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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release September 22, 2000
EXECUTIVE ORDER
PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON IMPROVING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN
COMMUNITIES DEPENDENT ON TOBACCO PRODUCTION WHILE PROTECTING PUBLIC
HEALTH
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.), it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the
"President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in
Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production while Protecting Public
Health" (the "Commission"). The Commission shall be
composed of not more than 10 members to be selected by the Secretary of
Agriculture, in consultation with the President. The members may include
tobacco producers and quota holders; public health experts; Federal,
State, and local government representatives; and experts in agricultural
economics and economic development.
(b) Two co-chairs shall be selected by the Secretary of Agriculture
from the membership of the Commission. The co-chairs shall report to the
President through the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
Sec. 2. Purpose. The Commission shall advise the President on changes
occurring in the tobacco farming economy and recommend such measures as
may be necessary to improve economic opportunity and development in
communities that are dependent on tobacco production, while protecting
consumers, particularly children, from hazards associated with smoking.
Sec. 3. Functions. (a) The Commission shall collect and review
information about changes in the tobacco farming economy and Federal,
State, and local initiatives intended to help tobacco growers, tobacco
quota holders, and communities dependent on tobacco production pursue
new economic opportunities. The Commission may make recommendations
concerning these, and any other, changes and initiatives that may be
necessary to improve economic opportunity in communities dependent on
tobacco production. It shall also consider the public health
implications of such changes and initiatives, including the efforts to
reduce youth smoking and tobacco-related health consequences in the
United States and abroad.
(b) For the purpose of carrying out its functions, the Commission may
hold hearings, establish subcommittees, and convene and act at such
times and places as the Commission may find advisable.
Sec. 4. Reports. The Commission shall make a preliminary report to
the President by December 31, 2000. A final report shall be submitted to
the President 6 months after the Commission's first meeting.
Sec. 5. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by law, the heads
of executive departments and agencies shall provide the Commission, upon
request, with such information as it may require for the purposes of
carrying out its functions.
(b) While engaged in the work of the Commission, members appointed
from among private citizens of the United States may 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) to the extent funds are available for such purposes.
(c) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Department of Agriculture shall provide the
Commission with administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and
other support services necessary for the performance of the Commission's
functions. 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
Committee shall be performed by the Secretary of Agriculture in
accordance with guidelines that have been issued by the Administration
of General Services.
Sec. 6. General. The Commission shall terminate 30 days after
submitting its final report, but not later than 2 years from the date of
this order, unless extended by the President.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE, September 22, 2000. |
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