[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 37 (Monday, September 20, 1993)]
[Pages 1771-1772]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 12864--United States Advisory Council on the National 
Information Infrastructure

 September 15, 1993

    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. 2) (``Act''), and section 301 
of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established in the Commerce 
Department the ``United States Advisory Council on the National 
Information Infrastructure'' (``Council''). The Council shall consist of 
not more than 25 members to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce 
(``Secretary'').
    (b) The Secretary shall appoint from among the members of the 
Council officials to serve as chairperson(s) or vice-chairperson(s) of 
the Council as he shall deem appropriate.
    Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Council shall advise the Secretary on 
matters related to the development of the National Information 
Infrastructure. The National Information Infrastructure shall be the 
integration of hardware, software, and skills that will make it easy and 
affordable to connect people with each other, with computers, and with a 
vast array of services and information resources.
    (b) The Council shall advise the Secretary on a national strategy 
for promoting the development of a National Information Infrastructure. 
Issues that the Council may address include, but are not limited to:
    (1) the appropriate roles of the private and public sectors in 
developing the National Information Infrastructure;
    (2) a vision for the evolution of the National Information 
Infrastructure and its public and commercial applications;
    (3) the impact of current and proposed regulatory regimes on the 
evolution of the National Information Infrastructure;
    (4) national strategies for maximizing the benefits of the National 
Information Infrastructure, as measured by job creation, economic 
growth, increased productivity, and enhanced quality of life;
    (5) national strategies for developing and demonstrating 
applications in areas such as electronic commerce, agile manufacturing, 
life-long learning, health care, government services, and civic 
networking;
    (6) national security, emergency preparedness, system security, and 
network protection implications;
    (7) national strategies for maximizing interconnection and inter-
operability of communications networks;
    (8) international issues associated with the National Information 
Infrastructure;
    (9) universal access; and
    (10) privacy, security, and copyright issues.
    (c) The chairperson(s) may, from time to time, invite experts to 
submit information to the Council and may form subcommittees of the 
Council to review specific issues.
    Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of executive agencies shall, 
to the extent permitted by law, provide to the Council such information 
as it may require for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
    (b) Members of the Council shall serve without compensation but 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by law, including 5 U.S.C. 5701-5707 and 
section 7(d) of

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the Act, for persons serving intermittently in government service.
    (c) The Department of Commerce shall provide the Council with 
administrative services, facilities, staff, and other support services 
necessary for the performance of its functions.
    Sec. 4. General. (a) Notwithstanding any other Executive order, the 
functions of the President under the Act that are applicable to the 
Council, except that of reporting to Congress, shall be performed by the 
Secretary in accordance with guidelines that have been issued by the 
Administrator of General Services.
    (b) The Council shall exist for a period of two years from the date 
of this order, unless the Council's charter is subsequently extended 
prior to the aforementioned date.
    (c) Members of the Council and its subcommittee shall not be 
considered special government employees for any purpose or for purposes 
of 18 U.S.C. 201-203, 205, 207-209, and 218-219.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
September 15, 1993.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:59 a.m., September 
16, 1993]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on 
September 17.