[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 97-2818]
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Part IV
The President
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Executive Order 13034--Extension of Presidential Advisory Committee on
Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 22 / Monday, February 3, 1997 /
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Title 3--
The President
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                Executive Order 13034 of January 30, 1997
Extension of Presidential Advisory Committee on
                Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
                By the authority vested in me as President by the
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
                Section 1. Extension. The Presidential Advisory
                Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (the
                ``Committee''), established pursuant to Executive Order
                12961 of May 26, 1995, is hereby extended for the
                purposes set forth herein. All provisions of that order
                relating to membership and administration shall remain
                in effect. All Committee appointments, as well as the
                President's designation of a Chairperson, shall remain
                in effect. The limitations set forth in section 2(c)-
                (e) and section 4(a) of Executive Order 12961 shall
                also remain in effect. The Committee shall remain
                subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
                Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Committee shall report to
                the President through the Secretary of Defense, the
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of
                Health and Human Services.
                    (b) The Committee shall have two principal roles:
                      (1) Oversight of the ongoing investigation being
                conducted by the Department of Defense with the
                assistance, as appropriate, of other executive
                departments and agencies into possible chemical or
                biological warfare agent exposures during the Gulf War;
                and
                      (2) Evaluation of the Federal Government's plan
                for and progress towards the implementation of the
                Committee's recommendations contained in its Final
                Report submitted on December 31, 1996.
                    (c) The Committee shall provide advice and
                recommendations related to its oversight and evaluation
                responsibilities.
                    (d) The Committee may also provide additional
                advice and recommendations prompted by any new
                developments related to its original functions as set
                forth in section 2(b) of Executive Order 12961.
                    (e) The Committee shall submit by letter a status
                report by April 30, 1997, and a final supplemental
                report by October 31, 1997, unless otherwise directed
                by the President.
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                Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) The Committee shall
                terminate 30 days after submitting its final
                supplemental report.
                    (b) This order is intended only to improve the
                internal management of the executive branch and it is
                not intended to create any right, benefit or trust
                responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable
                at law or equity by a party against the United States,
                its agencies, its officers, or any person.
                    (Presidential Sig.)
                THE WHITE HOUSE,
                    January 30, 1997.
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