[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 1998)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36151-36152]
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[FR Doc No: 98-17828]
                        Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 127 / Thursday, July 2, 1998 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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                Executive Order 13090 of June 29, 1998
President's Commission on the Celebration of
                Women in American History
                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 celebrate
                the role of women in American history, it is hereby
                ordered as follows:
                Section 1. Establishment. There is established the
                President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in
                American History (``Commission''). The Commission shall
                be composed of not more than 11 members appointed by
                the President from the public and private sectors. The
                public sector members shall include such persons as the
                President deems appropriate, including (a) the
                Assistant to the President and Director of
                Communications and (b) a person recommended by and who
                shall be the representative of the Administrator of
                General Services. The President may designate two
                members as Co-Chairs of the Commission. The private
                sector members shall represent entities interested in
                the Commission's work on American history, particularly
                the history of women in America. These entities may
                include, but need not be limited to, academic
                institutions, business entities, labor organizations,
                public interest organizations, arts and humanities
                institutions, State and local governments, athletic
                groups, and organizations devoted to civil rights and
                opportunities for minorities and women. The private
                sector members shall not be considered special
                Government employees.
                Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Commission shall make
                recommendations to the President, through the Co-Chairs
                of the Commission, on ways to best acknowledge and
                celebrate the roles and accomplishments of women in
                American history. Recommendations may include, among
                other things, the feasibility of a focal point for
                women's history located in Washington, D.C., and the
                use of the latest technology to connect existing and
                planned women's history sites, museums, and libraries.
                    (b) The Commission shall meet to carry out its work
                concerning the celebration of women in American
                history.
                    (c) The Commission shall report its
                recommendations, through the Co-Chairs of the
                Commission, in a final report to the President by March
                1, 1999.
                Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of executive
                departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted
                by law and where practicable, provide the Co-Chairs of
                the Commission with such information with respect to
                women's history in America as the Co-Chairs may
                request.
                    (b) Members of the Commission shall serve without
                compensation for their work on the Commission. While
                engaged in the work of the Commission, members
                appointed from the private sector may be allowed travel
                expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
                authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in
                Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
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                    (c) To the extent permitted by law and subject to
                the availability of appropriations, the General
                Services Administration shall provide the Commission
                with funding, administrative services, facilities,
                staff, and other support services necessary for the
                performance of the functions of the Commission. With
                respect to the Commission, the Administrator of General
                Services shall perform the administrative functions of
                the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
                as amended, except that of reporting to the Congress.
                    (d) The Commission shall terminate 60 days after
                the submission of its final report.
                    (Presidential Sig.)
                THE WHITE HOUSE,
                    June 29, 1998.
[FR Doc. 98-17828
Filed 6-30-98; 3:34 pm]
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