[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 36 (Monday, September 9, 1996)]
[Pages 1659-1660]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13017--Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and 
Quality in the Health Care Industry

September 5, 1996

    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.), it is hereby ordered as 
follows:

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    Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the Advisory 
Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care 
Industry (the ``Commission''). The Commission shall be composed of not 
more than 20 members to be appointed by the President. The members will 
be consumers, institutional health care providers, health care 
professionals, other health care workers, health care insurers, health 
care purchasers, State and local government representatives, and experts 
in health care quality, financing, and administration.
    (b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 
Labor shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Commission. The Co-Chairs shall 
report through the Vice President to the President.
    Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Commission shall advise the President on 
changes occurring in the health care system and recommend such measures 
as may be necessary to promote and assure health care quality and value, 
and protect consumers and workers in the health care system. In 
particular, the Commission shall:
    (1) Review the available data in the area of consumer information 
and protections for those enrolled in health care plans and make such 
recommendations as may be necessary for improvements;
    (2) Review existing and planned work that defines, measures, and 
promotes quality of health care, and help build further consensus on 
approaches to assure and promote quality of care in a changing delivery 
system; and
    (3) Collect and evaluate data on changes in availability of 
treatment and services, and make such recommendations as may be 
necessary for improvements.
    (b) For the purpose of carrying out its functions, the Commission 
may hold hearings, establish subcommittees, and convene and act at such 
times and places as the Commission may find advisable.
    Sec. 3. Reports. The Commission shall make a preliminary report to 
the President by September 30, 1997. A final report shall be submitted 
to the President 18 months after the Commission's first meeting.
    Sec. 4. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by law, the 
heads of executive departments and agencies, and independent agencies 
(collectively ``agencies'') shall provide the Commission, upon request, 
with such information as it may require for the purposes of carrying out 
its functions.
    (b) Members of the Commission may receive compensation for their 
work on the Commission not to exceed the daily rate specified for Level 
IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315). While engaged in the work 
of the Commission, members appointed from among private citizens of the 
United States may 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) to the extent funds are 
available for such purposes.
    (c) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
provide the Commission with administrative services, funds, facilities, 
staff, and other support services necessary for the performance of the 
Commission's functions. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
perform the administrative functions of the President under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), with respect to the 
Commission.
    Sec. 5. General Provision. The Commission shall terminate 30 days 
after submitting its final report, but not later than 2 years from the 
date of this order, unless extended by the President.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
September 5, 1996.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:28 a.m., September 6, 
1996]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on 
September 9.