EO 13038 Committee on Digital TV Broadcasters Extended by EO 13081

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release March 11, 1997

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13038

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INTEREST OBLIGATIONS

OF DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCASTERS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (the "Act"), and in order to establish an advisory committee on the public interest obligations of digital television broadcasters, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment. There is established the

"Advisory Committee on the Public Interest Obligations of

Digital Television Broadcasters" ("Committee"). The Committee

shall consist of not more than 15 members appointed by the

President. Members shall be chosen from the private sector,

including members of the commercial and noncommercial

broadcasting industry, computer industries, producers, academic

institutions, public interest organizations, and the advertising

community. The President shall designate a Chair from among the

members of the Committee.

Sec. 2. Functions. On or before June 1, 1998, the

Committee shall report to the Vice President on the public

interest obligations digital television broadcasters should

assume. For the purpose of carrying out its functions the

Committee may, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary

of Commerce for Communications and Information, hold meetings

at such times and places as the Committee may find advisable.

Sec. 3. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted

by law, the heads of executive departments, agencies, and

independent instrumentalities shall provide the Committee,

upon request, with such information as it may require for the

purpose of carrying out its functions.

(b) Upon request of the Chair of the Committee, the head

of any executive department, agency, or instrumentality shall,

to the extent permitted by law and subject to the discretion

of such head, (1) make any of the facilities and services of

such department, agency, or instrumentality available to the

Committee; and (2) detail any of the personnel of such

department, agency, or instrumentality to the Committee to

assist the Committee in carrying out its duties.

(c) Members of the Committee shall serve without

compensation for their work on the Committee. While engaged in

the work of the Committee, members appointed from the private

sector may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in

lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law and as the Chair,

in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Communications and Information, may allow as needed, for persons

serving intermittently in the Government service (5 U.S.C.

5701-5707), to the extent funds are available for such purposes.

(d) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the

availability of appropriations, the Department of Commerce shall

provide the Committee with administrative services, staff, and

other support services necessary for performance of the

Committee’s functions.

(e) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications

and Information, or his designee, shall perform the functions

of the President under the Act, except that of reporting to

the Congress, in accordance with the guidelines and procedures

established by the Administrator of General Services.

Sec. 4. General. The Committee shall terminate 30 days

after submitting its report, unless extended by the President.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

THE WHITE HOUSE,

March 11, 1997.

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