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The Presidential POWER Initiative:
Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
Executive Order 13547 of July 19, 2010
Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
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. Purpose. The ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes provide jobs, food, energy resources,
ecological services, recreation, and tourism opportunities, and play critical roles in our Nation's transportation,
economy, and trade, as well as the global mobility of our Armed Forces and the maintenance of international
peace and security. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting
environmental crisis is a stark reminder of how vulnerable our marine environments are, and how much
communities and the Nation rely on healthy and resilient ocean and coastal ecosystems. America's stewardship
of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes is intrinsically linked to environmental sustainability, human health
and well-being, national prosperity, adaptation to climate and other environmental changes, social justice,
international diplomacy, and national and homeland security.
This order adopts the recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, except where otherwise provided in this order, and directs executive agencies to implement those recommendations under the
guidance of a National Ocean Council. Based on those recommendations, this order establishes a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
Executive Order 13547 of July 19, 2010
Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
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. Purpose. The ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes provide jobs, food, energy resources,
ecological services, recreation, and tourism opportunities, and play critical roles in our Nation's transportation,
economy, and trade, as well as the global mobility of our Armed Forces and the maintenance of international
peace and security. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting
environmental crisis is a stark reminder of how vulnerable our marine environments are, and how much
communities and the Nation rely on healthy and resilient ocean and coastal ecosystems. America's stewardship
of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes is intrinsically linked to environmental sustainability, human health
and well-being, national prosperity, adaptation to climate and other environmental changes, social justice,
international diplomacy, and national and homeland security.
This order adopts the recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, except where otherwise provided in this order, and directs executive agencies to implement those recommendations under the
guidance of a National Ocean Council. Based on those recommendations, this order establishes a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
| PW NOTE: Words to look for: regional, council, sustainability, social justice, climate change, international, diversity, NGO's . . . . |
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| Conservative Commentary - "Stewardship of the Ocean" Presidential Executive Order #13547 (July 19, 2010) IN A HURRY? Here's the Cliff's Notes version: Based on the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill "and resulting environmental crisis" this "Presidential POWER Initiative" establishes a National Ocean Council with Regional Advisory Committees. |
This order also provides for the development of coastal and marine spatial plans that build upon and improve existing Federal,
State, tribal, local, and regional decisionmaking and planning processes. These regional plans will enable a more integrated,
comprehensive, ecosystem-based, flexible, and proactive approach to planning and managing sustainable multiple uses across
sectors and improve the conservation of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.
Sec. 2. Policy.
(a) To achieve an America whose stewardship ensures that the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes are healthy and resilient,
safe and productive, and understood and treasured so as to promote the well-being, prosperity, and security of present and future
generations, it is the policy of the United States to:
(i) protect, maintain, and restore the health and biological diversity of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources;
(ii) improve the resiliency of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, communities, and economies;
(iii) bolster the conservation and sustainable uses of land in ways that will improve the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
ecosystems;
(iv) use the best available science and knowledge to inform decisions affecting the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes, and
enhance humanity's capacity to understand, respond, and adapt to a changing global environment;
(v) support sustainable, safe, secure, and productive access to, and uses of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes;
(vi) respect and preserve our Nation's maritime heritage, including our social, cultural, recreational, and historical values;
(vii) exercise rights and jurisdiction and perform duties in accordance with applicable international law, including respect for and
preservation of navigational rights and freedoms, which are essential for the global economy and international peace and security;
(viii) increase scientific understanding of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems as part of the global interconnected systems
of air, land, ice, and water, including their relationships to humans and their activities;
(ix) improve our understanding and awareness of changing environmental conditions, trends, and their causes, and of human
activities taking place in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters; and
(x) foster a public understanding of the value of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes to build a foundation for improved
stewardship.
(b) The United States shall promote this policy by:
(i) ensuring a comprehensive and collaborative framework for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes that
facilitates cohesive actions across the Federal Government, as well as participation of State, tribal, and local authorities, regional
governance structures, nongovernmental organizations, the public, and the private sector;
(ii) cooperating and exercising leadership at the international level;
(iii) pursuing the United States' accession to the Law of the Sea Convention; and
(iv) supporting ocean stewardship in a fiscally responsible manner.
Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) ``Final Recommendations'' means the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force that shall be made
publicly available and for which a notice of public availability shall be published in the Federal Register.
(b) The term ``coastal and marine spatial planning'' means a comprehensive, adaptive, integrated, ecosystem-based, and
transparent spatial planning process, based on sound science, for analyzing current and anticipated uses of ocean, coastal, and
Great Lakes areas. Coastal and marine spatial planning identifies areas most suitable for various types or classes of activities in
order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, and preserve critical ecosystem
services to meet economic, environmental, security, and social objectives. In practical terms, coastal and marine spatial planning
provides a public policy process for society to better determine how the ocean, our coasts, and Great Lakes are sustainably used
and protected--now and for future generations.
(c) The term ``coastal and marine spatial plans'' means the plans that are certified by the National Ocean Council as developed in
accordance with the definition, goals, principles, and process described in the Final Recommendations.
Sec. 4. Establishment of National Ocean Council.
(a) There is hereby established the National Ocean Council (Council).
(b) The Council shall consist of the following:
(i) the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, who shall
be the Co-Chairs of the Council;
(ii) the Secretaries of State, Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Commerce, Labor, Transportation,
Energy, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
(iii) the National Security Advisor and the Assistants to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Domestic
Policy, Energy and Climate Change, and Economic Policy;
(iv) an employee of the Federal Government designated by the Vice President; and
(v) such other officers or employees of the Federal Government as the Co-Chairs of the Council may from time to time designate.
(c) The Co-Chairs shall invite the participation of the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to the extent
consistent with the Commission's statutory authorities and legal obligations, and may invite the participation of such other
independent agencies as the Council deems appropriate.
(d) The Co-Chairs of the Council, in consultation with the National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, shall regularly convene and preside at meetings of the Council, determine its agenda,
direct its work, and, as appropriate to address particular subject matters, establish and direct committees of the Council that shall
consist exclusively of members of the Council.
(e) A member of the Council may designate, to perform committee functions of the member, any person who is within such
member's department, agency, or office and who is (i) an officer of the United States appointed by the President, (ii) a member of
the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Intelligence Service, (iii) a general officer or flag officer, or (iv) an employee of the
Vice President.
(f) Consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Office of Science and Technology Policy
and the Council on Environmental Quality shall provide the Council with funding, including through the National Science and
Technology Council or the Office of Environmental Quality. The Council on Environmental Quality shall, to the extent permitted
by law and subject to the availability of appropriations, provide administrative support necessary to implement this order.
(g) The day-to-day operations of the Council shall be administered by a Director and a Deputy Director, who shall supervise a
full-time staff to assist the Co- Chairs in their implementation of this order.
Sec. 5. Functions of the Council.
(a) The Council shall have the structure and function and operate as defined in the Final Recommendations. The Council is
authorized, after the Council's first year of operation, to make modifications to its structure, function, and operations to improve
its effectiveness and efficiency in furthering the policy set forth in section 2 of this order.
(b) To implement the policy set forth in section 2 of this order, the Council shall provide appropriate direction to ensure that
executive departments', agencies', or offices' decisions and actions affecting the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes will be
guided by the stewardship principles and national priority objectives set forth in the Final Recommendations, to the extent
consistent with applicable law. The Council shall base its decisions on the consensus of its members. With respect to those
matters in which consensus cannot be reached, the National Security Advisor shall coordinate with the Co- Chairs and, as
appropriate, the Assistants to the President for Energy and Climate Change, and Economic Policy, and the employee of the United
States designated by the Vice President, subject to the limitations set forth in section 9 of this order, to present the disputed issue
or issues for decision by the President.
Sec. 6. Agency Responsibilities.
(a) All executive departments, agencies, and offices that are members of the Council and any other executive department, agency,
or office whose actions affect the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes shall, to the fullest extent consistent with applicable law:
(i) take such action as necessary to implement the policy set forth in section 2 of this order and the stewardship principles and
national priority objectives as set forth in the Final Recommendations and subsequent guidance from the Council; and
(ii) participate in the process for coastal and marine spatial planning and comply with Council certified coastal and marine spatial
plans, as described in the Final Recommendations and subsequent guidance from the Council.
(b) Each executive department, agency, and office that is required to take actions under this order shall prepare and make publicly
available an annual report including a concise description of actions taken by the agency in the previous calendar year to
implement the order, a description of written comments by persons or organizations regarding the agency's compliance with this
order, and the agency's response to such comments.
(c) Each executive department, agency, and office that is required to take actions under this order shall coordinate and contribute
resources, as appropriate, to assist in establishing a common information management system as defined in the Final
Recommendations and shall be held accountable for managing its own information assets by keeping them current, easily
accessible, and consistent with Federal standards.
(d) To the extent permitted by law, executive departments, agencies, and offices shall provide the Council such information,
support, and assistance as the Council, through the Co-Chairs, may request.
Sec. 7. Governance Coordinating Committee. The Council shall establish a Governance Coordinating Committee that shall
consist of 18 officials from State, tribal, and local governments in accordance with the Final Recommendations. The Committee
may establish subcommittees chaired by representatives of the Governance Coordinating Committee. These subcommittees may
include additional representatives from State, tribal, and local governments, as appropriate to provide for greater collaboration and
diversity of views.
Sec. 8. Regional Advisory Committees. The lead Federal department, agency, or office for each regional planning body
established for the development of regional coastal and marine spatial plans, in consultation with their nonfederal co-lead agencies
and membership of their regional planning body, shall establish such advisory committees under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as they deem necessary to provide information and to advise the regional planning body on the development
of regional coastal and marine spatial plans to promote the policy established in section 2 of this order.
Sec. 9. General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order, the establishment of the Council, and the Final Recommendations shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to an executive department or agency or the head thereof; or
(ii) functions assigned by the President to the National Security Council or Homeland Security Council (including subordinate
bodies) relating to matters affecting foreign affairs, national security, homeland security, or intelligence.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) In carrying out the provisions of this order and implementing the Final Recommendations, all actions of the Council and the
executive departments, agencies, and offices that constitute it shall be consistent with applicable international law, including
customary international law, such as that reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
Sec. 10. Revocation. Executive Order 13366 of December 17, 2004, is hereby revoked.
(Presidential Signature)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 19, 2010.
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State, tribal, local, and regional decisionmaking and planning processes. These regional plans will enable a more integrated,
comprehensive, ecosystem-based, flexible, and proactive approach to planning and managing sustainable multiple uses across
sectors and improve the conservation of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.
Sec. 2. Policy.
(a) To achieve an America whose stewardship ensures that the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes are healthy and resilient,
safe and productive, and understood and treasured so as to promote the well-being, prosperity, and security of present and future
generations, it is the policy of the United States to:
(i) protect, maintain, and restore the health and biological diversity of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources;
(ii) improve the resiliency of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, communities, and economies;
(iii) bolster the conservation and sustainable uses of land in ways that will improve the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
ecosystems;
(iv) use the best available science and knowledge to inform decisions affecting the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes, and
enhance humanity's capacity to understand, respond, and adapt to a changing global environment;
(v) support sustainable, safe, secure, and productive access to, and uses of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes;
(vi) respect and preserve our Nation's maritime heritage, including our social, cultural, recreational, and historical values;
(vii) exercise rights and jurisdiction and perform duties in accordance with applicable international law, including respect for and
preservation of navigational rights and freedoms, which are essential for the global economy and international peace and security;
(viii) increase scientific understanding of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems as part of the global interconnected systems
of air, land, ice, and water, including their relationships to humans and their activities;
(ix) improve our understanding and awareness of changing environmental conditions, trends, and their causes, and of human
activities taking place in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters; and
(x) foster a public understanding of the value of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes to build a foundation for improved
stewardship.
(b) The United States shall promote this policy by:
(i) ensuring a comprehensive and collaborative framework for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes that
facilitates cohesive actions across the Federal Government, as well as participation of State, tribal, and local authorities, regional
governance structures, nongovernmental organizations, the public, and the private sector;
(ii) cooperating and exercising leadership at the international level;
(iii) pursuing the United States' accession to the Law of the Sea Convention; and
(iv) supporting ocean stewardship in a fiscally responsible manner.
Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) ``Final Recommendations'' means the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force that shall be made
publicly available and for which a notice of public availability shall be published in the Federal Register.
(b) The term ``coastal and marine spatial planning'' means a comprehensive, adaptive, integrated, ecosystem-based, and
transparent spatial planning process, based on sound science, for analyzing current and anticipated uses of ocean, coastal, and
Great Lakes areas. Coastal and marine spatial planning identifies areas most suitable for various types or classes of activities in
order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, and preserve critical ecosystem
services to meet economic, environmental, security, and social objectives. In practical terms, coastal and marine spatial planning
provides a public policy process for society to better determine how the ocean, our coasts, and Great Lakes are sustainably used
and protected--now and for future generations.
(c) The term ``coastal and marine spatial plans'' means the plans that are certified by the National Ocean Council as developed in
accordance with the definition, goals, principles, and process described in the Final Recommendations.
Sec. 4. Establishment of National Ocean Council.
(a) There is hereby established the National Ocean Council (Council).
(b) The Council shall consist of the following:
(i) the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, who shall
be the Co-Chairs of the Council;
(ii) the Secretaries of State, Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Commerce, Labor, Transportation,
Energy, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
(iii) the National Security Advisor and the Assistants to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Domestic
Policy, Energy and Climate Change, and Economic Policy;
(iv) an employee of the Federal Government designated by the Vice President; and
(v) such other officers or employees of the Federal Government as the Co-Chairs of the Council may from time to time designate.
(c) The Co-Chairs shall invite the participation of the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to the extent
consistent with the Commission's statutory authorities and legal obligations, and may invite the participation of such other
independent agencies as the Council deems appropriate.
(d) The Co-Chairs of the Council, in consultation with the National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, shall regularly convene and preside at meetings of the Council, determine its agenda,
direct its work, and, as appropriate to address particular subject matters, establish and direct committees of the Council that shall
consist exclusively of members of the Council.
(e) A member of the Council may designate, to perform committee functions of the member, any person who is within such
member's department, agency, or office and who is (i) an officer of the United States appointed by the President, (ii) a member of
the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Intelligence Service, (iii) a general officer or flag officer, or (iv) an employee of the
Vice President.
(f) Consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Office of Science and Technology Policy
and the Council on Environmental Quality shall provide the Council with funding, including through the National Science and
Technology Council or the Office of Environmental Quality. The Council on Environmental Quality shall, to the extent permitted
by law and subject to the availability of appropriations, provide administrative support necessary to implement this order.
(g) The day-to-day operations of the Council shall be administered by a Director and a Deputy Director, who shall supervise a
full-time staff to assist the Co- Chairs in their implementation of this order.
Sec. 5. Functions of the Council.
(a) The Council shall have the structure and function and operate as defined in the Final Recommendations. The Council is
authorized, after the Council's first year of operation, to make modifications to its structure, function, and operations to improve
its effectiveness and efficiency in furthering the policy set forth in section 2 of this order.
(b) To implement the policy set forth in section 2 of this order, the Council shall provide appropriate direction to ensure that
executive departments', agencies', or offices' decisions and actions affecting the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes will be
guided by the stewardship principles and national priority objectives set forth in the Final Recommendations, to the extent
consistent with applicable law. The Council shall base its decisions on the consensus of its members. With respect to those
matters in which consensus cannot be reached, the National Security Advisor shall coordinate with the Co- Chairs and, as
appropriate, the Assistants to the President for Energy and Climate Change, and Economic Policy, and the employee of the United
States designated by the Vice President, subject to the limitations set forth in section 9 of this order, to present the disputed issue
or issues for decision by the President.
Sec. 6. Agency Responsibilities.
(a) All executive departments, agencies, and offices that are members of the Council and any other executive department, agency,
or office whose actions affect the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes shall, to the fullest extent consistent with applicable law:
(i) take such action as necessary to implement the policy set forth in section 2 of this order and the stewardship principles and
national priority objectives as set forth in the Final Recommendations and subsequent guidance from the Council; and
(ii) participate in the process for coastal and marine spatial planning and comply with Council certified coastal and marine spatial
plans, as described in the Final Recommendations and subsequent guidance from the Council.
(b) Each executive department, agency, and office that is required to take actions under this order shall prepare and make publicly
available an annual report including a concise description of actions taken by the agency in the previous calendar year to
implement the order, a description of written comments by persons or organizations regarding the agency's compliance with this
order, and the agency's response to such comments.
(c) Each executive department, agency, and office that is required to take actions under this order shall coordinate and contribute
resources, as appropriate, to assist in establishing a common information management system as defined in the Final
Recommendations and shall be held accountable for managing its own information assets by keeping them current, easily
accessible, and consistent with Federal standards.
(d) To the extent permitted by law, executive departments, agencies, and offices shall provide the Council such information,
support, and assistance as the Council, through the Co-Chairs, may request.
Sec. 7. Governance Coordinating Committee. The Council shall establish a Governance Coordinating Committee that shall
consist of 18 officials from State, tribal, and local governments in accordance with the Final Recommendations. The Committee
may establish subcommittees chaired by representatives of the Governance Coordinating Committee. These subcommittees may
include additional representatives from State, tribal, and local governments, as appropriate to provide for greater collaboration and
diversity of views.
Sec. 8. Regional Advisory Committees. The lead Federal department, agency, or office for each regional planning body
established for the development of regional coastal and marine spatial plans, in consultation with their nonfederal co-lead agencies
and membership of their regional planning body, shall establish such advisory committees under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as they deem necessary to provide information and to advise the regional planning body on the development
of regional coastal and marine spatial plans to promote the policy established in section 2 of this order.
Sec. 9. General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order, the establishment of the Council, and the Final Recommendations shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to an executive department or agency or the head thereof; or
(ii) functions assigned by the President to the National Security Council or Homeland Security Council (including subordinate
bodies) relating to matters affecting foreign affairs, national security, homeland security, or intelligence.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) In carrying out the provisions of this order and implementing the Final Recommendations, all actions of the Council and the
executive departments, agencies, and offices that constitute it shall be consistent with applicable international law, including
customary international law, such as that reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
Sec. 10. Revocation. Executive Order 13366 of December 17, 2004, is hereby revoked.
(Presidential Signature)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 19, 2010.
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| President George W. Bush Executive Order 13366 of December 17, 2004 Committee on Ocean Policy 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. It shall be the policy of the United States to: (a) coordinate the activities of executive departments and agencies regarding ocean-related matters in an integrated and effective manner to advance the environmental, economic, and security interests of present and future generations of Americans; and (b) facilitate, as appropriate, coordination and consultation regarding oceanrelated matters among Federal, State, tribal, local governments, the private sector, foreign governments, and international organizations. Sec. 2. Definition. For purposes of this order the term ‘‘ocean-related matters’’ means matters involving the oceans, the Great Lakes, the coasts of the United States (including its territories and possessions), and related seabed, subsoil, and natural resources. Sec. 3. Establishment of Committee on Ocean Policy. (a) There is hereby established, as a part of the Council on Environmental Quality and for administrative purposes only, the Committee on Ocean Policy (Committee). (b) The Committee shall consist exclusively of the following: (i) the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee; (ii) the Secretaries of State, Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Commerce, Labor, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; (iii) the Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs, Homeland Security, Domestic Policy, and Economic Policy; (iv) an employee of the United States designated by the Vice President; and (v) such other officers or employees of the United States as the Chairman of the Committee may from time to time designate. (c) The Chairman of the Committee, after coordination with the Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs and Homeland Security, shall regularly convene and preside at meetings of the Committee, determine its agenda, direct its work, and, as appropriate to deal with particular subject matters, establish and direct subcommittees of the Committee that shall consist exclusively of members of the Committee. The Committee shall coordinate its advice in a timely fashion. (d) A member of the Committee may designate, to perform the Committee or subcommittee functions of the member, any person who is within such member’s department, agency, or office and who is (i) an officer of the United States appointed by the President, (ii) a member of the Senior Executive Service or the Senior Intelligence Service, (iii) an officer or employee or (iv) an employee of the Vice President. (e) Consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Council on Environmental Quality shall provide the funding, including through the Office of Environmental Quality as permitted by law and as appropriate, and administrative support for the Committee necessary to implement this order. Sec. 4. Functions of the Committee. To implement the policy set forth in section 1 of this order, the Committee shall: (a) provide advice on establishment or implementation of policies concerning ocean-related matters to: (i) the President; and (ii) the heads of executive departments and agencies from time to time as appropriate; (b) obtain information and advice concerning ocean-related matters from: (i) State, local, and tribal elected and appointed officials in a manner that seeks their individual advice and does not involve collective judgment or consensus advice or deliberation; and (ii) representatives of private entities or other individuals in a manner that seeks their individual advice and does not involve collective judgment or consensus advice or deliberation; (c) at the request of the head of any department or agency who is a member of the Committee, unless the Chairman of the Committee declines the request, promptly review and provide advice on a policy or policy implementation action on ocean-related matters proposed by that department or agency; (d) provide and obtain information and advice to facilitate: (i) development and implementation of common principles and goals for the conduct of governmental activities on ocean-related matters; (ii) voluntary regional approaches with respect to ocean-related matters; (iii) use of science in establishment of policy on ocean-related matters; and (iv) collection, development, dissemination, and exchange of information on ocean-related matters; and (e) ensure coordinated government development and implementation of the ocean component of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems. Sec. 5. Cooperation. To the extent permitted by law and applicable presidential guidance, executive departments and agencies shall provide the Committee such information, support, and assistance as the Committee, through the Chairman, may request. Sec. 6. Coordination. The Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, and, with respect to the interagency task force established by Executive Order 13340 of May 18, 2004, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall ensure appropriate coordination of the activities of the Committee under this order and other policy coordination structures relating to ocean or maritime issues pursuant to Presidential guidance. Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) authority granted by law to a executive department or agency or the head thereof; or (ii) functions assigned by the President to the National Security Council or Homeland Security Council (including subordinate bodies) relating to matters affecting foreign affairs, national security, homeland security, or (b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budget, administrative, or legislative proposals. (c) This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government and is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. (Presidential Signature) THE WHITE HOUSE, December 17, 2004 [FR Doc. 04–28079 Filed 12–20–04; 10:46 am] |
| GROUNDWORK LAID BY PRES. GEORGE W. BUSH DURING CHRISTMAS WEEK, 2004 |
| Are our schoolchildren learning about this in "Current Events" or "Social Studies"? Or are they still being given one-sheets on Sheryl Crow? |
| N e v e r l e t a c r i s i s g o t o w a s t e . --White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel |