[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 14, 2020)]
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Vol. 85

Tuesday,

No. 135

July 14, 2020

Part VI





The President





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Executive Order 13935--White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
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                Executive Order 13935 of July 9, 2020

                
White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative

                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 Hispanic Americans' 
                access to educational and economic opportunities, it is 
                hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Purpose. The success of Hispanic Americans 
                is integral to the economic future of our country. As 
                more than 60 million Hispanics live in the United 
                States today, Hispanics are the largest minority group 
                in the country. Hispanics are also the Nation's 
                youngest major racial or ethnic group. Generations of 
                Hispanics constituting different backgrounds and 
                cultures have contributed to building a strong and 
                prosperous America. Their collective contributions 
                continue a legacy of inspiration that is a cherished 
                part of the American experience.

                While we celebrate the many ways Hispanic Americans 
                have contributed to our Nation, we also recognize that 
                they face challenges in accessing educational and 
                economic opportunities. In the last 3 years, my 
                Administration has supported school choice, Hispanic-
                Serving Institutions (HSIs), and new career pathways, 
                including apprenticeships and work-based learning 
                initiatives, because quality education options offering 
                multiple pathways to economic success are critical to 
                developing our Nation's potential for the jobs of 
                tomorrow. My Administration has also supported 
                investment in economically distressed communities, 
                including through Opportunity Zones, and economic 
                opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses. 
                The initiative set forth in this order increases 
                emphasis on the connection between educational and 
                economic opportunities, and exploring and promoting 
                opportunities for Hispanic Americans, both through and 
                outside traditional education options, that lead to 
                economic prosperity. Today, Americans have more paths 
                to prosperity than any previous generation, and it is 
                necessary to ensure that Hispanic Americans have every 
                opportunity to access these pathways and to fulfill 
                their educational and economic aspirations.

                Sec. 2. White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative. 
                There is established the White House Hispanic 
                Prosperity Initiative (Initiative), housed in the 
                Department of Education (Department).

                    (a) The mission of the Initiative shall be to 
                improve access by Hispanic Americans to educational and 
                economic opportunities. Consistent with its mission, 
                the Initiative shall:

(i) identify and promote educational and workforce development practices 
that have improved educational, professional, and economic outcomes for 
Hispanic Americans;

(ii) encourage private-sector initiatives and foster public-private 
partnerships that improve access to educational and economic opportunities 
for Hispanic Americans;

(iii) develop a national network of individuals, organizations, and 
communities, with which to consult and collaborate regarding practices and 
policies that improve access to educational and economic opportunities for 
Hispanic Americans;

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(iv) monitor the development, implementation, and coordination of Federal 
Government educational, workforce, and business development programs 
designed to improve outcomes for Hispanic Americans; and

(v) advise the President, through the Secretary of Education (Secretary), 
on issues of importance to Hispanic Americans and policies relating to 
Hispanic Americans' prosperity.

                    (b) The Initiative shall be led by an Executive 
                Director, designated by the Secretary. The Executive 
                Director shall also serve as Executive Director of the 
                Commission created by section 3 of this order. In 
                addition to leading the work of the Initiative, the 
                Executive Director shall coordinate the work of, and 
                provide administrative support for, the Commission. As 
                appropriate, the Department shall provide the 
                Initiative with staff, resources, and administrative 
                support, to the extent permitted by law and subject to 
                the availability of appropriations.
                    (c) All executive departments and agencies 
                (agencies) shall, to the extent permitted by law, 
                provide such information, support, and assistance to 
                the Initiative as the Secretary may request.
                    (d) The Initiative, acting through the Executive 
                Director, shall provide regular reports on its 
                activities to appropriate officials in the Executive 
                Office of the President, including the Director of the 
                Office of Management and Budget, the Director of the 
                Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Assistant 
                to the President for the Office of American Innovation, 
                the Assistant to the President for the Office of 
                Economic Initiatives, the Assistant to the President 
                for Domestic Policy, the Director of the Office of 
                Public Liaison, and the Director of Intergovernmental 
                Affairs.
                    (e) As part of the Initiative, there is established 
                an Interagency Working Group (Working Group) to 
                collaborate regarding resources and opportunities 
                available across the Federal Government to increase 
                educational and economic opportunities for Hispanic 
                Americans. The Working Group shall also serve as a 
                channel for communication between the Initiative and 
                other agencies.

(i) The Working Group shall be chaired by the Executive Director of the 
Initiative and shall consist of a senior official from the Domestic Policy 
Council, the Office of American Innovation, the Office of Public Liaison, 
and each agency that develops or implements policies relating to Hispanic 
American prosperity, as identified by the Secretary.

(ii) The Department shall provide the Working Group with administrative 
support to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of 
appropriations.

                Sec. 3. The President's Advisory Commission on Hispanic 
                Prosperity. There is established in the Department the 
                President's Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity 
                (Commission).

                    (a) The Commission shall be composed of not more 
                than 20 members, who shall be appointed by the 
                President. The Commission may include individuals from 
                outside the Federal Government with relevant experience 
                or subject matter expertise in promoting educational 
                opportunities and economic success in the Hispanic 
                American community. The Commission shall also include 
                the following officers, or their designees:

(i) the Secretary of Commerce;

(ii) the Secretary of Labor;

(iii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

(iv) the Secretary of Education; and

(v) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

                    (b) The functions of the Commission shall be to:

(i) promote pathways to in-demand jobs for Hispanic American students, 
including apprenticeships, internships, fellowships, mentorships, and work-
based learning initiatives;

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(ii) strengthen HSIs, as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended, and increase the participation of the Hispanic American community, 
Hispanic-serving school districts, and HSIs in the programs of the 
Department and other agencies;

(iii) promote local-based and national private-public partnerships to 
promote high-quality education, training, and economic opportunities for 
Hispanic Americans;

(iv) promote awareness of educational opportunities for Hispanic American 
students, including options to enhance school choice, personalized 
learning, family engagement, and civics education;

(v) promote public awareness of the educational and training challenges 
that Hispanic Americans face and the causes of these challenges;

(vi) monitor changes in Hispanic Americans' access to educational and 
economic opportunities; and

(vii) advise the President and the Initiative on educational and economic 
opportunities for the Hispanic American community.

                    (c) The Commission shall periodically report to the 
                President, through the Secretary and after consulting 
                with the Executive Director, on progress in providing 
                Hispanic American students, workers, and communities 
                with increased access to educational and economic 
                opportunities. The reports shall identify efforts of 
                agencies to improve educational and economic 
                opportunities for Hispanic Americans. The reports shall 
                also include, as appropriate, recommendations for 
                improving Federal education, workforce, small business, 
                and other programs.
                    (d) The Commission shall have a Chair and two Vice 
                Chairs, designated by the President from among the 
                members of the Commission. The Chair and Vice Chairs 
                shall work with the Executive Director to convene 
                regular meetings of the Commission, determine its 
                agenda, and direct its work, consistent with this 
                order.

(i) The Department shall provide funding and administrative support for the 
Commission, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability 
of appropriations.

(ii) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation but shall 
be reimbursed for 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).

(iii) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
App.), may apply to the Commission, any functions of the President under 
that Act, except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by 
the Secretary, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the 
Administrator of General Services.

                    (e) The Commission shall terminate 2 years after 
                the date of this order unless extended by the 
                President.

                Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) This order supersedes 
                Executive Order 13555 of October 19, 2010 (White House 
                Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics), 
                and section 1(u) of Executive Order 13889 of September 
                27, 2019 (Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory 
                Committees).

                    (b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to 
                impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (c) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
                    (d) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any

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                party against the United States, its departments, 
                agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or 
                agents, or any other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    July 9, 2020.

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