Department of Veterans Affairs
Orders where directed actors are tied to Department of Veterans Affairs · 10 in Clinton · 111 all terms.
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10 shown · Clinton
Increasing Employment of Adults With Disabilities
This executive order establishes a National Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, chaired by the Secretary of Labor, to develop coordinated federal policy recommendations for increasing employment rates of adults with disabilities. It mandates multiple agency reports and reviews due by November 15, 1998, with subsequent Task Force reports through 2002.
White House Millennium Council
This executive order establishes the White House Millennium Council, a coordinating body of federal agency representatives to lead national and local educational celebrations commemorating the year 2000 millennium. The Council is tasked with planning events, producing educational materials, encouraging community participation, and making recommendations for historic preservation funding through the Save America's Treasures program.
Strengthened Protections for Human Subjects of Classified Research
This 1997 presidential memorandum strengthens ethical protections for human subjects in classified government research by implementing recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. It prohibits waiver of informed consent for classified research, requires disclosure of sponsoring agencies and classification status to subjects, mandates special institutional review board procedures including nongovernmental members and appeals processes, requires annual public disclosure of secret research projects, and bars agencies from conducting such research without first adopting modified Common Rule regulations.
Extension of Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
This executive order extends the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, originally created in 1995, with a new mandate to oversee the Pentagon's investigation into possible chemical or biological warfare exposures during the Gulf War and evaluate federal implementation of the Committee's December 1996 recommendations. The Committee must submit a status report by April 30, 1997, and a final supplemental report by October 31, 1997, after which it will terminate 30 days later.
Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
This executive order establishes a 12-member Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses to review and provide recommendations on research, medical treatment, outreach, and risk factors related to unexplained illnesses affecting veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. The committee is explicitly prohibited from conducting its own scientific research or advising on federal legal liability, and must submit an interim report within 6 months of its first meeting and a final report by December 31, 1996.
Regulatory ReformWaiver of Penalties and Reduction of Reports
This April 21, 1995 presidential memorandum directs federal agencies to implement two regulatory reform policies: (1) exercising enforcement discretion to waive penalties for small businesses that correct violations in good faith, and (2) reducing by half the frequency of public reporting requirements, with both policies requiring implementation plans to OMB by June 15, 1995 and policy implementation by July 14, 1995. The memorandum excludes law enforcement, national security, foreign affairs, trade restrictions, tax/revenue matters, and statistical agencies from its scope.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances
This executive order adjusts federal pay rates across multiple government pay systems effective January 1, 1995, including the General Schedule, Senior Executive Service, Executive Schedule, congressional and judicial salaries, uniformed services pay and allowances, and interim geographic adjustments for certain federal employees.
Federal Leadership of Fair Housing
This memorandum directs federal agencies to affirmatively further fair housing, establishes a Cabinet-level President's Fair Housing Council, and revokes Executive Order 12259. It expands protections to disabled persons and families with children, mandates HUD program reviews, and directs action against mortgage lending discrimination.
Leadership and Coordination of Fair Housing in Federal Programs: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
This executive order directs all federal agencies to administer housing and urban development programs in ways that affirmatively further fair housing under the Fair Housing Act. It establishes the President's Fair Housing Council, assigns HUD the lead coordinating role, mandates interagency regulations, and creates enforcement mechanisms including sanctions for noncompliance.
Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments
This executive order creates a temporary Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments to investigate and evaluate U.S. government-sponsored human radiation experiments conducted from 1944 to 1974, and to provide recommendations on ethical and scientific standards to an interagency working group. The committee of up to 15 members will review specific Cold War-era experiments including the 'Green Run test' and various radiation warfare tests, with authority to recommend notification of affected individuals or descendants about health risks.