Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative

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June 20, 2011

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June 15, 2011

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 35715-35717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15443]

Presidential Documents

Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 /
Presidential Documents

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Executive Order 13577 of June 15, 2011

Establishment of the SelectUSA Initiative

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to support private-sector job
creation and enhance economic growth by encouraging and
supporting business investment in the United States, it
is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. Business investment in the United
States by both domestic and foreign firms, whether in
the form of new equipment or facilities or the
expansion of existing facilities, is a major engine of
economic growth and job creation. In an era of global
capital mobility, the United States faces increasing
competition for retaining and attracting industries of
the future and the jobs they create. My Administration
is committed to enhancing the efforts of the United
States to win the growing global competition for
business investment by leveraging our advantages as the
premier business location in the world.

As a place to do business, the United States offers a
hardworking, diverse, and educated workforce, strong
protection of intellectual property rights, a
predictable and transparent legal system, relatively
low taxes, highly developed infrastructure, and access
to the world's most lucrative consumer market. We
welcome both domestic and foreign businesses to invest
across the broad spectrum of the U.S. market.

The Federal Government lacks the centralized investment
promotion infrastructure and resources to attract
business investment that is often found in other
industrialized countries. Currently, States and cities
are competing against foreign governments to attract
business investment. Our Nation needs to retain
business investment and pursue and win new investment
in the United States by better marketing our strengths,
providing clear, complete, and consistent information,
and removing unnecessary obstacles to investment.

Sec. 2. SelectUSA Initiative. (a) Establishment. There
is established the SelectUSA Initiative (Initiative), a
Government-wide initiative to attract and retain
investment in the American economy. The Initiative is
to be housed in the Department of Commerce. The mission
of this Initiative shall be to facilitate business
investment in the United States in order to create
jobs, spur economic growth, and promote American
competitiveness. The Initiative will provide enhanced
coordination of Federal activities in order to increase
the impact of Federal resources that support both
domestic and foreign investment in the United States.
In providing assistance, the Initiative shall work to
maximize impact on business investment, job creation,
and economic growth. The Initiative shall work on
behalf of the entire Nation and shall exercise strict
neutrality with regard to specific locations within the
United States.

(b) Functions.

(i) The Initiative shall coordinate outreach and engagement by the Federal
Government to promote the United States as the premier location to operate
a business.

(ii) The Initiative shall serve as an ombudsman that facilitates the
resolution of issues involving Federal programs or activities related to
pending investments.

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(iii) The Initiative shall provide information to domestic and foreign
firms on: the investment climate in the United States; Federal programs and
incentives available to investors; and State and local economic development
organizations.

(iv) The Initiative shall report quarterly to the President through the
National Economic Council, the Domestic Policy Council, and the National
Security Staff, describing its outreach activities, requests for
information received, and efforts to resolve issues.

(c) Administration. The Department of Commerce
shall provide funding and administrative support for
the Initiative through resources and staff assigned to
work on the Initiative, to the extent permitted by law
and within existing appropriations. The Secretary of
Commerce shall designate a senior staff member as the
Executive Director to lead the Initiative. The
Executive Director shall coordinate activities both
within the Department of Commerce and with other
executive departments and agencies that have activities
relating to business investment decisions.
(d) Federal Interagency Investment Working Group.

(i) There is established the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group
(Working Group), which will be convened and chaired by the Initiative's
Executive Director, in coordination with the Director of the National
Economic Council.

(ii) The Working Group shall consist of senior officials from the
Departments of State, the Treasury, Defense, Justice, the Interior,
Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services,
Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, and
Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Small Business
Administration, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Office of
the United States Trade Representative, the Domestic Policy Council, the
National Economic Council, the National Security Staff, the Office of
Management and Budget, and the Council of Economic Advisers, as well as
such additional executive departments, agencies, and offices as the
Secretary of Commerce may designate. Senior officials shall be designated
by and report to the Deputy Secretary or official at the equivalent level
of their respective offices, departments, and agencies.

(iii) The Working Group shall coordinate activities to promote business
investment and respond to specific issues that affect business investment
decisions.

(iv) The Department of Commerce shall provide funding and administrative
support for the Working Group to the extent permitted by law and within
existing appropriations.

(e) Department and Agency Participation. All
executive departments and agencies that have activities
relating to business investment decisions shall
cooperate with the Initiative, as requested by the
Initiative's Executive Director, to support its
objectives.

Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof, or the status of that department or agency within the Federal
Government; or

(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.

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(c) This order 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.
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June 15, 2011.

[FR Doc. 2011-15443
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