[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 57309-57311]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-23525]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2019 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13895 of October 22, 2019
President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to establish an advisory council
on science and technology, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. Purpose. In every age of our Nation's
history, American ingenuity has driven technological
progress and the promise of the American Dream.
Scientific advancement has improved the lives of our
citizens, created jobs and better futures for American
workers, and kept the American people safe at home and
abroad. American thinkers, inventors, and
entrepreneurs, empowered by free-market capitalism and
driven by bold ideas, have created an ecosystem of
innovation that is the envy of the world, making our
Nation prosperous and strong.
Since World War II, our Nation's greatest scientists
and engineers have advised the Federal Government,
guiding the United States through the nuclear age, the
mission to the moon, and the transformations of the
digital revolution. Emerging technologies like
artificial intelligence and quantum information science
are now on the horizon, and how we address their
development will determine whether they give rise to
new American industries or challenge American values.
With American leadership facing fierce global
competition, today more than ever our Nation is in need
of new approaches for unleashing the creativity of our
research enterprise and empowering private sector
innovation to ensure American technological dominance.
Through collaborative partnerships across the American
science and technology enterprise, which includes an
unmatched constellation of public and private
educational institutions, research laboratories,
corporations, and foundations, the United States can
usher extraordinary new technologies into homes,
hospitals, and highways across the world. These
technologies would have American values at their core.
By strengthening the ties that connect government,
industry, and academia, my Administration will champion
a new era of American research and innovation, which
will give rise to new discoveries that create the
industries of the future.
Sec. 2. Establishment. The President's Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is hereby
established. The PCAST shall be composed of the
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
(the ``Director''), and not more than 16 additional
members appointed by the President. These additional
members shall include distinguished individuals from
sectors outside of the Federal Government. They shall
have diverse perspectives and expertise in science,
technology, education, and innovation. The Director
shall serve as the Chair of the PCAST.
Sec. 3. Functions. (a) The PCAST shall advise the
President on matters involving science, technology,
education, and innovation policy. The Council shall
also provide the President with scientific and
technical information that is needed to inform public
policy relating to the American economy, the American
worker, national and homeland security, and other
topics. The PCAST shall meet regularly and shall:
(i) respond to requests from the President or the Director for information,
analysis, evaluation, or advice;
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(ii) solicit information and ideas from a broad range of stakeholders on
contemporary topics of critical importance to the Nation in order to inform
policy making. Stakeholders include the research community, the private
sector, universities, national laboratories, State and local governments,
and non-profit organizations;
(iii) serve as the advisory committee identified in subsection 101(b) of
the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-194), as amended
(15 U.S.C. 5511(b)). In performing the functions of such advisory
committee, the PCAST shall be known as the President's Innovation and
Technology Advisory Committee; and
(iv) serve as the advisory panel identified in section 4 of the 21st
Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (Public Law 108-153),
as amended (15 U.S.C. 7503). In performing the functions of such advisory
committee, the PCAST shall be known as the National Nanotechnology Advisory
Panel.
(b) The PCAST shall provide advice to the National
Science and Technology Council in response to requests
from that Council.
Sec. 4. Administration. (a) The heads of executive
departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted
by law, provide the PCAST with information concerning
scientific and technological matters when requested by
the PCAST Chair.
(b) In consultation with the Director, the PCAST
may create standing subcommittees and ad hoc groups,
including technical advisory groups to assist the PCAST
and provide preliminary information to the PCAST.
(c) The Director may request that members of the
PCAST, its standing subcommittees, or ad hoc groups who
do not hold a current clearance for access to
classified information, receive security clearance and
access determinations pursuant to Executive Order 12968
of August 2, 1995 (Access to Classified Information),
as amended, or any successor order.
(d) The Department of Energy shall provide such
funding and administrative and technical support as the
PCAST may require.
(e) Members of the PCAST shall serve without any
compensation for their work on the PCAST, but may
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving
intermittently in the government service (5 U.S.C.
5701-5707).
Sec. 5. Termination. The PCAST shall terminate 2 years
from the date of this order unless extended by the
President.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.)
(FACA), may apply to the PCAST, any functions of the
President under the FACA, except that of reporting to
the Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary of
Energy in accordance with the guidelines and procedures
established by the Administrator of General Services.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
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Sec. 7. Revocation. Executive Order 13539 of April 21,
2010 (President's Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology), as amended, is hereby revoked.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 22, 2019.
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