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Vol. 87

Wednesday,

No. 192

October 5, 2022

Part IV





The President





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Executive Order 14084--Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum 
and Library Services



Memorandum of September 30, 2022--Delegation of Authority Under Public 
Law 117-169
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                Executive Order 14084 of September 30, 2022

                
Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum 
                and Library Services

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. The arts, the humanities, and museum 
                and library services are essential to the well-being, 
                health, vitality, and democracy of our Nation. They are 
                the soul of America, reflecting our multicultural and 
                democratic experience. They further help us strive to 
                be the more perfect Union to which generation after 
                generation of Americans have aspired. They inspire us; 
                provide livelihoods; sustain, anchor, and bring 
                cohesion within diverse communities across our Nation; 
                stimulate creativity and innovation; help us understand 
                and communicate our values as a people; compel us to 
                wrestle with our history and enable us to imagine our 
                future; invigorate and strengthen our democracy; and 
                point the way toward progress.

                It is the policy of my Administration to advance the 
                cultural vitality of the United States by promoting the 
                arts, the humanities, and museum and library services. 
                To that end, my Administration will advance equity, 
                accessibility, and opportunities for all Americans, 
                particularly in underserved communities as defined in 
                Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing 
                Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities 
                Through the Federal Government), so that they may 
                realize their full potential through the arts, the 
                humanities, and access to museum and library services. 
                Additionally, we will strengthen America's creative and 
                cultural economy, including by enhancing and expanding 
                opportunities for artists, humanities scholars, 
                students, educators, and cultural heritage 
                practitioners, as well as the museums, libraries, 
                archives, historic sites, colleges and universities, 
                and other institutions that support their work.

                Under my Administration, the arts, the humanities, and 
                museum and library services will be integrated into 
                strategies, policies, and programs that advance the 
                economic development, well-being, and resilience of all 
                communities, especially those that have historically 
                been underserved. The arts, the humanities, and museum 
                and library services will be promoted and expanded to 
                strengthen public, physical, and mental health; 
                wellness; and healing, including within military and 
                veteran communities. We will enhance access to high-
                quality arts and humanities education and programming 
                with the aim of enabling every child in America to 
                obtain the broad creative skills and enrichment vital 
                to succeed. My Administration's efforts to tackle the 
                climate crisis will be bolstered through Federal and 
                societal support for and advancement of the arts, the 
                humanities, and museum and library services. We will 
                also safeguard and promote the artistic and cultural 
                heritage of the United States and its people 
                domestically and internationally. Finally, my 
                Administration will strengthen our Nation's democracy, 
                increase civic engagement and public service, bolster 
                social cohesion, and advance the cause of equity and 
                accessibility by lifting up more--and more diverse--
                voices and experiences through Federal support for the 
                arts, the humanities, and museum and library services.

                Sec. 2. The President's Committee on the Arts and the 
                Humanities. (a) There is established within the 
                Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) the 
                President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities 
                (Committee) to inform and support the national 
                engagement with Americans

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                necessary to advance the arts, the humanities, and 
                museum and library services.

                    (b) The Committee shall be structured as follows:

(i) The Committee shall be composed of the Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Chairperson of the National Endowment for 
the Humanities (NEH), the Director of the IMLS, and no more than 25 
additional persons who are not full-time officers or employees of the 
Federal Government (non-Federal members) who shall be appointed by the 
President. The non-Federal members:

  (A) shall be selected from among private individuals and State, local, 
and Tribal officials;

  (B) shall have a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and areas of 
expertise; and

  (C) shall have a demonstrated interest in and commitment to support for 
the arts, the humanities, and museum and library services.

(ii) The Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution, the Director of the National Gallery of Art, and the Chairman 
of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts shall be invited to serve as additional, non-voting members of the 
Committee.

(iii) The President shall designate a Chair or two Co-Chairs from among the 
non-Federal members of the Committee.

                    (c) The Committee shall be solely advisory and 
                shall provide recommendations to the President and the 
                heads of the NEA, NEH, and IMLS on:

(i) advancing the policy objectives set forth in section 1 of this order, 
including with respect to community well-being; economic development and 
mobility; public, physical, and mental health; education; resilience and 
adaptation, as well as combatting climate change; civic and democratic 
engagement; and support for the artistic and cultural heritage of the 
United States;

(ii) promoting philanthropic and private sector engagement with and support 
for the arts, the humanities, and museum and library services to advance 
the policy objectives set forth in section 1 of this order;

(iii) enhancing the effectiveness of Federal support for the arts, the 
humanities, and museum and library services to advance the policy 
objectives set forth in section 1 of this order; and

(iv) catalyzing the engagement of the Nation's artists, humanities 
scholars, cultural heritage practitioners, and leaders in the arts, the 
humanities, and museum and library services, including with respect to:

  (A) engagement in significant cultural events; and

  (B) promoting the recognition of excellence in the arts, the humanities, 
and museum and library services, and their relevance to our Nation's social 
and economic well-being.

                    (d) The Committee's recommendations pursuant to 
                subsection (c) of this section shall be conveyed in 
                accordance with subsection (g) of this section.
                    (e) The Committee shall be administered as follows:

(i) The IMLS shall provide funding and administrative support for the 
Committee, including facilities, staff, equipment, and other support 
services, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of 
appropriations. Private funds accepted under the IMLS's gift authority may 
be used to pay expenses of the Committee, as appropriate and consistent 
with applicable law.

(ii) The Director of the IMLS may designate an Executive Director to 
coordinate the work of the Committee. The Executive Director shall report 
to the Director of the IMLS and shall meet with all of the heads of the 
NEA, NEH, and IMLS on a quarterly basis.

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(iii) Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation for their 
work on the Committee, but shall 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).

                    (f) The Committee shall meet twice a year.
                    (g) On an annual basis, and at other times as 
                appropriate, the Chair or Co-Chairs of the Committee 
                shall report to the President through the heads of the 
                NEA, NEH, and IMLS on the Committee's progress in 
                carrying out its mission, any recommendations it has, 
                and its plans for the coming year.
                    (h) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
                as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), may apply to the Committee, 
                any functions of the President under that Act, except 
                that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed 
                by the Director of the IMLS, in consultation with the 
                heads of the NEA and NEH, and in accordance with 
                guidelines issued by the Administrator of General 
                Services.
                    (i) The Committee shall terminate 2 years from the 
                date of this order, unless extended by the President.

                Sec. 3. Interagency Cooperation to Advance the Arts and 
                Humanities. (a) The heads of executive departments and 
                agencies and White House policy councils, including 
                those listed below, or their designees, who must be 
                senior officials, shall advise, coordinate with, and 
                consider undertaking joint projects and initiatives 
                with the heads of the NEA, NEH, and IMLS, as 
                appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to 
                advance the policy objectives set forth in section 1 of 
                this order:

(i) the Department of State;

(ii) the Department of the Treasury;

(iii) the Department of Defense;

(iv) the Department of Justice;

(v) the Department of the Interior;

(vi) the Department of Agriculture;

(vii) the Department of Commerce;

(viii) the Department of Labor;

(ix) the Department of Health and Human Services;

(x) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(xi) the Department of Transportation;

(xii) the Department of Energy;

(xiii) the Department of Education;

(xiv) the Department of Veterans Affairs;

(xv) the Office of Management and Budget;

(xvi) the Small Business Administration;

(xvii) the General Services Administration;

(xviii) the Corporation for National and Community Service;

(xix) the National Institutes of Health;

(xx) the National Science Foundation;

(xxi) the Domestic Policy Council;

(xxii) the National Economic Council;

(xxiii) the Gender Policy Council;

(xxiv) the White House Climate Policy Office; and

(xxv) the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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                    (b) The heads of agencies described in section 
                3502(5) of title 44, United States Code, are encouraged 
                to comply with the provisions of this section.
                    (c) The heads of the NEA, NEH, and IMLS shall 
                consider joint initiatives that would further the 
                policy objectives set forth in section 1 of this order, 
                and then may carry out those initiatives to the extent 
                permitted by law.

                Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) 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.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
                    (c) 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 party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    September 30, 2022.

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