[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 32987-32988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing 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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