Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

This executive order extends 14 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2003, delegates FACA oversight functions to agency heads, revokes five executive orders for completed/terminated committees, and supersedes sections of Executive Order 13138.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 50291

Impact dates

Sep 30, 2003
Continued advisory committees expire
Sep 30, 2001
Executive Order effective date

Key directives

Continue 14 advisory committees until September 30, 2003
Delegate FACA presidential functions to designated agency heads
Revoke EO 13134 sections 3-4 (Biobased Products and Bioenergy Committee)
Revoke EO 13080 (American Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee)
Revoke EO 13090 as amended by EO 13136 (Women in American History Commission)
Revoke EO 13168 (Tobacco-Dependent Communities Commission)
Revoke EO 13075 (Gulf War Chemical/Biological Incidents Oversight Board)
Supersede sections 1-4 of EO 13138

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

EO takes effect September 30, 2001
14 advisory committees continued
5 executive orders revoked
Sections 1-4 of EO 13138 superseded

Near term (90d)

Agency heads assume FACA functions for listed committees

Long term

Committees operate until September 30, 2003 expiration
Potential reauthorization or termination decisions required by late 2003

Risks & tensions

Limited transparency: no justification provided for which committees were continued versus revoked
FACA function delegation to agency heads may reduce presidential accountability for committee operations
Biobased products committee revocation creates dependency on Biomass Research and Development Act structure—unclear if seamless transition
Superseding EO 13138 sections without specifying replacement provisions creates ambiguity