NSF
Orders where directed actors are tied to NSF · 3 in G.W. Bush · 46 all terms.
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Orders
3 shown · G.W. Bush
Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity in the United States
This executive order establishes an interagency Working Group co-chaired by the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services to review and evaluate security practices at facilities handling biological select agents and toxins. The group must submit recommendations within 180 days on improving physical, facility, and personnel security across federal and nonfederal laboratories, then terminates 60 days after that report.
Delegation of Reporting Authority
This memorandum delegates to the Director of the National Science Foundation the President's statutory authority under Public Law 98-373 to submit a specified report and plan to Congress regarding Arctic research and policy. It is a narrow, technical delegation of reporting functions with no substantive policy changes.
Committee on Ocean Policy
This executive order establishes the Committee on Ocean Policy within the Council on Environmental Quality to coordinate federal agency activities on ocean-related matters, advance environmental/economic/security interests, and facilitate consultation with state, tribal, local, and international stakeholders. The Committee comprises cabinet secretaries, agency heads, and presidential assistants but functions solely in an advisory capacity without regulatory authority.