[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 4829-4830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1925]
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Part IX
The President
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 Executive Order 12946--President's Advisory Board on Arms
Proliferation Policy
                        Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 1995 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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                Executive Order 12946 of January 20, 1995
President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation
                Policy
                 By the authority vested in me as President by the
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                America, including section 1601 of the National Defense
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-
                160), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2) (``Act''), except that
                subsections (e) and (f) of section 10 of such Act do
                not apply, and section 301 of title 3, United States
                Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
                 Section 1.  Establishment. There is established within
                the Department of Defense the ``President's Advisory
                Board on Arms Proliferation Policy'' (``Board''). The
                Board shall consist of five members who shall be
                appointed by the President from among persons in
                private life who are noted for their stature and
                expertise regarding the proliferation of strategic and
                advanced conventional weapons and are from diverse
                backgrounds. The President shall designate one of the
                members as Chairperson of the Board.
                 Sec. 2. Functions. The Board shall advise the
                President on implementation of United States
                conventional arms transfer policy, other issues related
                to arms proliferation policy, and on other matters
                deemed appropriate by the President. The Board shall
                report to the President through the Assistant to the
                President for National Security Affairs.
                 Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of executive
                agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide
                to the Board such information as it may require for the
                purpose of carrying out its functions.
                     (b) Members of the Board shall serve without
                compensation, but shall be allowed travel expenses,
                including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
                authorized by law, including 5 U.S.C. 5701-5707 and
                section 7(d) of the Act, for persons serving
                intermittently in government service.
                     (c) The Department of Defense or the head of any
                other Federal department or agency may detail to the
                Board, upon request of the Chairperson of the Board,
                any of the personnel of the department or agency to
                assist the Board in carrying out its duties.
                     (d) The Secretary of Defense shall designate a
                federally funded research and development center with
                expertise in the matters covered by the Board to
                provide the Board with such support services as the
                Board may need to carry out its duties.
                     (e) The Department of Defense shall provide the
                Board with administrative services, facilities, staff,
                and other support services necessary for the
                performance of its functions.
                 Sec. 4. General. (a) The Board shall terminate 30 days
                after the date on which the President submits the final
                report of the Board to the Congress.
                     (b) For reasons of national security or for such
                other reasons as specified in section 552(b) of title
                5, United States Code, the Board shall not provide
                public notice or access to meetings at which national
                security information will be discussed. Authority to
                make such determinations shall reside with the
                Secretary of Defense or his designee who must be an
                official required to be appointed by and with the
                advice and consent of the Senate.
                     (c) Information made available to the Board shall
                be given all necessary security protection in
                accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
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                     (d) Each member of the Board and each member of
                the Board's staff shall execute an agreement not to
                reveal any classified information obtained by virtue of
                his or her service with the Board except as authorized
                by applicable law and regulations.
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                THE WHITE HOUSE,
                     January 20, 1995.
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