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FR Doc. 05-22133 Establishment of a Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2005)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 67327-67328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22133]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 213 / Friday, November 4, 2005 /
Presidential Documents
[[Page 67327]]
Executive Order 13390 of November 1, 2005
Establishment of a Coordinator of Federal Support
for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast
Region
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42
U.S.C. 5121-5206) (the ``Stafford Act''), and to
further strengthen Federal support for the recovery and
rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region affected by
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United
States to provide effective, integrated, and fiscally
responsible support from across the Federal Government
to support State, local, and tribal governments, the
private sector, and faith-based and other community
humanitarian relief organizations in the recovery and
rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region affected by
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita (the ``Federal
Response'').
Sec. 2. Establishment of Coordinator. The Secretary of
Homeland Security (Secretary) shall establish in the
Department of Homeland Security the position of
Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and
Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region (Coordinator). The
Coordinator shall be selected by the President and
shall be appointed by and report directly to the
Secretary. The Secretary shall make available to the
Coordinator such personnel, funds, and other resources
as may be appropriate to enable the Coordinator to
carry out the Coordinator's mission.
Sec. 3. Mission and Functions of Coordinator. (a) The
Coordinator's mission shall be to work with executive
departments and agencies to ensure the proper
implementation of the policy set forth in section 1 of
this order by coordinating the Federal Response. The
Coordinator shall be the principal point of contact for
the President and his senior advisors with respect to
the Federal Response.
(b) Working with the input of all appropriate heads
of executive departments and agencies, the Coordinator
shall lead the process to develop the principles
governing and define the goals of the Federal Response.
The Coordinator shall communicate those principles and
goals to all Federal officials involved in the Federal
Response.
(c) Working with the input of all appropriate heads
of executive departments and agencies, the Coordinator
shall lead the development and monitor the
implementation of the specific policies and programs
that constitute the Federal Response, and ensure that
those polices and programs are consistent with the
principles and goals of the Federal Response.
(d) The Coordinator shall serve as the primary
point of contact within the executive branch with the
Congress, State and local governments, the private
sector, and community leaders regarding the Federal
Response. Working with the input of all appropriate
heads of executive departments and agencies, the
Coordinator shall be responsible for managing
information flow, requests for actions, and discussions
regarding the Federal Response with the Congress, State
and local governments, the private sector, and
community leaders.
Sec. 4. Duties of Heads of Departments and Agencies.
Heads of executive departments and agencies shall
respond promptly to any request by the
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Coordinator, and shall, consistent with applicable law,
provide such information as the Coordinator deems
necessary to carry out the Coordinator's mission, and
shall otherwise cooperate with the Coordinator to the
greatest extent practicable to facilitate the
performance of the Coordinator's mission.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) authority granted by law to an agency or the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budget, administrative, or legislative proposals; or
(iii) the chain of command over the Armed Forces provided in section
162(b) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law, subject to the availability of
appropriations, and shall terminate 3 years from the
date of this order.
(c) As used in this order, the term ``agency'' has
the meaning set forth for the term ``executive agency''
in section 105 of title 5, United States Code,
excluding the Government Accountability Office.
(d) This order is intended only to improve the
internal management of the executive branch and is not
intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by a party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, entities, officers, employees or
agents, or any other person.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 1, 2005.
[FR Doc. 05-22133
Filed 11-3-05; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
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FR Doc. 05-22132 Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2005)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 67325-67326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22132]
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Part VI
The President
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Executive Order 13389--Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and
Rebuilding Council
Executive Order 13390--Establishment of a Coordinator of Federal
Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Region
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 213 / Friday, November 4, 2005 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13389 of November 1, 2005
Creation of the Gulf Coast Recovery and
Rebuilding Council
By the authority vested in me as President of the
United States by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, including the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121-5206) (the ``Stafford
Act''), and in order to further strengthen Federal
support for the recovery and rebuilding of the Gulf
Coast region affected by Hurricane Katrina and
Hurricane Rita, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United
States to provide effective, integrated, and fiscally
responsible support from across the Federal Government
to support State, local, and tribal governments, the
private sector, and faith-based and other community
humanitarian relief organizations in the recovery and
rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region affected by
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
Sec. 2. Establishment. (a) There is established, within
the Executive Office of the President, the Gulf Coast
Recovery and Rebuilding Council (the ``Council''). The
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy shall
serve as the Chairman of the Council (the
``Chairman''). The Council shall consist exclusively of
the following members or full-time Federal officers or
employees designated by them, respectively:
(i) Secretary of the Treasury;
(ii) Secretary of Defense;
(iii) Attorney General;
(iv) Secretary of the Interior;
(v) Secretary of Agriculture;
(vi) Secretary of Commerce;
(vii) Secretary of Labor;
(viii) Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(ix) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
(x) Secretary of Transportation;
(xi) Secretary of Energy;
(xii) Secretary of Education;
(xiii) Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(xiv) Secretary of Homeland Security;
(xv) Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(xvi) Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(xvii) Administrator of the Small Business Administration;
(xviii) Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(xix) Coordinator of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of
the Gulf Coast Region;
(xx) Assistant to the President for Economic Policy;
(xxi) Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy;
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(xxii) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism; and
(xxiii) Such other officers and employees of the executive branch as the
Chairman may from time to time designate.
(b) The Chairman, in consultation with the
Coordinator, shall convene and preside over meetings of
the Council, determine its agenda, direct its work,
and, as appropriate to particular subject matters,
establish and direct subgroups of the Council, which
shall consist of Council members or their designees
under subsection 2(a) of this order, and including
those officers and employees of the executive branch as
designated by the Chairman.
Sec. 3. Functions of Council. The Council shall:
(a) at the request of the Chairman, the Coordinator
of Federal Support for the Recovery and Rebuilding of
the Gulf Coast Region, or any agency head who is a
member of the Council (subject to the approval of the
Chairman), promptly review and provide advice and
guidance, for the purpose of furthering the policy set
forth in section 1 of this order, regarding any issue
relating to the implementation of that policy;
(b) make recommendations to the President, as
appropriate, regarding any issue considered by the
Council pursuant to section 3(a) of this order; and
(c) give no vote or veto over the activities or
advice of the Council to any individual to whom
subsection (b) of this section refers.
Sec. 4. General. (a) To the extent permitted by law:
(i) agencies shall assist and provide information to the Council for the
performance of its functions under this order; and
(ii) the Director of the Office of Administration shall provide or
arrange for the provision of administrative support to the Council.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect the functions of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budget, administrative, or legislative
proposals.
(c) This order shall be implemented in a manner
consistent with applicable law and subject to the
availability of appropriations.
(d) This order is intended only to improve the
internal management of the executive branch and is not
intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by a party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities,
its officers or employees, or any other person.
Sec. 5. Termination. The Council shall terminate 3
years from the date of this order, unless extended by
the President.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 1, 2005.
[FR Doc. 05-22132
Filed 11-3-05; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
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