Information Infrastructure Executive Order 9/15/93

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

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> Subject: Information Infrastructure Executive Order  9/15/93
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>
>                         THE WHITE HOUSE
>
>                  Office of the Press Secretary
>
> _______________________________________________________________
>
> For Immediate Release                        September 15, 1993
>
>                         EXECUTIVE ORDER
>
>                          - - - - - - -
>
>                 UNITED STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL
>            ON THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
>
>     
>     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. 2) ("Act"), and section 301 of title 3, United States 
> Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
>
>     Section 1.  Establishment.  (a) There is established in the 
> Commerce Department the "United States Advisory Council on the 
> National Information Infrastructure" ("Council").  The Council 
> shall consist of not more than 25 members to be appointed by the 
> Secretary of Commerce ("Secretary").
>
>     (b)  The Secretary shall appoint from among the members of 
> the Council officials to serve as chairperson(s) or vice-
> chairperson(s) of the Council as he shall deem appropriate.
>
>     Sec. 2.  Functions.  (a)  The Council shall advise the 
> Secretary on matters related to the development of the National 
> Information Infrastructure.  The National Information 
> Infrastructure shall be the integration of hardware, software, 
> and skills that will make it easy and affordable to connect 
> people with each other, with computers, and with a vast array of 
> services and information resources.
>
>     (b)  The Council shall advise the Secretary on a national 
> strategy for promoting the development of a National Information 
> Infrastructure.  Issues that the Council may address include, but 
> are not limited to:
>
>     (1)  the appropriate roles of the private and public sectors 
>          in developing the National Information Infrastructure;
>
>     (2)  a vision for the evolution of the National Information 
>          Infrastructure and its public and commercial 
>          applications;
>
>     (3)  the impact of current and proposed regulatory regimes 
>          on the evolution of the National Information 
>          Infrastructure;
>
>     (4)  national strategies for maximizing the benefits of the 
>          National Information Infrastructure, as measured by job 
>          creation, economic growth, increased productivity, and 
>          enhanced quality of life;
>
>     (5)  national strategies for developing and demonstrating 
>          applications in areas such as electronic commerce, 
>          agile manufacturing, life-long learning, health care, 
>          government services, and civic networking;
>
>     (6)  national security, emergency preparedness, system 
>          security, and network protection implications;   
>
>     (7)  national strategies for maximizing interconnection and 
>          inter-operability of communications networks;
>
>     (8)  international issues associated with the National 
>          Information Infrastructure;
>
>     (9)  universal access; and
>
>    (10)  privacy, security, and copyright issues.
>
>     (c)  The chairperson(s) may, from time to time, invite 
> experts to submit information to the Council and may form 
> subcommittees of the Council to review specific issues.
>
>     Sec. 3.  Administration.  (a)  The heads of executive 
> agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide to the 
> Council such information as it may require for the purpose of 
> carrying out its functions.
>
>     (b)  Members of the Council 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 Commerce shall provide the Council 
> with administrative services, facilities, staff, and other 
> support services necessary for the performance of its functions.
>
>     Sec. 4.  General.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other Executive 
> order, the functions of the President under the Act that are 
> applicable to the Council, except that of reporting to Congress, 
> shall be performed by the Secretary in accordance with guidelines 
> that have been issued by the Administrator of General Services.
>
>     (b)  The Council shall exist for a period of two years from 
> the date of this order, unless the Council's charter is 
> subsequently extended prior to the aforementioned date.
>
>     (c)  Members of the Council and its subcommittee shall not 
> be considered special government employees for any purpose or for 
> purposes of 18 U.S.C. 201-203, 205, 207-209, and 218-219.  
>
>
>
>                                   WILLIAM J. CLINTON
>
>
>
> THE WHITE HOUSE,
>    September 15, 1993.
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>
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