Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 137792017-04357
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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March 3, 2017
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February 28, 2017
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 41 (Friday, March 3, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 12499-12502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04357]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 41 / Friday, March 3, 2017 /
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Executive Order 13779 of February 28, 2017
White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and
Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to advance opportunities in
higher education, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) have made, and continue to make,
extraordinary contributions to the general welfare and
prosperity of our country. Established by visionary
leaders, America's HBCUs have, for more than 150 years,
produced many of our Nation's leaders in business,
government, academia, and the military, and have helped
create a black middle class. The Nation's more than 100
HBCUs are located in 20 States, the District of
Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and serve more
than 300,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional
students. These institutions are important engines of
economic growth and public service, and they are proven
ladders of intergenerational advancement.
A White House Initiative on HBCUs would: advance
America's full human potential; foster more and better
opportunities in higher education; strengthen the
capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality
education; provide equitable opportunities for HBCUs to
participate in Federal programs; and increase the
number of college-educated Americans who feel empowered
and able to advance the common good at home and abroad.
Sec. 2. White House Initiative on HBCUs.
(a) Establishment. There is established the White
House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (Initiative), housed in the Executive
Office of the President and led by an Executive
Director designated by the President.
(b) Mission and Functions. The Initiative shall
work with agencies, private-sector employers,
educational associations, philanthropic organizations,
and other partners to increase the capacity of HBCUs to
provide the highest-quality education to an increasing
number of students. The Initiative shall have two
primary missions:
(i) increasing the private-sector role, including the role of private
foundations, in:
(A) strengthening HBCUs through enhanced institutional planning and
development, fiscal stability, and financial management; and
(B) upgrading institutional infrastructure, including the use of
technology, to ensure the long-term viability of these institutions; and
(ii) enhancing HBCUs' capabilities to serve our Nation's young adults by:
(A) strengthening HBCUs' ability to equitably participate in Federal
programs and exploring new ways of improving the relationship between the
Federal Government and HBCUs;
(B) fostering private-sector initiatives and public-private partnerships
while promoting specific areas and centers of academic research and
program-based excellence throughout HBCUs;
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(C) improving the availability, dissemination, and quality of information
concerning HBCUs in the public policy sphere;
(D) sharing administrative and programmatic best practices within the
HBCU community;
(E) partnering with elementary and secondary education stakeholders to
build a ``cradle-to-college'' pipeline; and
(F) convening an annual White House Summit on HBCUs to address, among
other topics, matters related to the Initiative's missions and functions.
(c) Federal Agency Plans.
(i) The Secretary of Education (Secretary), in consultation with the
Executive Director, shall identify those agencies that regularly interact
with HBCUs.
(ii) Each agency identified by the Secretary under subsection (c)(i) of
this section shall prepare an annual plan (Agency Plan) describing its
efforts to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to participate in applicable
Federal programs and initiatives. Where appropriate, each Agency Plan shall
address, among other things, the agency's proposed efforts to:
(A) establish how the agency intends to increase the capacity of HBCUs to
compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements;
(B) identify Federal programs and initiatives where HBCUs are not well
represented, and improve HBCUs' participation in those programs and
initiatives; and
(C) encourage public-sector, private-sector, and community involvement in
improving the overall capacity of HBCUs.
(iii) The head of each agency identified in subsection (c)(i) of this
section shall submit its Agency Plan to the Secretary and the Executive
Director no later than 90 days after being so identified, and submit an
updated Agency Plan annually thereafter.
(iv) To help fulfill the objectives of the Agency Plans, the head of each
agency identified by the Secretary may provide, as appropriate, technical
assistance and information to the Executive Director to enhance
communication with HBCUs concerning the agency's program activities and the
preparation of applications or proposals for grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements.
(v) Each agency identified by the Secretary shall appoint a senior official
to report directly to the agency head on that agency's progress under this
order, and to serve as liaison to the Initiative.
(d) Interagency Working Group. There is established
an Interagency Working Group, which shall be chaired by
the Executive Director and shall consist of one
representative from each agency identified by the
Secretary pursuant to subsection (c)(i) of this
section, to help advance and coordinate the work
required by this order.
Sec. 3. President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs.
(a) Establishment. There is established in the
Department of Education the President's Board of
Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (Board). The Board shall consist of not
more than 25 members appointed by the President. The
Board shall include the Secretary, the Executive
Director, representatives of a variety of sectors--such
as philanthropy, education, business, finance,
entrepreneurship, innovation, and private foundations--
and sitting HBCU presidents. The President shall
designate one member of the Board to serve as its
Chair, who shall help direct the Board's work in
coordination with the Secretary and in consultation
with the Executive Director. The Chair shall also
consult with the Executive Director regarding the time
and location of the Board's meetings, which shall take
place at least once every 6 months.
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(b) Mission and Functions. The Board shall advise
the President, through the Initiative, on all matters
pertaining to strengthening the educational capacity of
HBCUs. In particular, the Board shall advise the
President in the following areas:
(i) improving the identity, visibility, distinctive capabilities, and
overall competitiveness of HBCUs;
(ii) engaging the philanthropic, business, government, military, homeland-
security, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding new
HBCU programs and initiatives;
(iii) improving the ability of HBCUs to remain fiscally secure institutions
that can assist the Nation in achieving its educational goals and in
advancing the interests of all Americans;
(iv) elevating the public awareness of, and fostering appreciation of,
HBCUs; and
(v) encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs.
(c) Administration. The Department of Education
shall provide funding and administrative support for
the Board, consistent with applicable law and subject
to the availability of appropriations. Members of the
Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law. Insofar as
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App.), may apply to the Board, any functions of
the President under that Act, except for those of
reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by the
Chair, in accordance with guidelines issued by the
Administrator of General Services.
(d) Report. The Board shall report annually to the
President on the Board's progress in carrying out its
duties under this section.
Sec. 4. Revocation of Executive Order. Executive Order
13532 of February 26, 2010 (Promoting Excellence,
Innovation, and Sustainability at Historically Black
Colleges and Universities), as amended, is revoked.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) For the purposes of
this order, ``historically black colleges and
universities'' shall mean those institutions listed in
34 CFR 608.2.
(b) This order shall apply to executive departments
and agencies designated by the Secretary. Those
departments and agencies shall provide timely reports
and such information as is required to effectively
carry out the objectives of this order.
(c) The heads of executive departments and agencies
shall assist and provide information to the Board,
consistent with applicable law, as may be necessary to
carry out the functions of the Board. Each executive
department and agency shall bear its own expenses of
participating in the Initiative.
(d) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(e) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
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(f) 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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THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 28, 2017.
[FR Doc. 2017-04357
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