[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
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Vol. 77

Tuesday,

No. 30

February 14, 2012

Part VIII





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Executive Order 13600--Establishing the President's Global Development 
Council


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                Executive Order 13600 of February 9, 2012

                
Establishing the President's Global Development 
                Council

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. To help protect national security 
                and further American economic, humanitarian, and 
                strategic interests in the world, it is the policy of 
                the Federal Government to promote and elevate 
                development as a core pillar of American power and 
                chart a course for development, diplomacy, and defense 
                to reinforce and complement one another. As stated in 
                the 2010 National Security Strategy and the 
                Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, 
                the successful pursuit of development is essential to 
                advancing our national security objectives: security, 
                prosperity, respect for universal values, and a just 
                and sustainable international order. The effectiveness 
                of this development policy will depend in large measure 
                on how we engage with partners, beneficiaries of our 
                development assistance, and stakeholders. We will use 
                evidence-based decision-making in all areas of U.S. 
                development policy and programs, and we commit to 
                foster development expertise and learning worldwide.

                Sec. 2. Establishment. There is established the 
                President's Global Development Council (Council). The 
                Council shall be established for administrative 
                purposes within the United States Agency for 
                International Development (USAID) subject to the 
                foreign policy and budgetary guidance of the Secretary 
                of State.

                Sec. 3. Membership. The membership of the Council shall 
                be as follows:

                    (a) The Council shall be composed of the officials 
                described in paragraph (b) of this section and not more 
                than 12 individuals from outside the Federal Government 
                appointed by the President. Appointed members of the 
                Council may serve as representatives of a variety of 
                sectors, including, among others, institutions of 
                higher education, non-profit and philanthropic 
                organizations, civil society, and private industry.
                    (b) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
                Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the USAID 
                Administrator, and the Chief Executive Officer of the 
                Millennium Challenge Corporation shall serve as non-
                voting members of the Council and may designate, to 
                perform the Council functions of the member, a senior-
                level official who is part of the member's department, 
                agency, or office, and who is a full-time officer or 
                employee of the Federal Government.
                    (c) The President shall designate a member of the 
                Council to serve as Chair and another member to serve 
                as Vice Chair. The Chair shall convene and preside at 
                meetings of the Council, determine meeting agendas, and 
                direct its work. The Vice Chair shall perform the 
                duties of the Chair in the absence of the Chair and 
                shall perform such other functions as the Chair may 
                assign.
                    (d) The term of office of members appointed by the 
                President from outside the Federal Government shall be 
                2 years, and such members shall be eligible for 
                reappointment and may continue to serve after the 
                expiration of their terms until the President appoints 
                a successor. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall 
                serve only for the unexpired term of such vacancy.

                Sec. 4. Mission and Functions. The Council shall advise 
                and support the President, through the National 
                Security Staff and the National Economic

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                Council staff, in furtherance of the policy set forth 
                in section 1 of this order. The Council shall meet 
                regularly and shall:

                    (a) inform the policy and practice of U.S. global 
                development policy and programs by providing advice to 
                the President and other senior officials on issues 
                including:

(i) innovative, scalable approaches to development with proven demonstrable 
impact, particularly on sustainable economic growth and good governance;

(ii) areas for enhanced collaboration between the Federal Government and 
public and private sectors to advance development policy;

(iii) best practices for and effectiveness of research and development in 
low and middle income economies; and

(iv) long-term solutions to issues central to strategic planning for U.S. 
development efforts;

                    (b) support new and existing public-private 
                partnerships by:

(i) identifying key areas for enhanced collaboration and any barriers to 
collaboration; and

(ii) recommending concrete efforts that the private and public sectors 
together can take to promote economic development priorities and 
initiatives; and

                    (c) increase awareness and action in support of 
                development by soliciting public input on current and 
                emerging issues in the field of global development as 
                well as bringing to the President's attention concerns 
                and ideas that would inform policy options.

                Sec. 5. Administration of the Council. (a) The heads of 
                executive departments and agencies shall assist and 
                provide information to the Council, consistent with 
                applicable law, as may be necessary to carry out the 
                functions of the Council.

                    (b) Funding and administrative support for the 
                Council shall be provided by USAID to the extent 
                permitted by law and within existing appropriations.
                    (c) The USAID Administrator shall appoint an 
                Executive Director who shall be a Federal officer or 
                employee of USAID and serve as a liaison to the 
                Administrator and the Executive Office of the President 
                and consult with relevant executive departments, 
                agencies, and offices on matters and activities 
                pertaining to the Council.
                    (d) The members of the Council who are appointed 
                from outside the Federal Government shall serve without 
                compensation for their work on the Council. Members of 
                the Council may, however, 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).
                    (e) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
                (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), may apply to the 
                Council, any functions of the President under FACA, 
                except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be 
                performed by the USAID Administrator in accordance with 
                the guidelines issued by the Administrator of General 
                Services.

                Sec. 6. Termination. The Council shall terminate 2 
                years after the date of this order, unless renewed by 
                the President.

                Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) authority granted by law to a department or agency, or the head 
thereof; or

(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.

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                    (c) 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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