[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 44 (Monday, November 8, 1993)]
[Pages 2253-2254]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 12877--Amendment to Executive Order No. 12569

 November 3, 1993

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the Compact of Free 
Association (the Compact) and Public Laws 99-239 and 99-658, I hereby 
order that Executive Order No. 12569 of October 16, 1986, be amended as 
follows:
    Section 1. Paragraphs (1)-(3) of subsection (e) of section 3 shall 
read:
    ``(e)(1) The Secretary of State shall be responsible for the conduct 
of United States relations with the Freely Associated States, carry out 
related matters, and provide appropriate support to the Interagency 
Group, bearing in mind the continued special relationship between the 
United States and the Freely Associated States.
    (2) The Secretaries of Defense and Interior may, to the extent 
permitted by law, delegate any or all of their respective authorities 
and responsibilities as described in this Order to the Secretary of 
State or his or her designee. The Secretary of State or his or her 
designee shall serve as Executive Secretary of the Interagency Group.

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    (3) Personnel additional to that provided by the Secretary of State 
may be detailed to the Department of State by the Executive departments 
and agencies that are members of the Interagency Group, and by other 
agencies as appropriate. Executive departments and agencies shall, to 
the extent permitted by law, provide such information, advice, and 
administrative services and facilities to the Secretary of State as may 
be necessary to conduct United States relations with the Freely 
Associated States.''
    Sec. 2. Section 5 shall read:
    ``Sec. 5. Cooperation among Executive Departments and Agencies. All 
Executive departments and agencies shall cooperate in the effectuation 
of the provisions of this Order. The Interagency Group and the Secretary 
of State shall facilitate such cooperative measures. Nothing in this 
Order shall be construed to impair the authority and responsibility of 
the Secretary of Defense for security and defense matters in or relating 
to the Freely Associated States.''
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
November 3, 1993.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:08 p.m., November 4, 
1993]

Note: This Executive order was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on November 4, and it was published in the Federal Register on 
November 8.