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[FR Doc No: 99-24582]
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                Executive Order 13137 of September 15, 1999
Amendment to Executive Order 12975, as Amended,
                National Bioethics Advisory Commission
                By the authority vested in me as President by the
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                America, and in order to more accurately describe the
                expertise requirements for members selected for the
                National Bioethics Advisory Commission, it is hereby
                ordered that Executive Order 12975, as amended
                (``Order''), is further amended as follows:
                Section 1. Section 3 of the order shall read as
                follows: ``Sec. 3. Establishment of National Bioethics
                Advisory Commission. There is established in the
                Department of Health and Human Services a National
                Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC). The NBAC shall be
                subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                amended (5 U.S.C. App.).''
                Sec. 2. A new section 4 shall be added to the order to
                read: ``Sec. 4. Structure. (a) The National Bioethics
                Advisory Commission shall be composed of not more than
                18 nongovernment members appointed by the President. At
                least one member shall be selected from each of the
                following categories of primary expertise: (1)
                philosophy/theology; (2) social/behavioral science; (3)
                law; (4) medicine/allied health professions; and (5)
                biological research. At least three members shall be
                selected from the general public, bringing to the
                Commission expertise other than that listed. The
                membership shall be approximately evenly balanced
                between scientists and non-scientists. Close attention
                will be given to equitable geographic distribution and
                to ethnic and gender representation.
                    (b) Members of the Commission will serve for terms
                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 to the remainder of such term.
                    (c) The President shall designate a Chairperson
                from among the members of the NBAC.''
                Sec. 3. (a) ``[S]ection 5'' in the third sentence of
                section 1(b) of the order shall be deleted and
                ``section 6'' shall be inserted in lieu thereof.
                    (b) Current sections 4 through 7 of Executive Order
                12975 shall be renumbered sections 5 through 8.
                    (c) New section 8(b) is amended by deleting
                ``October 3, 1999'' and inserting ``October 3, 2001''
                in lieu thereof.
                    (Presidential Sig.)
                THE WHITE HOUSE,
                     September 15, 1999.
[FR Doc. 99-24582
Filed 9-17-99; 8:45 am]
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