Justice;

(iv) the Department of Agriculture;

(v) the Department of Commerce;

(vi) the Department of Health and Human Services;

(vii) the Department of Homeland Security;

(viii) the Office of Management and Budget; and

(ix) the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

A member of the Senior Advisory Committee may, in
consultation with the Coordinator, designate a senior-
level official from the member's department or agency
who holds a position for which Senate confirmation is
required to perform the Senior Advisory Committee
functions of the member.

    (c) Mission and Functions. Consistent with the
authorities assigned to the Coordinator, and other
applicable law, the Senior Advisory Committee shall
advise the Coordinator and facilitate the formation and
implementation of each Joint Strategic Plan required
every 3 years under title III of the PRO IP Act (15
U.S.C. 8113), consistent with this order.
    (d) Administration. The Coordinator shall
coordinate and support the work of the Senior Advisory
Committee in fulfilling its functions under this order.
The Coordinator shall convene the first meeting of the
Senior Advisory Committee within 90 days of the date of
this order and shall thereafter convene such meetings
as appropriate.

Sec. 2. Intellectual Property Enforcement Advisory
Committee.

    (a) Establishment of Committee. There is
established an interagency Intellectual Property
Enforcement Advisory Committee (Enforcement Advisory
Committee), which shall be chaired by the Coordinator.
The Enforcement Advisory Committee shall serve as the
committee established by section 301(b)(3) of the PRO
IP Act (15 U.S.C. 8111(b)(3)).
    (b) Membership. The Enforcement Advisory Committee
shall be composed of the Coordinator, who shall chair
it, and representatives from the following departments
and agencies, or units of departments and agencies, who
hold a position for which Senate confirmation is
required, who are involved in intellectual property
enforcement, and who are, or are designated by, the
respective heads of those departments and agencies:

(i) the Office of Management and Budget;

(ii) relevant units within the Department of Justice, including the
Criminal Division, the Civil Division, and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;

(iii) the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the International
Trade Administration, and other relevant units of the Department of
Commerce;

(iv) the Office of the United States Trade Representative;

(v) the Department of State, the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business
Affairs, the United States Agency for International Development and the
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs;

(vi) the Department of Homeland Security, United States Customs and Border
Protection, and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;

(vii) the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and
Human Services;

(viii) the Department of Agriculture;

(ix) the Department of the Treasury; and

(x) such other executive branch departments, agencies, or offices as the
President determines to be substantially involved in the efforts of the
Federal Government to combat counterfeiting and infringement.

Pursuant to the PRO IP Act (15 U.S.C. 8111), the
Coordinator shall also invite the Register of
Copyrights, or a senior representative of the United
States Copyright Office designated by the Register of
Copyrights, to serve as a member of the Enforcement
Advisory Committee.

    (c) Mission and Functions.

(i) Consistent with the authorities assigned to the Coordinator and the
Enforcement Advisory Committee, and other applicable law, the Enforcement
Advisory Committee shall develop each Joint Strategic Plan as provided for
in title III of the PRO IP Act. In the development and implementation of
the Joint Strategic Plan, the heads of the departments and agencies
identified in section 2(b) of this order shall share with the Coordinator
and the other members of the Enforcement Advisory Committee relevant
department or agency information, to the extent permitted by law, including
requirements relating to confidentiality and privacy, and to the extent
that such sharing of information is consistent with law enforcement
protocols for handling such information. Such information shall include:

(A) plans for addressing the Joint Strategic Plan;

(B) statistical information on the enforcement activities taken by that
department or agency against counterfeiting or infringement; and

(C) recommendations to enhance cooperation among Federal, State, and
local authorities responsible for intellectual property enforcement.

(ii) The Coordinator may establish subgroups, consisting exclusively of
Enforcement Advisory Committee members or their designees, who must be
officials from the designating member's department or agency, to support
the functions of the Enforcement Advisory Committee. The subgroups

shall be chaired by the Coordinator, or the Coordinator's designee with
expertise and experience in intellectual property enforcement matters, and
may include:

(A) an Enforcement Subcommittee; and

(B) other subcommittees as the Coordinator deems appropriate, including
subcommittees addressing particular enforcement issues, efforts, training,
and information sharing among departments and agencies.

    (d) Administration. The Coordinator shall
coordinate and support the work of the Enforcement
Advisory Committee in fulfilling its functions under
this order and under section 301(b)(3)(B) of the PRO IP
Act (15 U.S.C. 8111(b)(3)(B)). The Coordinator shall
convene meetings of the Enforcement Advisory Committee
as appropriate.

Sec. 3. General Provisions.

    (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect the:

(i) authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof, or the status of that department or agency within the Federal
Government; or

(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations. Consistent with section 301(b)(2) of
the PRO IP Act (15 U.S.C. 8111(b)(2)), the Coordinator
may not control or direct any Federal law enforcement
agency in the exercise of its investigative or
prosecutorial authority.
    (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,

    February 8, 2011.