    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 16 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
    [Pages 731-733]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Executive Order 13398--National Mathematics Advisory Panel

    April 18, 2006

        By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as
    follows:
        Section 1. Policy. To help keep America competitive, support
    American talent and creativity, encourage innovation throughout the
    American economy, and help State, local, territorial, and tribal
    governments give the Nation's children and youth the education they need
    to succeed, it shall be the policy of the United States to foster
    greater knowledge of and improved performance in mathematics among
    American students.
        Sec. 2. Establishment and Mission of Panel. (a) There is hereby
    established within the Department of Education (Department) the National
    Mathematics Advisory Panel (Panel).
        (b) The Panel shall advise the President and the Secretary of
    Education (Secretary) consistent with this order on means to implement
    effectively the policy set forth in section 1, including with respect to
    the conduct, evaluation, and effective use of the results of research
    relating to proven-effective and evidence-based mathematics instruction.
        Sec. 3. Membership and Chair of Panel. (a) The Panel shall consist
    of no more than 30 members as follows:
        (i) no more than 20 members from among individuals not employed by
    the Federal Government, appointed by the Secretary for such terms as the
    Secretary may specify at the time of appointment; and
        (ii) no more than 10 members from among officers and employees of
    Federal agencies, designated by the Secretary after consultation with
    the heads of the agencies concerned.
        (b) From among the members appointed under paragraph (3)(a)(i) of
    this order, the Secretary shall designate a Chair of the Panel.
        (c) Subject to the direction of the Secretary, the Chair of the
    Panel shall convene and preside at meetings of the Panel, determine its
    agenda, direct its work and, as appropriate to deal with particular
    subject matters, establish and direct the work of subgroups of the Panel
    that shall consist exclusively of members of the Panel.
        Sec. 4. Report to the President on Strengthening Mathematics
    Education. In carrying out subsection 2(b) of this order, the Panel
    shall submit to the President, through the Secretary, a preliminary
    report not later than January 31, 2007, and a final report not later
    than February 28, 2008. Both reports shall, at a minimum, contain
    recommendations, based on the best available scientific evidence, on the
    following:
        (a) the critical skills and skill progressions for students to
    acquire competence in algebra and readiness for higher levels of
    mathematics;

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        (b) the role and appropriate design of standards and assessment in
    promoting mathematical competence;
        (c) the processes by which students of various abilities and
    backgrounds learn mathematics;
        (d) instructional practices, programs, and materials that are
    effective for improving mathematics learning;
        (e) the training, selection, placement, and professional development
    of teachers of mathematics in order to enhance students' learning of
    mathematics;
        (f) the role and appropriate design of systems for delivering
    instruction in mathematics that combine the different elements of
    learning processes, curricula, instruction, teacher training and
    support, and standards, assessments, and accountability;
        (g) needs for research in support of mathematics education;
        (h) ideas for strengthening capabilities to teach children and youth
    basic mathematics, geometry, algebra, and calculus and other
    mathematical disciplines;
        (i) such other matters relating to mathematics education as the
    Panel deems appropriate; and
        (j) such other matters relating to mathematics education as the
    Secretary may require.
        Sec. 5. Additional Reports. The Secretary may require the Panel, in
    carrying out subsection 2(b) of this order, to submit such additional
    reports relating to the policy set forth in section 1 as the Secretary
    deems appropriate.
        Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented in a
    manner consistent with applicable law, including section 103 of the
    Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3403), and subject
    to the availability of appropriations.
        (b) The Department shall provide such administrative support and
    funding for the Panel as the Secretary determines appropriate. To the
    extent permitted by law, and where practicable, agencies shall, upon
    request by the Secretary, provide assistance to the Panel.
        (c) The Panel shall obtain information and advice as appropriate in
    the course of its work from:
        (i) officers or employees of Federal agencies, unless otherwise
    directed by the head of the agency concerned;

        (ii) State, local, territorial, and tribal officials;

        (iii) experts on matters relating to the policy set forth in section
    1;

        (iv) parents and teachers; and

        (v) such other individuals as the Panel deems appropriate or as the
    Secretary may direct.

        (d) Members of the Panel who are not officers or employees of the
    United States shall serve without compensation and may receive travel
    expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by
    law for persons serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C.
    5701-5707), consistent with the availability of funds.

        (e) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
    U.S.C. App.) (the ``Act''), may apply to the administration of any
    portion of this order, any functions of the President under that Act,
    except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by the
    Secretary in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Administrator
    of General Services.

        (f) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
    benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party at law or
    in equity against the United States, its departments, agencies,
    entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

        Sec. 7.  Termination. Unless hereafter extended by the President,
    this Advisory Panel shall terminate 2 years after the date of this
    order.

                                                    George W. Bush

     The White House,
     April 18, 2006.

     [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., April 20,
    2006]

    Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on
    April 21.

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