Executive Order 13177



By the authority vested in the President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including Public Law 106-113 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and in order to implement section 1247 of Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-502) and to create a parallel ‘‘President’s Council on the Use of Offsets in Commercial Trade,’’ it is hereby ordered as follows:

. Membership.
 * Pursuant to Public Law 106-113, the ‘‘National Commission on the Use of Offsets in Defense Trade’’ (Commission) comprises 11 members appointed by the President with the concurrence of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. The Commission membership includes:

. Duties.
 * The Commission will be responsible for reviewing and reporting on:

. Commission Report.
 * Not later than 12 months after the Commission is established, it will report to the appropriate congressional committees. In addition to the items described in section 2 of this order, the report will include:

. Administration, Compensation, and Termination.

. Establishment and Membership.

. Duties and Report of the Council.
 * The Council shall review and report to the President, through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on the use of offsets in commercial trade, including their impact on the United States defense and commercial industrial base. The Council shall consult with and, as appropriate, provide information to the Commission.

. Administration.

. General.

, December 4, 2000. [ [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=f:06dee0.pdf FR Doc. 00–31252] Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 am] Billing Code 3195–01–P