Secretary of Health and Human Services
Executive orders directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services · 36 in Clinton · 344 all terms.
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36 shown · Clinton
Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and Prevention
This executive order establishes U.S. policy to combat global tobacco use through coordinated domestic and international efforts. It restricts federal agencies from promoting tobacco exports, requires HHS participation in tobacco trade policy deliberations, mandates a pilot country needs assessment by year-end 2001, and creates a research and training program focused on women and children.
Federal Interagency Task Force on the District of Columbia
This executive order formally establishes the Federal Interagency Task Force on the District of Columbia, chaired by the OMB Director and composed of 18 cabinet-level and agency heads, to coordinate federal assistance for D.C.'s financial stability, economic growth, and self-governance. It continues and institutionalizes interagency work begun in 1995 to support the nation's capital through improved federal-local coordination.
Providing Compensation to America's Nuclear Weapons Workers
This executive order implements the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 by assigning specific responsibilities to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Energy to administer compensation for nuclear weapons workers who developed illnesses from exposure to beryllium, radiation, and other hazards. It establishes deadlines for regulations, claim forms, facility lists, and creates an Interagency Working Group and Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health to oversee implementation.
Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Central San Joaquin Valley
This executive order establishes an interagency task force to coordinate federal economic development efforts for California's Central San Joaquin Valley, requiring annual reports for five years and focusing on sustainable growth in seven designated counties. The task force includes 16 agency heads or their designees with a rotating chair among Agriculture, HUD, and Commerce.
President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health
This executive order creates a 10-member presidential commission to study economic challenges facing tobacco-dependent communities and recommend solutions that also protect public health, particularly youth. The commission must submit a preliminary report by December 31, 2000, and a final report six months after its first meeting, with automatic termination 30 days after the final report or within two years.
Creation of the White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports and Authorization for the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy To Serve as the United States Government's Representative on the Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports to develop recommendations for federal action against doping, particularly among youth, and authorizes the Director of National Drug Control Policy to serve as the U.S. government representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency board.
Father's Day, 2000
This proclamation designates Sunday, June 18, 2000 as Father's Day and includes a directive for the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to develop guidance for state/local governments, community providers, and families on federal resources available to promote responsible fatherhood.
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
This executive order establishes a 15-member White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Commission is tasked with providing recommendations to the President on how public policy can maximize benefits of complementary and alternative medicine through education, research, information dissemination, and access. The Commission will automatically terminate two years from the signing date unless extended by the President.
President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina
This executive order establishes an interagency council to develop recommendations for federal actions to help Princeville, North Carolina recover from Hurricane Floyd flooding and plan for its future. The council includes 15 agency heads and presidential assistants, chaired by the OMB Director, and is tasked with considering the town's unique status as the first U.S. city founded by ex-slaves.
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
This executive order extends 16 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2001, revokes several executive orders for completed committees, and makes technical amendments to existing orders including adding the Department of Energy to the President's Export Council, expanding an interagency Coast Guard task force, and updating the structure of committees on arts/humanities and physical fitness.
Improving Health Protection of Military Personnel Participating in Particular Military Operations
This executive order establishes procedures for administering investigational drugs to military personnel during particular military operations when FDA-approved alternatives are unavailable. It creates a detailed waiver process for informed consent requirements under 10 U.S.C. 1107(f), requiring presidential approval, FDA consultation, ongoing monitoring, and congressional notification.
Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs
This executive order establishes the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders within HHS, creates a White House Initiative interagency working group, and requires federal agencies to develop plans to increase AAPI participation in federal programs where they may be underserved. The Commission will advise the President on federal efforts, data collection, and community involvement, while agencies must submit measurable plans with annual performance assessments.
Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Southwest Border
This executive order establishes an interagency task force co-chaired by Treasury, Agriculture, and Labor to coordinate federal economic development efforts for the Southwest Border region (within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California). The task force reports to the Vice President and is charged with analyzing programs, developing recommendations, and focusing on pilot communities, with mandatory reports through 2002.
Using Technology To Improve Training Opportunities for Federal Government Employees
This executive order establishes a presidential task force and advisory committee to promote technology-based training for federal employees. It directs agencies to designate representatives, develop training technology standards, create online training databases, and explore individual training accounts for workers.
President's Council on Food Safety
Establishes the President's Council on Food Safety, co-chaired by the Secretaries of Agriculture and HHS and the President's Science Advisor, to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for federal food safety activities and coordinate budgets and research across agencies. The Council aims to create a seamless, science-based food safety system through improved interagency coordination.
American Indian and Alaska Native Education
This executive order establishes an Interagency Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Education to coordinate federal efforts across 14+ agencies to improve educational outcomes for Native students. It mandates development of a comprehensive federal Indian education policy, regional partnership forums, school pilot sites, and a research agenda, with multiple reporting deadlines over a 5-year task force lifespan.
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.
Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
This executive order directs federal agencies to prioritize identifying and assessing environmental health and safety risks that disproportionately affect children. It establishes an interagency Task Force co-chaired by HHS and EPA, mandates regulatory impact analyses for children's health in significant rulemakings, and creates an annual reporting mechanism on child well-being indicators.
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.
Supporting Families: Collecting Delinquent Child Support Obligations
This executive order directs federal agencies to use administrative offsets—deducting from federal payments—to collect past-due child support obligations. It also requires agencies to deny certain federal financial assistance (loans, guarantees, insurance) to individuals delinquent on child support, with due-process protections established by the Attorney General.
Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
This executive order establishes a 20-member advisory commission co-chaired by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor to study and make recommendations on health care quality, consumer protections, and worker protections in the changing health care system. The commission is required to submit a preliminary report by September 30, 1997, and a final report 18 months after its first meeting, after which it terminates within 30 days or by September 5, 1998 at the latest.
Continuing the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and Broadening Its Membership and Responsibilities
This executive order continues the President's Committee on Mental Retardation with expanded membership and responsibilities. It adds federal agency heads to the committee, sets national goals for reducing mental retardation and promoting community participation, and requires annual reports to the President through the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
President's Council on Counter-Narcotics
This executive order establishes the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics, a high-level interagency body chaired by the President and comprising cabinet secretaries, intelligence directors, and senior White House officials. The Council meets quarterly to advise the President on national drug control strategy, coordinate implementation across agencies, and link drug policy to national security priorities, while preserving the Director of National Drug Control Policy as the senior drug policy official.
Protection of Human Research Subjects and Creation of National Bioethics Advisory Commission
This executive order creates the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) to advise on bioethical issues in human research, and requires all executive branch agencies conducting, supporting, or regulating human subjects research to review their protections within 120 days. The commission's first priority is protecting human research subjects and addressing genetic information issues, with a two-year lifespan unless extended.
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
This executive order establishes the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) as a Federal Advisory Committee Act-compliant body of up to 30 members within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Council provides non-binding advice to the Secretary of HHS on HIV/AIDS prevention, research, and patient services, with the Secretary forwarding all written reports to the President.
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.
Actions Required of all Executive Agencies To Facilitate Payment of Child Support
This executive order directs all federal agencies, including the Uniformed Services, to become model employers in facilitating child support enforcement. It mandates specific actions including wage withholding compliance, service of legal process cooperation, data sharing with state child support agencies, and requires multiple reports and reviews within 60-180 days.
Deterring Illegal Immigration
This 1995 presidential memorandum directs a comprehensive strategy to deter illegal immigration through border control expansion, worksite enforcement, visa overstay tracking, expedited deportation procedures, and international cooperation. It sets specific deadlines for interagency reports and plans while requesting congressional action on wiretap authority, asset seizure, and expedited exclusion procedures.
National Defense Industrial Resources Preparedness
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to cabinet secretaries and agency heads for national defense industrial resource preparedness. It establishes frameworks for priorities and allocations of materials and services, expansion of productive capacity through loans and guarantees, labor supply management, and defense industrial base information systems, while revoking and consolidating eleven prior executive orders.
Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
This executive order requires federal agencies to make environmental justice part of their mission by identifying and addressing disproportionately high adverse health and environmental effects on minority and low-income populations. It creates an interagency working group, mandates agency-specific strategies with specific deadlines, and requires improved data collection, research inclusion, and public participation.
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.