Amending Executive Order 13675 To Expand Membership on the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

Executive Order 13734 of August 3, 2016

Amending Executive Order 13675 To Expand
Membership on the President's Advisory Council on Doing
Business in Africa

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to promote broad-based economic
growth and job creation in the United States and Africa
by encouraging U.S. companies to trade with and invest
in Africa, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. Recognizing the tremendous potential
of expanding the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship,
the United States in 2014 launched the Trade Africa
Initiative, a partnership between the United States and
Sub-Saharan Africa, and created a U.S. Strategy Toward
Sub-Saharan Africa outlining a comprehensive U.S.
policy for the region, among other activities. Ensuring
that such initiatives and activities reflect the
priorities of, and benefit from the support of, the
private sector is critical to their success. For that
reason, in Executive Order 13675 of August 5, 2014, I
directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish the
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in
Africa (Council). Since its establishment in November
2014, the Council has been actively engaged in advising
on strengthening commercial engagement between the
United States and Africa and has provided numerous
recommendations on a broad range of issues. In light of
the numerous U.S. Government initiatives and activities
to promote expansion of the commercial relationship,
the breadth of U.S. private sector engagement in Sub-
Saharan Africa, and the range of issues on which future
advice may be requested, broader representation of the
diversity of private sector viewpoints, experiences,
and knowledge on the Council is warranted. Thus I am
increasing the membership of the Council.

Sec. 2. Amendment to Executive Order 13675. Executive
Order 13675 of August 5, 2014, is amended in section
3(a) by striking “shall consist of not more than 15
private sector corporate members” and inserting in
lieu thereof “shall consist of not more than 26
private sector corporate members”.

Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or

(ii) the 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.

    (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,

    August 3, 2016.