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Federal Register 

Vol. 75, No. 87 

Thursday, May 6, 2010 

Title 3— 

The President 

Memorandum of May 3, 2010 

Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development 

Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense[,] the Secretary of Commerce[,] 

the Secretary of Labor[,] the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development[,] the Secretary of Transportation[,] the Secretary of 

Education[,] the Director of the Office of Management and Budget[,] the 

Administrator of the Small Business Administration[,] the Administrator 

of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration[,] the Chair of the 

Council of Economic Advisers[,] the Director of National Intelligence[,] 

the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy[, and] the 

Director of the National Economic Council 

My Administration is committed to implementing a bold, new approach 

to human spaceflight. Supported by a $6 billion increase to the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) budget over the next 5 

years, this strategy will foster the development of path-breaking technologies, 

increase the reach and reduce the cost of human and robotic exploration 

of space, and help create thousands of new jobs. 

NASA’s budget also includes $429 million next year, and $1.9 billion over 

the next 5 years, to modernize the Kennedy Space Center and other nearby 

space launch facilities in Florida. This modernization effort will help spur 

new commercial business and innovation and provide additional good jobs 

to the region. While all of the new aspects of my Administration’s plan 

together will create thousands of new jobs in Florida, past decisions to 

end the Space Shuttle program will still affect families and communities 

along Florida’s ‘‘Space Coast.’’ 

Building on this significant new investment at the Kennedy Space Center 

and my increased budget for NASA overall, I am committed to taking additional steps to help local economies like Florida’s Space Coast adapt and 

thrive in the years ahead. The men and women who work in Florida’s 

aerospace industry are some of the most talented and highly trained in 

the Nation. It is critical that their skills are tapped as we transform and 

expand the country’s space exploration efforts. That is why I am launching 

a $40 million, multi-agency initiative to help the Space Coast transform 

their economies and prepare their workers for the opportunities of tomorrow. 

This effort will build on and complement ongoing local and Federal economic 

and workforce-development efforts through a Task Force composed of seniorlevel Administration officials from relevant agencies that will construct an 

economic development action plan by August 15, 2010. 

To these ends, I hereby direct the following: 

Section 1. Establishment of the Task Force on Space Industry Workforce 

and Economic Development. There is established a Task Force on Space 

Industry Workforce and Economic Development (Task Force) to develop, 

in collaboration with local stakeholders, an interagency action plan to facilitate economic development strategies and plans along the Space Coast and 

to provide training and other opportunities for affected aerospace workers 

so they are equipped to contribute to new developments in America’s space 

program and related industries. The Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of NASA shall serve as Co-Chairs of the Task Force. 

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(a) Membership of the Task Force. In addition to the Co-Chairs, the Task 

Force shall consist of the following members: 

(i) the Secretary of Defense; 

(ii) the Secretary of Labor; 

(iii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; 

(iv) the Secretary of Transportation; 

(v) the Secretary of Education; 

(vi) the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers; 

(vii) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; 

(viii) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; 

(ix) the Director of National Intelligence; 

(x) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; 

(xi) the Director of the National Economic Council; and 

(xii) the heads of such other executive departments, agencies, and offices 

as the President may, from time to time, designate. 

A member of the Task Force may designate, to perform the Task Force 

functions of the member, a senior-level official who is a part of the member’s 

department, agency, or office, and who is a full-time officer or employee 

of the Federal Government. 

(b) Administration. The Co-Chairs shall convene regular meetings of the 

Task Force, determine its agenda, and direct its work. At the direction 

of the Co-Chairs, the Task Force may establish subgroups consisting exclusively of Task Force members or their designees, as appropriate. 

Sec. 2. Mission and Functions. The Task Force shall work with local stakeholders and executive departments and agencies to equip Space Coast and 

other affected workers to take advantage of new opportunities and expand 

the region’s economic base. 

The Task Force will perform the following functions, to the extent permitted by law: 

(a) provide leadership and coordination of Federal Government resources 

to facilitate workforce and economic development opportunities for aerospace 

communities and workers affected by new developments in America’s space 

exploration program. Such support may include the use of personnel, technical expertise, and available financial resources, and may be used to provide 

a coordinated Federal response to the needs of individual States, regions, 

municipalities, and communities adversely affected by space industry 

changes; 

(b) provide recommendations to the President on ways Federal policies 

and programs can address issues of special importance to aerospace communities and workers; and 

(c) help ensure that officials from throughout the executive branch, including officials on existing committees or task forces addressing technological 

development, research, or aerospace issues, advance the President’s agenda 

for the transformation of America’s space exploration program and support 

the coordination of Federal economic adjustment assistance activities. 

Sec. 3. Outreach. Consistent with the objectives set forth in this memorandum, the Task Force, in accordance with applicable law, in addition 

to holding regular meetings, shall conduct outreach to representatives of 

nonprofit organizations; business; labor: State, local, and tribal governments; 

elected officials; and other interested persons that will assist in bringing 

to the President’s attention concerns, ideas, and policy options for expanding 

and improving efforts to create jobs and economic growth in affected aerospace communities. The Task Force shall hold inaugural meetings with 

stakeholders within 60 days of the date of this memorandum. 

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Sec. 4. Task Force Plan for Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development. On or before August 15, 2010, the Task Force shall develop and 

submit to the President a comprehensive plan that: 

(a) recommends how best to invest $40 million in transition assistance 

funding to ensure robust workforce and economic development in those 

communities within Florida affected by transitions in America’s space exploration program; 

(b) describes how the plan will build on and complement ongoing economic and workforce development efforts; 

(c) explores future workforce and economic development activities that 

could be undertaken for affected aerospace communities in other States, 

as appropriate; 

(d) identifies areas of collaboration with other public or nongovernmental 

actors to achieve the objectives of the Task Force; and 

(e) details a coordinated implementation strategy by executive departments 

and agencies to meet the objectives of the Task Force. 

Sec. 5. Termination. The Task Force shall terminate 3 years after the date 

of this memorandum unless extended by the President. 

Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) The heads of executive departments and 

agencies shall assist and provide information to the Task Force, consistent 

with applicable law, as may be necessary to carry out the functions of 

the Task Force. Each executive department and agency shall bear its own 

expense for participating in the Task Force; and 

(b) nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise 

affect: 

(i) authority granted by law to an executive department, 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. 

(c) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable 

law and subject to the availability of appropriations. 

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(d) This memorandum 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. 

(e) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2010 

[FR Doc. 2010–10913 

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