President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) EXECUTIVE ORDER AND AMENDMENTS

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Executive Order 12882 of November 23, 1993
 
 

President's Committee of Advisors
on Science and Technology Policy
 
 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the law of the United Stated of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to establish an advisory committee on science and technology, it is hereby ordered as follows:
 

Section 1. Establishment. There is established the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology ("PCAST"). PCAST shall be composed of not more than 16 members, one of whom shall be the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology ("Assistant"), and 15 of whom shall be distinguished individuals from the nonfederal sector appointed by the President. The nonfederal sector members shall be representative of the diverse perspectives and expertise in the Nation's investments in science and technology. The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology shall co-chair PCAST with a nonfederal sector member selected by the President.

Section 2. Functions.

The PCAST shall advise the President, through the Assistant, on matters involving science and technology.

In the performance of its advisory duties, PCAST shall assist the National Science and Technology Council ("Council") in securing private sector involvement in its activities.

 Section 3. Administration.

The heads of executive departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide PCAST such information with respect to scientific and technological matters as required for the purpose of carrying out its functions.

In consultation with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, PCAST is authorized to convene ad hoc working groups to assist the Council.

Members of PCAST shall serve without any compensation for their work on PCAST. However, members may 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).

Any expenses of PCAST shall be paid from the funds available for the expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall provide such administratives services as may be required.

 Section 4. General.

I have determined that the Committee shall be established in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.). 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, which are applicable to PCAST shall be performed by the Office of Science and Technology Policy in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.

PCAST shall terminate 2 years from the dates of this order unless extended prior that that date.

Executive Orders Nos. 12700, 12768 and Section 2 of Executive Order No. 12869 are hereby revoked.

THE WHITE HOUSE.
November 23, 1993.

Amendment April 14, 1994
Extension September 29, 1995
Extension September 29, 1997

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Executive Order Amending Order No. 12882

Adding Members to PCAST

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to add three members to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, it is hereby ordered that that number "16" in the second sentence of section 1 of Executive Order No. 12882 is deleted and the number "19" is inserted in lieu thereof, and that the number "15" in the second sentence of section 1 of Executive Order No. 12882 is deleted and the number "18" inserted in lieu thereof.
 

THE WHITE HOUSE.

April 14, 1994.
 

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Executive Order 12974 of September 29, 1995
 

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:

 Section 1. Each advisory committee listed below is continued until September 30, 1997.

1. Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive Order No. 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).
2. Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Executive Order No. 12196, as amended (Department of Labor).
3. National Partnership Council; Executive Order No. 12871 (Office of Personnel Management).
4. President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans; Executive Order No. 12900 (Department of Education).
5. President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Executive Order No. 12876 (Department of Education).
6. President's Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive Order No. 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).
7. President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology Policy; Executive Order No. 12882, as amended (Office of Science and Technology Policy).  [Bold supplied]
8. President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Executive Order No. 12367, as amended (National Endowment for the Arts).
9. President's Committee on the International Labor Organization; Executive Order No. 12216, as amended (Department of Labor).
10. President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Executive Order No. 11776, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).
11. President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Executive Order No. 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).
12. President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive Order No. 12345, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).
13. President's Export Council; Executive Order No. 12131, as amended (Department of Commerce).
14. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Executive Order No. 12382, as amended (Department of Defense).
15. Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; Executive Order No. 12905 (Office of the United States Trade Representative).

 Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the committees listed in section 1 of this order, except that of reporting annually to the Congress, shall be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after each committee, in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
 

Section 3. The following orders or sections thereof, which established committees that have terminated or whose work is completed, are revoked:

1. Executive Order No. 12878, as amended by Executive Order Nos. 12887 and 12912, establishing the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform; and
2. That portion of section 2 of Executive Order No. 12844 that established the Federal Fleet Conversion Task Force.

 Section 4. Executive Order No. 12869 is superseded.

Section 5. This order shall be effective September 30, 1995.
 
 

THE WHITE HOUSE,

September 29, 1995.
 
 

 Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Executive Orders 13038 and 13054

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Each advisory committee listed below is continued until September 30, 1999.

1. Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive Order No. 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).
2. Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Executive Order No. 12196, as amended (Department of Labor).
3. National Partnership Council; Executive Order No. 12871 (Office of Personnel Management).
4. President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans; Executive Order No. 12900 (Department of Education).
5. President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Executive Order No. 12876 (Department of Education).
6. President's Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive Order No. 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).
7. President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology Policy; Executive Order No. 12882, as amended (Office of Science and Technology Policy). [Bold supplied]
8. President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Executive Order No. 12367, as amended (National Endowment for the Arts).
9. President's Committee on the International Labor Organization; Executive Order No. 12216, as amended (Department of Labor).
10. President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Executive Order No. 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).
11. President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Executive Order No. 12994, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).
12. President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive Order No. 12345, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).
13. President's Export Council; Executive Order No. 12131, as amended (Department of Commerce).
14. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Executive Order No. 12382, as amended (Department of Defense).
15. Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; Executive Order No. 12905 (Office of the United States Trade Representative).

Section 3. The following Executive orders, which established committees that have terminated and whose work is completed, are revoked:

1. Executive Order 12891, establishing the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments;
2. Executive Order 12964, as amended by Executive Orders 12987 and 13032, establishing the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy;
3. Executive Order 12946, establishing the President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy;
4. Executive Order 12864, as amended by Executive Orders 12890, 12921, and 12970, establishing the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; and
5. Executive Order 13015, establishing the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security.

 Section 5. In Executive Order 13038, the second sentence of section 1 is amended by deleting "15" and inserting "22" in lieu thereof.

 Section 6. Executive Order 13054 is amended by revising section 1 to read as follows: "A United States citizen who is a family member of a Federal civilian employee who has separated from Federal service to accept employment with the American Institute in Taiwan pursuant to section 11 of Public Law 96-8 (22 U.S.C. 3310(a)) may be appointed non-competitively in a manner similar to non-competitive appointments under Executive Order 12721 and implementing regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to a competitive service position in the executive branch, provided such family member meets the qualifications and other requirements established by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, including an appropriate period of satisfactory overseas employment with the American Institute in Taiwan."

 Section 7. This order shall be effective September 30, 1997.
 
 

The White House,

September 29, 1997.

Executive Order 13038 of September 30, 1999

Continuance Of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.  Each advisory committee listed below is continued until September 30, 2001.

(a) Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive Order 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).

(b) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Executive Order 12196, as amended (Department of Labor).

(c) National Partnership Council; Executive Order 12871, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).

(d) President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans; Executive Order 12900 (Department of Education).

(e) President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Executive Order 12876 (Department of Education).

(f) President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities; Executive Order 13021, as amended (Department of
Education).

(g) President's Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive Order 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).

(h) President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology; Executive Order 12882 (Office of Science and Technology Policy).

(i) President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Executive Order 12367, as amended (National Endowment for the Arts).

(j) President's Committee on the International Labor Organization; Executive Order 12216, as amended (Department of Labor).

(k) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Executive Order 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).

(l) President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Executive Order 12994 (Department of Health and Human Services).

(m) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive Order 12345, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).

(n) President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, Executive Order 12382, as amended (Department of Defense).

(o) Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; Executive Order 12905 (Office of the United States Trade Representative).

(p) President's Export Council; Executive Order 12131, as amended (Department of Commerce).

Sec. 2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the committees listed in section 1 of this order, except that of reporting annually to the Congress, shall be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after each committee, in
accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.

Sec. 3.  The following Executive orders, or sections thereof, which established committees that have terminated and whose work is completed, are revoked:

(a) Executive Order 13017, as amended by Executive Orders 13040 and 13056, establishing the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry;

(b) Executive Order 13038, establishing the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligation of Digital Television Broadcasters, as amended by section 5 of Executive Order 13062, and Executive Orders 13065, 13081, and 13102;

(c) Section 5 and that part of section 6(f) of Executive Order 13010, as amended by section 3 of Executive Order 13025, Executive Order 13041, sections 1, 2, and that part of section 3 of Executive Order 13064, and Executive Order 13077, establishing the Advisory Committee to the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection;

(d) Executive Order 13037, as amended by Executive Orders 13066 and 13108, establishing the Commission to Study Capital Budgeting;

(e) Executive Order 13050, establishing the President's Advisory Board on Race;

(f) Executive Order 12852, as amended by Executive Orders 12855, 12965, 12980, 13053, and 13114, establishing the President's Council on Sustainable Development; and

(g) Executive Order 12961, as amended by Executive Order 13034, establishing the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.

Sec. 4.  Sections 1 through 4 of Executive Order 13062 are superseded.

Sec. 5.  Executive Order 12131, as amended, is further amended by adding in section 1-102(a) a new paragraph as follows:  "(9) Department of Energy."

Sec. 6.  Executive Order 13115 is amended by adding the Department of the Treasury and the Office of National Drug Control Policy to the Interagency Task Force on the Roles and Mission of the United States Coast Guard, so that the list in section 1(b) of that order shall read as follows:

"(1)    Department of State;

(2)    Department of the Treasury;

(3)    Department of Defense;

(4)    Department of Justice;

(5)    Department of Commerce;

(6)    Department of Labor;

(7)    Department of Transportation;

(8)    Environmental Protection Agency;

(9)    Office of Management and Budget;

(10)    National Security Council;

(11)    Office of National Drug Control Policy;

(12)    Council on Environmental Quality;

(13)    Office of Cabinet Affairs;

(14)    National Economic Council;

(15)    Domestic Policy Council; and

(16)    United States Coast Guard."

Sec. 7.  Executive Order 12367, as amended, is further amended as follows:

(a) in section 1, the text "the director of the International Communication Agency," is deleted;

(b) in section 2, delete the first sentence and insert in lieu thereof "The Committee shall advise, provide recommendations to, and assist the President, the National Endowment of the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on matters relating to the arts and the humanities.  The Committee shall initiate and assist in the development of (i) ways to promote public understanding and appreciation of the arts and the humanities; (ii) ways to promote private sector support for the arts and humanities; (iii) ways to evaluate the effectiveness of Federal support
for the arts and humanities and their relationship with the private sector; (iv) the planning and coordination of appropriate participation (including productions and projects) in major national cultural events, including the Millennium; (v) activities that incorporate the arts and the humanities in government objectives; and (vi) ways to promote the recognition of excellence in the fields of the arts and the humanities."; and

(c) in section 3(b), add the following sentence after the first sentence:  "Private funds accepted under the National Endowment for the Arts' or the National Endowment for the Humanities' gift authority may also be used to pay expenses of the Committee."

Sec. 8.  Executive Order 12345, as amended, is further amended by deleting the first sentence of section 2(b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following three sentences.  "The council shall be composed of twenty members appointed by the President.  Each member shall serve a term of 2 years and may continue to serve after the expiration of their term until a successor is appointed.  A member appointed to fill an unexpired term will be appointed for the remainder of such term."

Sec. 9. This order shall be effective September 30, 1999.
 
 

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President's Committee of Advisors
on Science and Technology
(PCAST)
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20502
202.456.6100
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