[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 4 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Pages 92-93]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 12946--President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation 
Policy

January 20, 1995

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including section 1601 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-
160), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 
2) (``Act''), except that subsections (e) and (f) of section 10 of such 
Act do not apply, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is 
hereby ordered as follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. There is established within the Department 
of Defense the ``President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation 
Policy'' (``Board''). The Board shall consist of five members who shall 
be appointed by the President from among persons in private life who are 
noted for their stature and expertise regarding the proliferation of 
strategic and advanced conventional weapons and are from diverse 
backgrounds. The President shall designate one of the members as 
Chairperson of the Board.
    Sec. 2. Functions. The Board shall advise the President on 
implementation of United States conventional arms transfer policy, other 
issues related to arms proliferation policy, and on other matters deemed 
appropriate by the President. The Board shall report to the President 
through the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
    Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of executive agencies shall, 
to the extent permitted by law, provide to the Board such information as 
it may require for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
    (b) Members of the Board 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 
the Act, for persons serving intermittently in government service.
    (c) The Department of Defense or the head of any other Federal 
department or agency may detail to the Board, upon request of the 
Chairperson of the Board, any of the personnel of the department or 
agency to assist the Board in carrying out its duties.
    (d) The Secretary of Defense shall designate a federally funded 
research and development center with expertise in the matters covered by 
the Board to provide the Board with such support services as the Board 
may need to carry out its duties.
    (e) The Department of Defense shall provide the Board with 
administrative services, facilities, staff, and other support services 
necessary for the performance of its functions.
    Sec. 4. General. (a) The Board shall terminate 30 days after the 
date on which the President submits the final report of the Board to the 
Congress.
    (b) For reasons of national security or for such other reasons as 
specified in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, the Board 
shall not provide public notice or access to meetings at which national 
security information will be discussed. Authority to make such 
determinations shall reside with the Secretary of Defense or his 
designee who must be an official required to be appointed by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate.

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    (c) Information made available to the Board shall be given all 
necessary security protection in accordance with applicable laws and 
regulations.
    (d) Each member of the Board and each member of the Board's staff 
shall execute an agreement not to reveal any classified information 
obtained by virtue of his or her service with the Board except as 
authorized by applicable law and regulations.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
January 20, 1995.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 5:01 p.m., January 20, 
1995]

Note: This Executive order was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on January 23, and it was published in the Federal Register on 
January 24.