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WHITE HOUSE
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Document No. 197994SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/7/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
5/9/84
SUBJECT: PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER ENTITLED: MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- REVISED
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
MEESE
McMANUS
BAKER
MURPHY
DEAVER
OGLESBY
STOCKMAN
ROGERS
DARMAN
P
SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
SVAHN
FIELDING
VERSTANDIG
FULLER
WHITTLESEY
HERRINGTON
HICKEY
JENKINS
REMARKS:
Note: This was previously staffed on April 9.
May we have any additional edits/comments by close of business May 9.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
1984 MAY -7 PM 5: 53
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
May 2, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
DAVID A. STOCKMAN PAS
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER ENTITLED
"MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
SUMMARY. This memorandum forwards for your consideration a
proposed Executive order which would implement the decision of
the President, at the February 23, 1984, meeting of the Cabinet
Council on Management and Administration, to establish an
interagency committee to develop and coordinate implementation of
policies concerning management reforms in the Federal government.
BACKGROUND. The proposed order would establish the President's
Council on Management Improvement, an interagency group to be
composed entirely of Federal employees. The Council initially
would be composed of 24 officials, at the Assistant Secretary
level or above, concerned with management and administration of
the Federal government.
The Council will develop and oversee the implementation of
improved management and administrative systems in the Federal
government. Its structure is modeled closely on that of the
President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, established by
Executive Order No. 12301. The Council will report to the
President through its Chairman; the goals and the results of the
Council on management projects will be reported to the President
through the Cabinet Council on Management and Administration.
The Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget will
be designated to serve as Chairman of the Council, and the Office
of Management and Budget will provide any necessary
administrative support to the Council.
The proposed order has been revised to reflect technical comments
received from the affected agencies. As revised, none of the
agencies objects to the proposed order.
RECOMMENDATION. I recommend that you sign the proposed Executive
order.
Enclosure
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Counsel
THE
Office of the
Washington. D.C. 20530
Assistant Attorney General
MAY 4 1984
The President,
The White House.
My dear Mr. President:
I am herewith transmitting a proposed Executive order
entitled "Management Reform in the Federal Government. "
This proposed order was prepared by the General
Counsel's Office of the Office of Management and Budget. It
was forwarded for the consideration of this Department as to
form and legality by the Office of Management and Budget with
the approval of the Director.
The proposed Executive order is approved as to form and
legality.
Respectfully,
:
Theodore B. Olson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Coursel
Office of the
Washington, D.C. 20530
Assistant Attorney General
MAY
4
98.1
MEMORANDUM
Re: Proposed Executive order entitled
"Management Reform in the Federal
Government"
The attached proposed Executive order was prepared by
the General Counsel's Office of the Office of Management and
Budget. It was forwarded for the consideration of this
Department as to form and legality by the Office of Management
and Budget with the approval of the Director. An earlier draft
of the proposed order was previously approved by this Office
but, after substantive changes were subsequently made in the
White House Office, the attached order, incorporating these
revisions, was submitted for our review.
The proposed Executive order would establish an inter-
agency committee, to be named the "President's Council on
Management Improvement" (the Council), which would be composed
initially of twenty-four government officials, twenty-two of
whom are currently serving as management officers in various
agencies, one who is a designee of the Assistart to the
President for Policy Development, and one who is a designee
of the Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.
Among other things, the Council would "develop and oversee
the implementation of improved management and administrative
systems for government-wide application" and "identify specific
department and agency management reforms applicable to other
agencies." In undertaking these functions, the Council
would not "interfere with existing lines of authority and
responsibility in the departments and agencies." The Deputy
Director of the Office of Management and Budget would serve
as the Council's chairman and, on behalf of the Council, report
to the President through the Cabinet Council on Management
and Administration regarding "the goals and results of the
Council on management projects." The Chairman would also be
authorized to appoint other Federal officals as at-large members
of the Council for one year terms.
Based on conversations we have had with the Office of
Management and Budget and our independent interpretation of the
language of the order, we understand that the Council would not
be given legal'authority to order changes in the administration
of the various agencies, but only to recommend such changes.
Thus, the proposed Council would not be subject to the so-called
Russell Amendment, 31 U.S.C. § 1347, which limits the existence
of certain new government "agencies" to one year, unless they
have specific appropriations. See 31 U.S.C. § 1346. In
addition, we note that, as a government committee composed
wholly of full-time government employees, the Council is not
subject to the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. §§ 1-10.
The proposed Executive order is approved as to form and
legality.
Theodore B. Olson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel
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STATE / DECUTIVE OFFICE FRENDING
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
Honorable William French Smith
Attorney General
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
Enclosed, in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order
No. 11030, as amended, is a proposed Executive order entitled
"Management Reform in the Federal Government." BY
The proposed order was prepared in this Office and has been
revised in several respects to reflect comments from the affected
agencies.
The proposed order would establish the President's Council on
Management Improvement, an interagency group to be composed
entirely of Federal officials. The Council initially would be
composed of 24 federal officials, at the Assistant Secretary
level or above, concerned with management and administration of
the Federal government.
The Council will develop and oversee the implementation of
improved management and administrative systems in the Federal
government. Its structure is modeled closely on that of the
President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, established by
Executive Order No. 12301. The Council will report to the
President through its Chairman; the goals and results of the
Council on management projects will be reported through the
Cabinet Council on Management and Administration. The Deputy
Director of the Office of Management and Budget will be
designated to serve as Chairman of the Council, and the Office of
Management and Budget will provide any necessary administrative
support to the Council.
Your staff may direct any questions concerning this proposed
Executive order to Mr. John F. Cooney (395-5600) of this Office.
The proposed Executive order has the approval of the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Horowitz
Counsel to the Director
Enclosure
EXECUTIVE ORDER
MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and in
order to coordinate and implement policies with respect to
management reform in the Federal government, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the President's Council on
Management Improvement.
(a) There is established as an interagency committee the
President's Council on Management Improvement.
(b) The Council shall be composed of the following members:
(1) The Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, who shall be Chairman of the Council;
(2) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Agriculture;
(3) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Commerce;
(4) The Assistant Secretary (Comptroller), Department of
Defense;
(5) The Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Department
of Education;
(6) The Assistant Secretary for Management and
Administration, Department of Energy;
(7) The Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget,
Department of Health and Human Services;
(8) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Housing and Urban Development;
(5, Assist : cretary for Policy, Budget and
Administration, Department of the Interior;
(10) The Assistant Attorney General for Administration,
Department of Justice:
2
II) The Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management, Department of Labor;
(12) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of State;
(13) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Transportation;
(14) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of the Treasury;
(15) The Assistant to the Administrator for Management,
Agency for International Development;
(16) The Assistant Administrator for Administration and
Resources Management, Environmental Protection Agency;
(17) The Deputy Administrator, General Services
Administration;
(18) The Associate Administrator for Management, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(19) The Associate Director for Management, Office of
Management and Budget;
(20) The Associate Director for Administration, Office of
Personnel Management;
(21) The Associate Deputy Administrator for Resource
Management, Small Business Administration;
(22) The Associate Deputy Administrator for Information and
Resources Management, Veterans Administration;
(23) The Assistant to the President for Policy Development,
or a federal employee designated by that official, to advise on
management and administration; and
(24) The Assistant to the President for Presidential
Personnel, or a federal employee designated by that official, to
advise on human resource development.
Sec. 2. Functions of the Council. The Council shall:
(a) develop and oversee the implementation of improved
management and administrative systems for government-wide
application;
3
(b) formulate long range plans to promote improvements in
1 the management and administrative systems of the Federal
government;
(c) identify specific department and agency management
reforms applicable to other agencies and assist in their
implementation;
(d) work to resolve interagency management problems; and
(e) work with the Office of Management and Budget, the
General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel
Management to ensure timely implementation and coordination of
their policies.
In conducting these functions, the Council shall not interfere
with existing lines of authority and responsibility in the
departments and agencies.
Sec. 3. Responsibilities of the Chairman. The Chairman
shall:
(a) establish, in consultation with the members of the
Council, procedures for the Council and establish the agenda for
Council activities;
(b) on behalf of the Council, report to the President; the
goals and the results of the Council on management projects shall
be reported to the President through the Cabinet Council on
Management and Administration; the Chairman shall advise the
Council with respect to the reaction of the President and the
Cabinet Council to its activities;
(c) provide agency heads with summary reports of the
activities of the Council;
(d) establish such committees of the Council, including an
executive committee, as may be deemed necessary or appropriate
for the efficient conduct of Council functions; committees of the
council may act for the Council in those areas that affect the
membership of the committee;
4
(e) appoint Vice-Chairmen to one year terms to assist the
Chairman in representing the Council and perform duties as
determined by the Chairman;
(f) appoint other Federal officials as at-large members to
one year terms to provide special expertise to the Council and
perform duties as determined by the Chairman; and
(g) be supported by the Associate Director for Management
of the Office of Management and Budget, who shall advise and
assist the Chairman in the execution of the entire range of
responsibilities set forth above and act for the Chairman in his
absence.
Sec. 4. Administrative Provisions. (a) The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall provide the Council
with such administrative support as may be necessary for the
performance of its functions.
(b) The head of each agency represented on the Council
shall provide its representative with such administrative support
as may be necessary, in accordance with law, to enable the agency
representative to carry out his or her responsibilities.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 11, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTSDER
SUBJECT:
Proposed Executive Order Entitled
"Management Reform in the Federal
Government"
Richard Darman has asked for comments by 5:00 p.m. today on
the above-referenced proposed executive order. The proposed
order, prepared by the OMB General Counsel's Office, would
establish the President's Council on Management Improvement.
The Council would be chaired by the Deputy Director of OMB
and composed of 22 other government employees, typically
assistant secretaries for management. It would develop and
oversee the implementation of government-wide management
reforms and ensure a coordinated approach to interagency
management problems. Creation of the Council implements a
decision by the President at the February 23, 1984 meeting
of the Cabinet Council on Management and Administration to
create an interagency management committee.
The Office of Legal Counsel has approved the order as to
form and legality. OLC has opined that the Council will not
be subject to the Russell Amendment, 31 U.S.C. § 1347, which
limits new agencies without specific appropriations to a
one-year life span, because the Council will not have
authority to order changes in the administration of depart-
ments or agencies. OLC has also opined that the Council
will not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
because it will be composed exclusively of full-time
government employees.
The supposition underlying the latter conclusion is not,
strictly speaking, compelled by the executive order.
Section 1 (b) (23) of the draft lists as a member of the
Council "[a] designee of the Assistant to the President for
Policy Development." There is nothing to indicate that this
designee must be a federal employee. I recommend changing
"designee of" to "federal employee designated by." This
will ensure that OLC's assumption -- that all of the members
of the Council will be government employees -- will in fact
be accurate. I have no other objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 11, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Executive Order Entitled
"Management Reform in the Federal
Government"
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced proposed
Executive Order. The accompanying memorandum from the
Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel, approving the
order as to form and legality, notes that since the Council
will be composed exclusively of government employees it will
not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
executive order should be changed to ensure the accuracy of
the assumption by the Office of Legal Counsel. Specifi-
cally, at section 1 (b) (23), "designee of" should be changed
to "federal employee designated by."
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"management Reform in the Federal
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S For Signature
F * Furnish Fact Sheet
X Interim Reply
to be used as Enclosure
FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:
Type of Response = Initials of Signer
Code = "A"
Completion Date = Date of Outgoing
Comments:
Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.
Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).
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Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.
5/81
Document No. 197994SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
4/9/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 5:00 p.m. 4/11/84
SUBJECT: PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
1
MEESE
McMANUS
BAKER
MURPHY
DEAVER
OGLESBY
STOCKMAN
ROGERS
DARMAN
P
SS
SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
SVAHN
FIELDING
VERSTANDIG
FULLER
WHITTLESEY
HERRINGTON
HICKEY
JENKINS
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations on the attached
proposed executive order by 5:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
Ext. 2702
PROVIDE OFFICE WIS PRESIDENT STATE UNITED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
84
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
DAVID A. STOCKMAN
OAS
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER ENTITLED
"MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
SUMMARY. This memorandum forwards for your consideration a
proposed Executive order which would implement the decision of
the President, at the February 23, 1984, meeting of the Cabinet
Council on Management and Administration, to establish an
interagency committee to develop and coordinate implementation of
policies concerning management reforms in the Federal government.
BACKGROUND. The proposed order would establish the President's
Council on Management Improvement, an interagency group to be
composed entirely of Federal officials. The Council initially
would be composed of 23 designated agency officials, at the
Assistant Secretary level or above, concerned with management and
administration of the Federal government.
The Council would develop and oversee the implementation of
improved management and administrative systems in the Federal
government. Its structure would be modeled closely on that of
the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, established
by Executive Order No. 12301. The Council would report to the
President through its Chairman. The Deputy Director of the
Office of Management and Budget would be designated to serve as
Chairman of the Council, and the Office of Management and Budget
would provide any necessary administrative support to the
Council.
The proposed order has been revised to reflect technical comments
received from the affected agencies. As revised, none of the
agencies objects to the proposed order.
RECOMMENDATION. I recommend that you sign the proposed Executive
order.
Enclosure
DEPARTMENT OF
U.S. Department of Justice
ReceivedSS
Office of Legal Counsel
1984 APR -9 PM 5: 38
Office of the
Washington, D.C. 20530
Assistant Attorney General
APR 9 1984
The President,
The White House.
My dear Mr. President:
I am herewith transmitting a proposed Executive order
entitled "Management Reform in the Federal Government."
This proposed order was prepared by the General
Counsel's Office of the Office of Management and Budget. It
was forwarded for the consideration of this Department as to
form and legality by the Office of Management and Budget with
the approval of the Director.
The proposed Executive order is approved as to form and
legality.
Respectfully,
Theodore
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel
,
STATE
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Counsel
Office of the
Washington, D.C. 20530
Assistant Attorney General
APR 9 I984
MEMORANDUM
Re: Proposed Executive order entitled
"Management Reform in the Federal
Government"
The attached proposed Executive order was prepared by
the General Counsel's Office of the Office of Management and
Budget. It was forwarded for the consideration of this
Department as to form and legality by the Office of Management
and Budget with the approval of the Director.
The proposed Executive order would establish an inter-
agency committee, to be named the "President's Council on
Management Improvement," which would be composed of 22 govern-
ment officials who are currently serving as management officers
in various agencies and a designee of the Assistant to the
President for Policy Development. The Council would "develop
and oversee the implementation of improved management and
administrative systems for government-wide application" and
"identify specific department and agency management reforms
applicable to other agencies." In undertaking these functions,
the Council would not "interfere with existing lines of authority
and responsibility in the Departments and agencies." The Deputy
Director of the Office of Management and Budget would serve as
the Council's chairman and report to the President, on behalf of
the Council, regarding the goals and activities of the Council.
Based on conversations we have had with the Office of
Management and Budget and our independent reading of the order,
we understand that the Council would not be given legal
authority to order changes in the administration of the
various agencies, but only to recommend such changes. Thus,
the proposed Council would not be subject to the so-called
Russell Amendment, 31 U.S.C. § 1347, which limits the existence
of certain new government "agencies" to one year, unless they
have specific appropriations. See 31 U.S.C. $ 1346. In
addition, we note that, as a government committee composed
wholly of full-time government employees, the Council is not
subject to the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. §§ 1-10.
The proposed Executive order is approved as to form and
legality.
Theodore B. Olson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel
-2-
EXECUTIVE ORDER
MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and in
order to coordinate and implement policies with respect to
management reform in the Federal government, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the President's Council on
Management Improvement.
(a) There is established as an interagency committee the
President's Council on Management Improvement.
(b) The Council shall be composed of the following members:
(1) The Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, who shall be Chairman of the Council;
(2) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Agriculture;
(3) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Commerce;
(4) The Assistant Secretary (Comptroller), Department of
Defense;
(5) The Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Department
of Education;
(6) The Assistant Secretary for Management and
Administration, Department of Energy;
(7) The Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget,
,
Department of Health and Human Services;
(8) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Housing and Urban Development;
(9) The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget and
Administration, Department of the Interior;
2
(10) The Assistant Attorney General for Administration,
Department of Justice;
(11) The Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management, Department of Labor;
(12) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of State;
(13) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of Transportation;
(14) The Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department
of the Treasury;
(15) The Assistant to the Administrator for Management,
Agency for International Development;
(16) The Assistant Administrator for Administration and
Resources Management, Environmental Protection Agency;
(17) The Deputy Administrator, General Services
Administration;
(18) The Associate Administrator for Management, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(19) The Associate Director for Management, Office of
Management and Budget;
(20) The Associate Director for Administration, Office of
Personnel Management;
(21) The Associate Deputy Administrator for Resource
Management, Small Business Administration;
(22) The Associate Deputy Administrator for Information and
Resources Management, Veterans Administration; and
(23) A designee of the Assistant to the President for Policy
,
Development.
Sec. 2. Functions of the Council. The Council shall:
(a) develop and oversee the implementation of improved
management and administrative systems for government-wide
application;
3
(b) formulate long range plans to promote improvements in
the management and administrative systems of the Federal
government;
(c) identify specific department and agency management
reforms applicable to other agencies and assist in their
implementation;
(d) work to resolve interagency management problems; and
(e) work with the Office of Management and Budget, the
General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel
Management to ensure timely implementation and coordination of
their policies.
In conducting these functions, the Council shall not interfere
with existing lines of authority and responsibility in the
departments and agencies.
Sec. 3. Responsibilities of the Chairman. The Chairman
shall:
(a) establish, in consultation with the members of the
Council, procedures for the Council and establish the agenda for
Council activities;
(b) report to the President, on behalf of the Council, on
the goals and the activities of the Council, and shall advise the
Council with respect to the reaction of the President to its
activities;
(c) provide agency heads with summary reports of the
activities of the Council;
(d) establish such committees of the Council, including an
executive committee, as may be deemed necessary or appropriate
for the efficient conduct of Council functions; committees of the
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Council may act for the Council in those areas that affect the
membership of the committee;
(e) appoint a Vice-Chairman to a one year term to assist
the Chairman in representing the Council and perform duties 1;
determined by the Chairman;
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(f) appoint other Federal officials as at-large members to
one year terms to provide special expertise to the Council and
perform duties as determined by the Chairman; and
(g) be supported by the Associate Director for Management
of the Office of Management and Budget, who shall advise and
assist the Chairman in the execution of the entire range of
responsibilities set forth above and act for the Chairman in his
absence.
Sec. 4. Administrative Provisions. (a) The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall provide the Council
with such administrative support as may be necessary for the
performance of its functions.
(b) The head of each agency represented on the Council
shall provide its representative with such administrative support
as may be necessary, in accordance with law, to enable the agency
representative to carry out his or her responsibilities.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 24, 1984
EXECUTIVE ORDER
MANAGEMENT REFORM IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and
in order to coordinate and implement policies with respect to
management reform in the Federal government, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the President's Council on
Management Improvement.
(a) There is established as an interagency committee the
President's Council on Management Improvement.
(b) The Council shall be composed of the following
members:
(1) The Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, who shall be Chairman of the Council;
(2) The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Department of Agriculture;
(3) The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Department of Commerce;
(4) The Assistant Secretary (Comptroller), Department of
Defense;
(5) The Deputy Under Secretary for Management,
Department of Education;
(6) The Assistant Secretary for Management and
Administration, Department of Energy;
(7) The Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget,
Department of Health and Human Services;
(8) The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(9) The Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget and
Administration, Department of the Interior;
(10) The Assistant Attorney General for Administration,
Department of Justice;
(11) The Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management, Department of Labor;
(12) The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Department of State;
(13) The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Department of Transportation;
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(14) The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
Department of the Treasury;
(15) The Assistant to the Administrator for Management,
Agency for International Development;
(16) The Assistant Administrator for Administration and
Resources Management, Environmental Protection Agency;
(17) The Deputy Administrator, General Services
Administration;
(18) The Associate Administrator for Management,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(19) The Associate Director for Management, Office of
Management and Budget;
(20) The Associate Director for Administration, Office
of Personnel Management;
(21) The Associate Deputy Administrator for Resource
Management, Small Business Administration;
(22) The Associate Deputy Administrator for Information
and Resources Management, Veterans' Administration;
(23) The Assistant to the President for Policy
Development, or a Federal employee designated by that
official, to advise on management and administration; and
(24) The Assistant to the President for Presidential
Personnel, or a Federal employee designated by that official,
to advise on human resource development.
Sec. 2. Functions of the Council. The Council shall:
(a) develop and oversee the implementation of improved
management and administrative systems for government-wide
application;
(b) formulate long-range plans to promote improvements
in the management and administrative systems of the Federal
government;
(c) identify specific department and agency management
reforms applicable to other agencies and assist in their
implementation;
(d) work to resolve interagency management problems; and
(e) work with the Office of Management and Budget, the
General Services Administration and the Office of Personnel
Management to ensure timely implementation and coordination of
their policies.
In conducting these functions, the Council shall not
interfere with existing lines of authority and responsibility
in the departments and agencies.
Sec. 3. Responsibilities of the Chairman. The Chairman
shall:
(a) establish, in consultation with the members of the
Council, procedures for the Council and establish the agenda
for Council activities;
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(b) on behalf of the Council, report to the President;
the goals and the results of the Council on management
projects shall be reported to the President through the
Cabinet Council on Management and Administration; the Chairman
shall advise the Council with respect to the reaction of the
President and the Cabinet Council to its activities;
(c) provide agency heads with summary rt ports of the
activities of the Council;
(d) establish such committees of the Council, including
an executive committee, as may be deemed necessary or
appropriate for the efficient conduct of Council functions;
committees of the Council may act for the Council in those
areas that affect the membership of the committee;
(e) appoint Vice-Chairmen to one-year terms to assist
the Chairman in representing the Council and perform duties as
determined by the Chairman;
(f) appoint other Federal officials as at-large members
to one-year terms to provide special expertise to the Council
and perform duties as determined by the Chairman; and
(g) be supported by the Associate Director for
Management of the Office of Management and Budget, who shall
advise and assist the Chairman in the execution of the entire
range of responsibilities set forth above and act for the
Chairman in his absence.
Sec. 4. Administrative Provisions.
(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall provide the Council with such administrative support as
may be necessary for the performance of its functions.
(b) The head of each agency represented on the Council
shall provide its representative with such administrative
support as may be necessary, in accordance with law, to enable
the agency representative to carry out his or her
responsibilities.
RONALD REAGAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 24, 1984.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 8, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS
for
SUBJECT:
Proposed Executive Order Entitled:
Management Reform in the Federal
Government (Revised)
Richard Darman has asked for comments by close of business
May 9 on a revised version of the proposed Executive Order
entitled "Management Reform in the Federal Government." The
proposed order was originally circulated on April 9, and on
April 11 we recommended a technical change to ensure that
the President's Council on Management Improvement, estab-
lished by the order, would not be subject to the Freedom of
Information Act. That change has been incorporated in this
revised version of the order.
There are two other substantive changes. The revised order
adds the Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel,
or a federal employee designated by him, to the Council, "to
advise on human resource development." I have no objection
to this change.
The revised order also changes the reporting procedures
concerning the activities of the Council. The original
proposed order specified that the Chairman of the Council --
the Deputy Director of OMB -- would report to the President
on the activities of the Council. The revised order contains
a similar provision, but also specifies that the Chairman
shall report to the President through the Cabinet Council on
Management and Administration with respect to management
projects of the Council. I have no objection to this
change.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 8, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING@rig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Executive Order Entitled:
Management Reform in the Federal
Government (Revised)
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced executive
order, and finds no objection to it from a legal perspective.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 17, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING
FROM:
JOHN G. ROBERTS Job
SUBJECT:
Proposed Executive Order Entitled "Transfer
of Authority to the Secretary of State to
Make Reimbursements for Protection of Foreign
Missions to International Organizations"
Richard Darman has asked for our views by May 21 on a
revised version of the above-referenced proposed executive
order. By memorandum dated April 30 you advised Darman that
the State Department objected to the original version of
this proposed order. We advised State that it should submit
its suggested revisions through the normal clearance process.
State has done so, and obtained approval from all affected
agencies for this new draft.
You will recall that this order transfers from the Secretary
of the Treasury to the Secretary of State the authority to
reimburse state and local governments for the expenses they
incur in providing protection to foreign missions. (Under
current law, only New York City is eligible for such reim-
bursement.) Pursuant to 3 U.S.C. § 208 (a) the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized to provide such reimbursement,
but the statute specifically provides that "[t]he authority
of this subsection may be transferred by the President to
the Secretary of State."
The changes between this version and the version we pre-
viously cleared are unobjectionable. This draft contains a
more elaborate description of the transferred authorities,
and notes that State's new authority may be exercised in
coordination with the security program administered under
the Foreign Mission Act of 1982. This last addition is
legally gratuitous, but State officials want to trumpet
their new coordinated approach to these problems, and there
is no reason to object to them doing SO.
The revised draft has been approved by OMB and, as to form
and legality, by the Office of Legal Counsel. I have no
objections.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 17, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
FRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF
COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Executive Order Entitled "Transfer
of Authority to the Secretary of State to
Make Reimbursements for Protection of Foreign
Missions to International Organizations"
Counsel's Office has reviewed the above-referenced proposed
executive order, and finds no objection to it from a legal
perspective.
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/16/84
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
Monday, May 21st
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER ENTITLED "TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO THE
SUBJECT:
SECRETARY OF STATE TO MAKE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS'
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
McFARLANE
MEESE
McMANUS
BAKER
MURPHY
DEAVER
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STOCKMAN
ROGERS
DARMAN
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SPEAKES
FELDSTEIN
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FULLER
WHITTLESEY
HERRINGTON
HICKEY
JENKINS
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments/recommendations by Monday, May 21st.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Richard G. Darman
Assistant to the President
1984 MAY 16 PM 2: 21
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THE PRESIDENT STINES
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
1984 MAY 16 PM 12: 45
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
May 14, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
DAVID A. STOCKMAN DAS
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER ENTITLED "TRANSFER
OF AUTHORITY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO
MAKE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF FOREIGN
MISSIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS"
SUMMARY. This memorandum forwards for your consideration a
proposed Executive order submitted by the Treasury Department
which would transfer from the Secretary of the Treasury to the
Secretary of State the authority to reimburse New York City for
protecting foreign missions to the United Nations.
BACKGROUND. Since December 31, 1975, the Secretary of the
Treasury through the Secret Service has exercised responsibility
for reimbursing New York City for its expenditures in providing
protection for foreign missions to the United Nations and for
important foreign visitors to the United Nations. In some
instances, this reimbursement has been detrimental to the Secret
Service's relations with other local law enforcement authorities
who do not receive federal reimbursement. The proposed Executive
order relieves the Secret Service of this burden and formally
transfers this reimbursement responsibility to the Department of
State where it more properly belongs. The President's authority
to transfer this function is specifically provided for in Section
208 of Title 3, of the United States Code.
The security of foreign diplomatic and consular facilities and
personnel in the United States is primarily the responsibility of
local law enforcement authorities under our federal system. When
extraordinary protective needs arise, the State and Treasury
Departments are authorized by law to assist local authorities.
In cases of extraordinary need, foreign governments request the
State Department to assure that appropriate protection is
provided, as the United States has agreed under the Vienna
Convention. At present, Treasury and the Secret Service serve as
unnecessary middlemen in the New York City reimbursement issue
which should be handled entirely by the State Department. By
transferring this reimbursement responsibility, this Executive
order eliminates this complication and locates this authority
with the Department of State.
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The question of agency responsibility for making the regional
reimbursements to New York City was decided by Presidential
Counsellor Edwin Meese at a March 29, 1983, meeting called to
resolve the matter. At that time, Mr. Meese directed that the
reimbursement program be transferred to the State Department
effective October 1, 1984. This Executive order implements that
decision.
Technical language changes suggested by the State Department and
the National Security Council have been made, and the proposed
order further makes clear that the State Department may exercise
its protective authorities under the Foreign Missions Act of
1982, as well as under the provisions of the United States Code
which apply explicitly to New York City.
None of the affected agencies objects to the proposed order.
RECOMMENDATION. I recommend that you sign the proposed Executive
order.
Enclosure
of
U.S. Department of Justice
Receive SS
Office of Legal Counsel
1984 MAY 16 PM 12: 41
Office of the
Washington, D.C. 20530
Assistant Attorney General
MAY I 6 1984
The President,
The White House.
My dear Mr. President:
I am herewith transmitting a. proposed Executive order
entitled "Transfer of Authority to the Secretary of State to
Make Reimbursements for Protection of Foreign Missions to
International Organizations.
This proposed order was submitted by the Department of
the Treasury and has been forwarded for the consideration of
this Department as to form and legality by the Office of
Management and Budget with the approval of the Director.
The proposed Executive order is approved as to form and
legality.
Respectfully,
Theodore B. Olson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Counsel
Office of the
Washington, D.C. 20530
Assistant Attorney General
MAY I 6 1984
MEMORANDUM
Re: Proposed Executive order entitled "Transfer
of Authority to the Secretary of State to Make
Reimbursements for Protection of Foreign Missions to
International Organizations"
The attached proposed Executive order was submitted by
the Department of the Treasury and has been forwarded for the
consideration of this Department as to form and legality by
the Office of Management and Budget with the approval of the
Director. A prior version of this order was approved by this
Office on April 17, 1984.
The proposed order will transfer from the Department of
the Treasury to the Department of State the authority to make
reimbursements to local governments, particularly New York
City, for the protection of foreign missions. 3 U.S.C. § 208
This transfer of authority is expressly authorized by the
statute, id. § 208 (a), and is being done at the request of
the Department of the Treasury.
The proposed Executive order is acceptable as to form
and legality.
Theodore B. Olson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Legal Counsel
EXECUTIVE ORDER
TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO THE SECRETARY
OF STATE TO MAKE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS TO INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
By authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and statutes of the United States of America, and in accordance
with the provisions of the Act of December 31, 1975, Public Law
94-196 (89 Stat. 1109), codified as sections 202 (7) and 208 (a) of
Title 3, United States Code, as amended, it is hereby ordered as,
follows:
Section 1. There is transferred to the Secretary of State
authority to determine the need for and to approve terms and
conditions of the provision of reimbursable extraordinary
protective activities for foreign diplomatic missions pursuant to
section 202 (7), and the authority to make reimbursements to State
and local governments for services, personnel, equipment, and
facilities pursuant to section 208 (a) of Title 3, United States
Code;
Sec. 2. There are transferred to the Secretary of State
such unexpended moneys as may have been appropriated to the
Department of the Treasury for the purpose of permitting
reimbursements to be made under the provisions of section 208 (a)
of Title 3, United States Code;
Sec. 3. The authority transferred pursuant to this Order
shall be exercised in coordination with protective security
programs administered by the Secretary of State under the Foreign
Missions Act of 1982; authority available under that Act may also
be applied to any foreign mission to which section 202 (7)
applies; and
Sec. 4. This Order shall be effective on October 1, 1984.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 23, 1984
EXECUTIVE ORDER
TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY TO THE SECRETARY
OF STATE TO MAKE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS TO
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
By authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and
in accordance with the provisions of the Act of December 31,
1975, Public Law 94-196 (89 Stat. 1109), codified as sec-
tions 202 (7) and 208 (a) of Title 3, United States Code, as
amended, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. There is transferred to the Secretary of
State authority to determine the need for and to approve terms
and conditions of the provision of reimbursable extraordinary
protective activities for foreign diplomatic missions pursuant
to section 202 (7), and the authority to make reimbursements to
State and local governments for services, personnel, equip-
ment, and facilities pursuant to section 208 (a) of Title 3,
United States Code;
Sec. 2. There are transferred to the Secretary of State
such unexpended moneys as may have been appropriated to the
Department of the Treasury for the purpose of permitting reim-
bursements to be made under the provisions of section 208 (a)
of Title 3, United States Code;
Sec. 3. The authority transferred pursuant to this Order
shall be exercised in coordination with protective security
programs administered by the Secretary of State under the
Foreign Missions Act of 1982; authority available under that
Act may also be applied to any foreign mission to which
section 202(7) applies; and
Sec. 4. This Order shall be effective on October 1,
1984.
RONALD REAGAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 23, 1984.
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