97-16080. President's Advisory Board on Race  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
    [Presidential Documents]
    [Pages 32987-32988]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-16080]
    
    
    
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    Part VI
    
    
    
    
    
    The President
    
    
    
    
    
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    Executive Order 13050--President's Advisory Board on Race
    
    
                            Presidential Documents 
    
    
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 116 / Tuesday, June 17, 1997 / 
    Presidential Documents
    
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    Title 3--
    The President
    
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                    Executive Order 13050 of June 13, 1997
    
                    
    President's Advisory Board on Race
    
                    By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                    Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                    America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
                    as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and in order to establish a 
                    President's Advisory Board on Race, it is hereby 
                    ordered as follows:
    
                    Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the 
                    President's Advisory Board on Race. The Advisory Board 
                    shall comprise 7 members from outside the Federal 
                    Government to be appointed by the President. Members 
                    shall each have substantial experience and expertise in 
                    the areas to be considered by the Advisory Board. 
                    Members shall be representative of the diverse 
                    perspectives in the areas to be considered by the 
                    Advisory Board.
    
                        (b) The President shall designate a Chairperson 
                    from among the members of the Advisory Board.
    
                    Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Advisory Board shall advise 
                    the President on matters involving race and racial 
                    reconciliation, including ways in which the President 
                    can:
    
                        (1) Promote a constructive national dialogue to 
                    confront and work through challenging issues that 
                    surround race;
                        (2) Increase the Nation's understanding of our 
                    recent history of race relations and the course our 
                    Nation is charting on issues of race relations and 
                    racial diversity;
                        (3) Bridge racial divides by encouraging leaders in 
                    communities throughout the Nation to develop and 
                    implement innovative approaches to calming racial 
                    tensions;
                        (4) Identify, develop, and implement solutions to 
                    problems in areas in which race has a substantial 
                    impact, such as education, economic opportunity, 
                    housing, health care, and the administration of 
                    justice.
                        (b) The Advisory Board also shall advise on such 
                    other matters as from time to time the President may 
                    refer to the Board.
                        (c) In carrying out its functions, the Advisory 
                    Board shall coordinate with the staff of the 
                    President's Initiative on Race.
    
                    Sec. 3. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by 
                    law and subject to the availability of appropriations, 
                    the Department of Justice shall provide the financial 
                    and administrative support for the Advisory Board.
    
                        (b) The heads of executive agencies shall, to the 
                    extent permitted by law, provide to the Advisory Board 
                    such information as it may require for the purpose of 
                    carrying out its functions.
                        (c) The Chairperson may, from time to time, invite 
                    experts to submit information to the Advisory Board and 
                    may form subcommittees or working groups within the 
                    Advisory Board to review specific matters.
                        (d) Members of the Advisory Board 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 
                    the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
    
                    Sec. 4. General. (a) Notwithstanding any other 
                    Executive order, the functions of the President under 
                    the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except 
                    that of reporting to the Congress, that are applicable 
                    to the Advisory Board shall be performed by the 
                    Attorney General, or his or her designee,
    
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                    in accordance with guidelines that have been issued by 
                    the Administrator of General Services.
    
                        (b) The Advisory Board shall terminate on September 
                    30, 1998, unless extended by the President prior to 
                    such date.
    
                        (Presidential Sig.)
    
                    THE WHITE HOUSE,
    
                        June 13, 1997.
    
    [FR Doc. 97-16080
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Document Information

Published:
06/17/1997
Department:
Executive Office of the President
Entry Type:
Presidential Document
Document Type:
Executive Order
Document Number:
97-16080
Pages:
32987-32988 (2 pages)
EOCitation:
E.O. 13050 of 1997-06-13
PDF File:
97-16080.pdf