[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
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The President





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Executive Order 13171--Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government
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                Executive Order 13171 of October 12, 2000

                
Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, and in order to improve the representation of 
                Hispanics in Federal employment, within merit system 
                principles and consistent with the application of 
                appropriate veterans' preference criteria, to achieve a 
                Federal workforce drawn from all segments of society, 
                it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the executive 
                branch to recruit qualified individuals from 
                appropriate sources in an effort to achieve a workforce 
                drawn from all segments of society. Pursuant to this 
                policy, this Administration notes that Hispanics remain 
                underrepresented in the Federal workforce: they make up 
                only 6.4 percent of the Federal civilian workforce, 
                roughly half of their total representation in the 
                civilian labor force. This Executive Order, therefore, 
                affirms ongoing policies and recommends additional 
                policies to eliminate the underpresentation of 
                Hispanics in the Federal workforce.

                Sec. 2. Responsibilities of Executive Departments and 
                Agencies. The head of each executive department and 
                agency (agency) shall establish and maintain a program 
                for the recruitment and career development of Hispanics 
                in Federal employment. In its program, each agency 
                shall:

                    (a) provide a plan for recruiting Hispanics that 
                creates a fully diverse workforce for the agency in the 
                21st century;
                    (b) assess and eliminate any systemic barriers to 
                the effective recruitment and consideration of 
                Hispanics, including but not limited to:

(1)

broadening the area of consideration to include applicants from all 
appropriate sources;

(2)

ensuring that selection factors are appropriate and achieve the broadest 
consideration of applicants and do not impose barriers to selection based 
on nonmerit factors; and

(3)

considering the appointment of Hispanic Federal executives to rating, 
selection, performance review, and executive resources panels and boards;

                    (c) improve outreach efforts to include 
                organizations outside the Federal Government in order 
                to increase the number of Hispanic candidates in the 
                selection pool for the Senior Executive Service;
                    (d) promote participation of Hispanic employees in 
                management, leadership, and career development 
                programs;
                    (e) ensure that performance plans for senior 
                executives, managers, and supervisors include specific 
                language related to significant accomplishments on 
                diversity recruitment and career development and that 
                accountability is predicated on those plans;
                    (f) establish appropriate agency advisory councils 
                that include Hispanic Employment Program Managers;
                    (g) implement the goals of the Government-wide 
                Hispanic Employment Initiatives issued by the Office of 
                Personnel Management (OPM) in September 1997 (Nine-
                Point Plan), and the Report to the President's 
                Management Council on Hispanic Employment in the 
                Federal Government of March 1999;

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                    (h) ensure that managers and supervisors receive 
                periodic training in diversity management in order to 
                carry out their responsibilities to maintain a diverse 
                workforce; and
                    (i) reflect a continuing priority for eliminating 
                Hispanic underrepresentation in the Federal workforce 
                and incorporate actions under this order as strategies 
                for achieving workforce diversity goals in the agency's 
                Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Annual 
                Performance Plan.

                Sec. 3. Cooperation. All efforts taken by heads of 
                agencies under sections 1 and 2 of this order shall, as 
                appropriate, further partnerships and cooperation among 
                Federal, public, and private sector employers, and 
                appropriate Hispanic organizations whenever such 
                partnerships and cooperation are possible and would 
                promote the Federal employment of qualified 
                individuals. In developing the long-term comprehensive 
                strategies required by section 2 of this order, 
                agencies shall, as appropriate, consult with and seek 
                information and advice from experts in the areas of 
                special targeted recruitment and diversity in 
                employment.

                Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Office of Personnel 
                Management. The Office of Personnel Management is 
                required by law and regulations to undertake a 
                Government-wide minority recruitment effort. Pursuant 
                to that on-going effort and in implementation of this 
                order, the Director of OPM shall:

                    (a) provide Federal human resources management 
                policy guidance to address Hispanic underrepresentation 
                where it occurs;
                    (b) take the lead in promoting diversity to 
                executive agencies for such actions as deemed 
                appropriate to promote equal employment opportunity;
                    (c) within 180 days from the date of this order, 
                prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry 
                out the purposes of this order;
                    (d) within 60 days from the date of this order, 
                establish an Interagency Task Force, chaired by the 
                Director and composed of agency officials at the Deputy 
                Secretary level, or the equivalent. This Task Force 
                shall meet semi-annually to:

(1)

review best practices in strategic human resources management planning, 
including alignment with agency GPRA plans;

(2)

assess overall executive branch progress in complying with the requirements 
of this order;

(3)

provide advice on ways to increase Hispanic community involvement; and

(4)

recommend any further actions, as appropriate, in eliminating the 
underrepresentation of Hispanics in the Federal workforce where it occurs; 
and

                    (e) issue an annual report with findings and 
                recommendations to the President on the progress made 
                by agencies on matters related to this order. The first 
                annual report shall be issued no later than 1 year from 
                the date of this order.

                Sec. 5. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to 
                improve the internal management of the executive 
                branch. It does not create any right or benefit, 
                substantive or procedural, enforceable in law or equity 
                except as may be

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                identified in existing laws and regulations, by a party 
                against the United States, its agencies, its officers 
                or employees, or any other person.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    October 12, 2000.

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