[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 33627-33629]
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The President





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Executive Order 13218--21st Century Workforce Initiative


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2001 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 13218 of June 20, 2001

                
21st Century Workforce Initiative

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and laws of the United States of America, 
                including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
                amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and in order to promote the 
                study and the development of strategies to address the 
                needs of the 21st century workforce, it is hereby 
                ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Establishment of the Office of the 21st 
                Century Workforce. (a) The Secretary of Labor is hereby 
                directed to establish within the Department of Labor 
                the Office of the 21st Century Workforce. The Office 
                shall provide a focal point for the identification and 
                study of issues relating to the workforce of the United 
                States and the development of strategies for 
                effectively addressing such issues.

                    (b) The Office of the 21st Century Workforce shall 
                gather and disseminate information relating to 
                workforce issues by conducting summits, conferences, 
                field hearings, meetings, and other appropriate forums 
                designed to encourage the participation of 
                organizations and individuals interested in such 
                issues, including business and labor organizations, 
                academicians, employers, employees, and public 
                officials at the local, State, and Federal levels.
                    (c) Among the issues to be addressed by the Office 
                of the 21st Century Workforce shall be the 
                identification of the ways in which the Department of 
                Labor may streamline and update the information and 
                services made available to the workforce by the 
                Department; eliminate duplicative or overlapping rules 
                and regulations; and eliminate statutory and regulatory 
                barriers to assisting the workforce in successfully 
                adapting to the challenges of the 21st century.

                Sec. 2. Establishment of the Council on the 21st 
                Century Workforce.

                    (a) Establishment and Composition of the Council.

  (i) There is hereby established the ``President's Council on the 21st 
Century Workforce'' (Council).

  (ii) The Council shall be composed of not more than 13 members who shall 
be appointed by the President. The membership shall include individuals who 
represent the views of business and labor organizations, Federal, State, 
and local governments, academicians and educators, and such other 
associations and entities as the President determines are appropriate. In 
addition, the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall serve as ex officio members representing the 
views of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Labor shall be the 
Chairperson of the Council.

                    (b) Functions of the Council. The Council shall 
                provide information and advice to the President through 
                the Secretary of Labor, the Office of the 21st Century 
                Workforce within the Department of Labor, and other 
                appropriate Federal officials relating to issues 
                affecting the 21st century workforce. These activities 
                shall include:

  (i) assessing the effects of rapid technological changes, demographic 
trends, globalization, changes in work processes, and the need for new and 
enhanced skills for workers, employers, and other related sectors of 
society;

  (ii) examining current and alternative approaches to assisting workers 
and employers in adjusting to and benefitting from such changes, including

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opportunities for workplace education, retraining, access to assistive 
technologies and workplace supports, and skills upgrading;

  (iii) identifying impediments to the adjustment to such changes by 
workers and employers and recommending approaches and policies that could 
remove those impediments;

  (iv) assisting the Office of the 21st Century Workforce in reviewing 
programs carried out by the Department of Labor and identifying changes to 
such programs that would stream line and update their effectiveness in 
meeting the needs of the workforce; and

  (v) analyzing such additional issues relating to the workforce and making 
such reports as the President or the Secretary of Labor may request.

                    (c) Administration of the Council.

  (i) The Council shall meet on the call of the Chairperson, at a time and 
place designated by the Chairperson. The Chairperson may form subcommittees 
or working groups within the Council to address particular matters.

  (ii) The Council may from time to time prescribe such procedures and 
policies relating to the activities of the Council as are not inconsistent 
with law or with the provisions of this order.

  (iii) Each member of the Council who is not an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall serve without compensation but shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized 
by law for persons serving intermittently in Federal service (5 U.S.C. 
5701-5707).

  (iv) The Department of Labor shall make available appropriate funding and 
administrative support to assist the Council in carrying out the functions 
under this section, including necessary office space, equipment, supplies, 
staff, and services. The Secretary of Labor shall perform the functions of 
the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), as 
amended, except that of reporting to the Congress, with respect to the 
Council in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the 
Administrator of General Services.

  (v) The heads of executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted by 
law, provide the Council with such information as it may require for 
purposes of carrying out the functions described in this section.

                    (d) Termination of the Council. The Council shall 
                terminate 2 years from the date of this order unless 
                extended by the President prior to such date.

                Sec. 3. Effect on Prior Orders.

                    (a) Amendments to Executive Order 13111 of January 
                12, 1999. In order to ensure the coordination and 
                nonduplication of advice and information regarding 21st 
                century workforce issues, section 6 of Executive Order 
                13111, relating to the functions of the Advisory 
                Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities, is 
                amended to read as follows:
                    ``Sec. 6. Functions of the Advisory Committee. The 
                Committee shall provide the President, through the 
                Secretary of Labor (who shall ensure the coordination 
                of the activities of the Committee with the activities 
                undertaken pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of the 
                Executive Order on the 21st Century Workforce 
                Initiative), an independent assessment of:

  (1) progress made by the Federal Government in its use and integration of 
technology in adult training programs, particularly in addressing the 
problems of adult illiteracy;

  (2) how Federal Government programs, initiatives, and policies can 
encourage or accelerate training technology to provide more accessible, 
more timely, and more cost- effective training opportunities for all 
Americans;

  (3) mechanisms for the Federal Government to widely deploy and utilize 
technology-mediated instruction so all Americans may take advantage of 
opportunities provided by learning technology;

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  (4) the appropriate Federal Government role in research and development 
for learning technologies and their applications in order to develop high-
quality training and education opportunities for all Americans; and

  (5) such other issues regarding emerging technologies in government 
training as specified by the Secretary of Labor.''

                    (b) Revocation of Executive Order 13174. Executive 
                Order 13174 of October 27, 2000, relating to the 
                establishment of the Commission on Workers, 
                Communities, and Economic Change in the New Economy, is 
                revoked.

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                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    June 20, 2001.

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