Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1325402-2638
Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
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Published
February 1, 2002
Signed
January 29, 2002
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2002)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 4869-4871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 02-2638]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 22 / Friday, February 1, 2002 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13254 of January 29, 2002
Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
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. Building on our Nation's rich
tradition of citizen service, this Administration's
policy is to foster a culture of responsibility,
service, and citizenship by promoting, expanding, and
enhancing public service opportunities for all
Americans and by making these opportunities readily
available to citizens from all geographic areas,
professions, and walks of life. More specifically, this
Administration encourages all Americans to serve their
country for the equivalent of at least 2 years (4,000
hours) over their lifetimes. Toward those ends, the
executive departments, agencies, and offices
constituting the USA Freedom Corps shall coordinate and
strengthen Federal and other service opportunities,
including opportunities for participation in homeland
security preparedness and response, other areas of
public and social service, and international service.
The executive branch departments, agencies, and offices
also will work with State and local governments and
private entities to foster and encourage participation
in public and social service programs, as appropriate.
Sec. 2. USA Freedom Corps. The USA Freedom Corps shall
be an interagency initiative, bringing together
executive branch departments, agencies, and offices
with public service programs and components, including
but not limited to programs and components with the
following functions:
(i) recruiting, mobilizing, and encouraging all
Americans to engage in public service;
(ii) providing concrete opportunities to engage in
public service;
(iii) providing the public with access to
information about public service opportunities through
Federal programs and elsewhere; and
(iv) providing recognition and awards to volunteers
and other participants in public service programs.
Sec. 3. USA Freedom Corps Council. (a) Establishment
and Mission. There shall be a USA Freedom Corps Council
(Council) chaired by the President and composed of
heads of executive branch departments, agencies, and
offices, which shall have the following functions:
(i) serving as a forum for Federal officials responsible for public
service programs to coordinate and improve public service programs and
activities administered by the executive branch;
(ii) working to encourage all Americans to engage in public service,
whether through Federal programs or otherwise;
(iii) advising the President and heads of executive branch departments,
agencies, and offices concerning the optimization of current Federal
programs to enhance public service opportunities;
(iv) coordinating public outreach and publicity of citizen service
opportunities provided by Federal programs;
(v) encouraging schools, universities, private public service
organizations, and other non-Federal entities to foster and reward public
service;
(vi) studying the availability of public service opportunities provided
by the Federal Government and elsewhere; and
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(vii) tracking progress in participation in public service programs.
(b) Membership. In addition to the Chair, the
members of the Council shall be the heads of the
executive branch departments, agencies, and offices
listed below, or their designees, and such other
officers of the executive branch as the President may
from time to time designate. Every member of the
Council or designee shall be a full-time or permanent
part-time officer or employee of the Federal
Government. Members shall not be compensated for their
service on the Council in addition to the salaries they
receive as employees or officers of the Federal
Government.
(i) Vice President;
(ii) Attorney General;
(iii) Secretary of State;
(iv) Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(v) Secretary of Commerce;
(vi) Secretary of Education;
(vii) Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(viii) Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(ix) Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and
Community Service;
(x) Director of the Peace Corps;
(xi) Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development;
(xii) Director of the USA Freedom Corps Office; and
(xiii) Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
(c) Chair. The President shall be the Chair of the
USA Freedom Corps Council, and in his absence, the Vice
President shall serve as Chair. The Director of the USA
Freedom Corps Office may, at the President's direction,
preside over meetings of the Council in the President's
and Vice President's absence.
(d) Honorary Co-Chair. The President may, from time
to time, designate an Honorary Co-Chair or Co-Chairs,
who shall serve in an advisory role to the Council and
to the President on matters considered by the Council.
Any Honorary Co-Chair shall be a full-time or permanent
part-time employee or officer of the Federal
Government.
(e) Meetings. The Council shall meet at the
President's direction. The Director of the USA Freedom
Corps Office shall be responsible, at the President's
direction, for determining the agenda, ensuring that
necessary papers are prepared, and recording Council
actions and Presidential decisions.
(f) Responsibilities of Executive Branch
Departments, Agencies, and Offices.
(i) Members of the Council shall remain responsible for overseeing the
programs administered by their respective departments, agencies, and
offices. Each such department, agency, and office will retain its authority
and responsibility to administer those programs according to law;
(ii) Each executive branch department, agency, or office with
responsibility for programs relating to the functions and missions of the
USA Freedom Corps as described in section 2 of this order shall be
responsible for identifying those public service opportunities and
coordinating with the USA Freedom Corps Council to ensure that such
programs are, if appropriate, publicized and encouraged by the Council; and
(iii) Upon the request of the Chair, and to the extent permitted by law,
the heads of executive branch departments and agencies shall provide the
Council with relevant information.
Sec. 4. USA Freedom Corps Office. (a) General. The USA
Freedom Corps also shall be supported by a USA Freedom
Corps Office (Office), which
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shall be a component of the White House Office. The USA
Freedom Corps Office shall have a Director who shall be
appointed by the President. The Director shall be
assisted by an appropriate staff within the White House
Office.
(b) Presidential Recognition to Participants in USA
Freedom Corps Programs. In addition to supporting and
facilitating the functions of the Council listed in
section 3 of this order, the Office shall support the
President in providing recognition to volunteers and
other participants in programs and activities relating
to the functions and missions of the USA Freedom Corps
as described in section 2 of this order.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) The White House Office
shall provide the Council and Office with such funding
and administrative support, to the extent permitted by
law and subject to the availability of appropriations,
as directed by the Chief of Staff to the President to
carry out the provisions of this order.
(b) This order does not alter the existing
authorities or roles of executive branch departments,
agencies, or offices. Nothing in this order shall
supersede any requirement made by or under law.
(c) This order does not create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law
or equity, against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or other entities, its officers or employees,
or any other person.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 29, 2002.
[FR Doc. 02-2638
Filed 1-31-02; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
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