[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 34609-34610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16957]
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Part VIII
The President
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Executive Order 13051--Internal Revenue Service Management Board
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 123 / Thursday, June 26, 1997 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13051 of June 24, 1997
Internal Revenue Service Management Board
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including 31 U.S.C. 301 and 26 U.S.C. 7801(a),
and in order to establish a permanent oversight board
to assist the Secretary of the Treasury (``Secretary'')
in ensuring effective management of the Internal
Revenue Service, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is hereby
established within the Department of the Treasury the
Internal Revenue Service Management Board (``Board'').
(b) The Board shall consist of:
(1) the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, who shall
serve as Chair of the Board;
(2) the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
(Management) and the Chief Financial Officer, who shall
serve as Vice Chairs;
(3) the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax
Policy);
(4) the Under Secretary of the Treasury (Enforcement);
(5) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
(Departmental Finance and Management);
(6) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
(Information Systems)/Chief Information Officer;
(7) the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
(Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison);
(8) the General Counsel for the Department of the
Treasury;
(9) the Director, Office of Security, Department of the
Treasury;
(10) the Senior Procurement Executive for the
Department of the Treasury;
(11) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue;
(12) the Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue;
(13) the Associate Commissioner of Internal Revenue for
Modernization/Chief Information Officer of the Internal
Revenue Service;
(14) the Deputy Director for Management, Office of
Management and Budget;
(15) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy,
Office of Management and Budget;
(16) a representative of the Office of the Vice
President designated by the Vice President;
(17) a representative of the Office of Management and
Budget designated by the Director of such office;
(18) a representative of the Office of Personnel
Management designated by the Director of such office;
(19) representatives of such other Government agencies
as may be determined from time to time by the Secretary
of the Treasury, designated by the head of such agency;
and
(20) such other officers or employees of the Department
of the Treasury as may be designated by the Secretary.
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(c) A member of the Board described in paragraphs
(16) through (20) of subsection (b) may be removed by
the official who designated such member.
(d) The Board may seek the views, consistent with
18 U.S.C. 205, of Internal Revenue Service employee
representatives on matters considered by the Board
under section 3 of this order.
Sec. 2. Structure. There shall be an Executive
Committee of the full Board, the members of which shall
be appointed by the Secretary.
Sec. 3. Functions. (a) The Board shall directly support
the Secretary's oversight of the management and
operation of the Internal Revenue Service. This
includes:
(1) working through the Deputy Secretary, assisting
the Secretary on the full range of high-level
management issues and concerns affecting the Internal
Revenue Service, particularly those that have a
significant impact on operations, modernization, and
customer service.
(2) acting through the Executive Committee, serving
as the primary review for strategic decisions
concerning modernization of the Internal Revenue
Service, including modernization direction, strategy,
significant reorganization plans, performance metrics,
budgetary issues, major capital investments, and
compensation of personnel.
(b) The Board shall meet at least monthly and shall
prescribe such bylaws or procedures as the Board deems
appropriate.
(c) The Board shall prepare semiannual reports to
the President and to the Congress, which shall be
transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 4. Administration. To the extent permitted by law
and subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary shall provide the Board administrative
services, facilities, staff, and such other financial
support services as may be necessary for the
performance of its functions under this order.
Sec. 5. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the Internal Revenue
Service and is not intended, and shall not be
construed, to create any right or benefit, substantive
or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against
the United States, its agencies, its officers, or its
employees.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 24, 1997.
[FR Doc. 97-16957
Filed 6-25-97; 8:45 am]
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