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APPENDIX
3
Executive
Order
13045
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Executive
Order
13045
April
21,
1997
Protection
of
Children
from
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
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.

1­
101.
A
growing
body
of
scientific
knowledge
demonstrates
that
children
may
suffer
disproportionately
from
environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks.
These
risks
arise
because:

children's
neurological,
immunological,
digestive,
and
other
bodily
systems
are
still
developing;

children
eat
more
food,
drink
more
fluids,
and
breathe
more
air
in
proportion
to
their
body
weight
than
adults;
children's
size
and
weight
may
diminish
their
protection
from
standard
safety
features;
and
children's
behavior
patterns
may
make
them
more
susceptible
to
accidents
because
they
are
less
able
to
protect
themselves.
Therefore,
to
the
extent
permitted
by
law
and
appropriate,
and
consistent
with
the
agency's
mission,
each
Federal
agency:

(
a)
shall
make
it
a
high
priority
to
identify
and
assess
environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks
that
may
disproportionately
affect
children;
and
(
b)
shall
ensure
that
its
policies,
programs,
activities,
and
standards
address
disproportionate
risks
to
children
that
result
from
environmental
health
risks
or
safety
risks.

1­
102.
Each
independent
regulatory
agency
is
encouraged
to
participate
in
the
implementation
of
this
order
and
comply
with
its
provisions.

2­
201.
"
Federal
agency"
means
any
authority
of
the
United
States
that
is
an
agency
under
44
U.
S.
C.
3502
(
1)
other
than
those
considered
to
be
independent
regulatory
agencies
under
44
U.
S.
C.
3502
(
5).
For
purposes
of
this
order,
"
military
departments,"
as
defined
in
5
U.
S.
C.
102,

are
covered
under
the
auspices
of
the
Department
of
Defense.
2
2­
202.
"
Covered
regulatory
action"
means
any
substantive
action
in
a
rulemaking,

initiated
after
the
date
of
this
order
or
for
which
a
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking
is
published
1
year
after
the
date
of
this
order,
that
is
likely
to
result
in
a
rule
that
may:

(
a)
be
"
economically
significant"
under
Executive
Order
12866
(
a
rulemaking
that
has
an
annual
effect
on
the
economy
of
$
100
million
or
more
or
would
adversely
affect
in
a
material
way
the
economy,
a
sector
of
the
economy,

productivity,
competition,
jobs,
the
environment,
public
health
or
safety,
or
State,

local,
or
tribal
governments
or
communities);
and
(
a)
concern
an
environmental
health
risk
or
safety
risk
that
an
agency
has
reason
to
believe
may
disproportionately
affect
children.

2­
203.
"
Environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks"
mean
risks
to
health
or
to
safety
that
are
attributable
to
products
or
substances
that
the
child
is
likely
to
come
in
contact
with
or
ingest
(
such
as
the
air
we
breathe,
the
food
we
eat,
the
water
we
drink
or
use
for
recreation,
the
soil
we
live
on,
and
the
products
we
use
or
are
exposed
to).

Sec.
3.
Task
Force
on
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
to
Children.

3­
301.
There
is
hereby
established
the
Task
Force
on
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
to
Children
("
Task
Force").

3­
302.
The
Task
Force
will
report
to
the
President
in
consultation
with
the
Domestic
Policy
Council,
the
National
Science
and
Technology
Council,
the
Council
on
Environmental
Quality,
and
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB).

3­
303.
Membership.
The
Task
Force
shall
be
composed
of
the:

a.
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
who
shall
serve
as
a
Co­
Chair
of
the
Council;

b.
Administrator
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
who
shall
serve
as
a
Co­

Chair
of
the
Council;
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c.
Secretary
of
Education;

d.
Secretary
of
Labor;

e.
Attorney
General;

f.
Secretary
of
Energy;

g.
Secretary
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development;

h.
Secretary
of
Agriculture;

i.
Secretary
of
Transportation;

j.
Director
of
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget;

k.
Chair
of
the
Council
on
Environmental
Quality;

l.
Chair
of
the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission;

m.
Assistant
to
the
President
for
Economic
Policy;

n.
Assistant
to
the
President
for
Domestic
Policy;

o.
Assistant
to
the
President
and
Director
of
the
Office
of
Science
and
Technology
Policy;

p.
Chair
of
the
Council
of
Economic
Advisors;
and
q.
Such
other
officials
of
executive
departments
and
agencies
as
the
President
may,

from
time
to
time,
designate.

Members
of
the
Task
Force
may
delegate
their
responsibilities
under
this
order
to
subordinates.
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3­
304.
Functions.
The
Task
Force
shall
recommend
to
the
President
Federal
strategies
for
children's
environmental
health
and
safety,
within
the
limits
of
the
Administration's
budget,

to
include
the
following
elements:

(
a)
statements
of
principles,
general
policy,
and
targeted
annual
priorities
to
guide
the
Federal
approach
to
achieving
the
goals
of
this
order;

(
b)
a
coordinated
research
agenda
for
the
Federal
Government,
including
steps
to
implement
the
review
of
research
databases
described
in
Section
4
of
this
order;

(
c)
recommendations
for
appropriate
partnerships
among
Federal,
State,
local,

and
tribal
governments
and
the
private,
academic,
and
nonprofit
sectors;

(
d)
proposals
to
enhance
public
outreach
and
communication
to
assist
families
in
evaluating
risks
to
children
and
in
making
informed
consumer
choices;

(
e)
an
identification
of
high­
priority
initiatives
that
the
Federal
Government
has
undertaken
or
will
undertake
in
advancing
protection
of
children's
environmental
health
and
safety;
and
(
f)
a
statement
regarding
the
desirability
of
new
legislation
to
fulfill
or
promote
the
purposes
of
this
order.