Amendment to Executive Order 13017, Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry

This executive order amends a prior order to expand the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry from 20 to 32 members and sets new deadlines for the Commission's preliminary report (January 31, 1998) and final report (March 30, 1998). It is a narrow, procedural amendment with no policy substance of its own.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 14773

Impact dates

Jan 31, 1998
Commission preliminary report due to President

Key directives

Expand Advisory Commission membership from 20 to 32 members
Commission shall submit preliminary report to President by January 31, 1998
Commission shall submit final report to President by March 30, 1998

Timeline

Immediate

EO takes effect upon signing
Commission membership cap raised from 20 to 32

Near term (90d)

Potential expansion of commission membership

Long term

Preliminary report due January 31, 1998
Final report due March 30, 1998

Risks & tensions

Original EO 13017 deadlines were replaced; text does not specify what prior deadlines were, creating uncertainty about whether this accelerates or delays reporting
Expansion to 32 members may slow commission deliberations but text offers no analysis of this trade-off
Advisory commission reports are non-binding; structural impact depends on subsequent presidential or congressional action