[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 25 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[Pages 873-874]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13050--President's Advisory Board on Race

June 13, 1997

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal

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Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and in order to 
establish a President's Advisory Board on Race, it is hereby ordered as 
follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the President's 
Advisory Board on Race. The Advisory Board shall comprise 7 members from 
outside the Federal Government to be appointed by the President. Members 
shall each have substantial experience and expertise in the areas to be 
considered by the Advisory Board. Members shall be representative of the 
diverse perspectives in the areas to be considered by the Advisory 
Board.
    (b) The President shall designate a Chairperson from among the 
members of the Advisory Board.
    Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Advisory Board shall advise the President 
on matters involving race and racial reconciliation, including ways in 
which the President can:
    (1) Promote a constructive national dialogue to confront and work 
through challenging issues that surround race;
    (2) Increase the Nation's understanding of our recent history of 
race relations and the course our Nation is charting on issues of race 
relations and racial diversity;
    (3) Bridge racial divides by encouraging leaders in communities 
throughout the Nation to develop and implement innovative approaches to 
calming racial tensions;
    (4) Identify, develop, and implement solutions to problems in areas 
in which race has a substantial impact, such as education, economic 
opportunity, housing, health care, and the administration of justice.
    (b) The Advisory Board also shall advise on such other matters as 
from time to time the President may refer to the Board.
    (c) In carrying out its functions, the Advisory Board shall 
coordinate with the staff of the President's Initiative on Race.
    Sec. 3. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by law and 
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Department of Justice 
shall provide the financial and administrative support for the Advisory 
Board.
    (b) The heads of executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted 
by law, provide to the Advisory Board such information as it may require 
for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
    (c) The Chairperson may, from time to time, invite experts to submit 
information to the Advisory Board and may form subcommittees or working 
groups within the Advisory Board to review specific matters.
    (d) Members of the Advisory Board shall serve without compensation 
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).
    Sec. 4. General. (a) Notwithstanding any other Executive order, the 
functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, except that of reporting to the Congress, that are applicable 
to the Advisory Board shall be performed by the Attorney General, or his 
or her designee, in accordance with guidelines that have been issued by 
the Administrator of General Services.
    (b) The Advisory Board shall terminate on September 30, 1998, unless 
extended by the President prior to such date.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
June 13, 1997.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:17 p.m., June 16, 
1997]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on June 
17. This item was not received in time for publication in the 
appropriate issue.