Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 140842022-21839
Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 60535-60538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21839]
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Vol. 87
Wednesday,
No. 192
October 5, 2022
Part IV
The President
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Executive Order 14084--Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum
and Library Services
Memorandum of September 30, 2022--Delegation of Authority Under Public
Law 117-169
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 192 / Wednesday, October 5, 2022 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 14084 of September 30, 2022
Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum
and Library Services
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. The arts, the humanities, and museum
and library services are essential to the well-being,
health, vitality, and democracy of our Nation. They are
the soul of America, reflecting our multicultural and
democratic experience. They further help us strive to
be the more perfect Union to which generation after
generation of Americans have aspired. They inspire us;
provide livelihoods; sustain, anchor, and bring
cohesion within diverse communities across our Nation;
stimulate creativity and innovation; help us understand
and communicate our values as a people; compel us to
wrestle with our history and enable us to imagine our
future; invigorate and strengthen our democracy; and
point the way toward progress.
It is the policy of my Administration to advance the
cultural vitality of the United States by promoting the
arts, the humanities, and museum and library services.
To that end, my Administration will advance equity,
accessibility, and opportunities for all Americans,
particularly in underserved communities as defined in
Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing
Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
Through the Federal Government), so that they may
realize their full potential through the arts, the
humanities, and access to museum and library services.
Additionally, we will strengthen America's creative and
cultural economy, including by enhancing and expanding
opportunities for artists, humanities scholars,
students, educators, and cultural heritage
practitioners, as well as the museums, libraries,
archives, historic sites, colleges and universities,
and other institutions that support their work.
Under my Administration, the arts, the humanities, and
museum and library services will be integrated into
strategies, policies, and programs that advance the
economic development, well-being, and resilience of all
communities, especially those that have historically
been underserved. The arts, the humanities, and museum
and library services will be promoted and expanded to
strengthen public, physical, and mental health;
wellness; and healing, including within military and
veteran communities. We will enhance access to high-
quality arts and humanities education and programming
with the aim of enabling every child in America to
obtain the broad creative skills and enrichment vital
to succeed. My Administration's efforts to tackle the
climate crisis will be bolstered through Federal and
societal support for and advancement of the arts, the
humanities, and museum and library services. We will
also safeguard and promote the artistic and cultural
heritage of the United States and its people
domestically and internationally. Finally, my
Administration will strengthen our Nation's democracy,
increase civic engagement and public service, bolster
social cohesion, and advance the cause of equity and
accessibility by lifting up more--and more diverse--
voices and experiences through Federal support for the
arts, the humanities, and museum and library services.
Sec. 2. The President's Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities. (a) There is established within the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) the
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
(Committee) to inform and support the national
engagement with Americans
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necessary to advance the arts, the humanities, and
museum and library services.
(b) The Committee shall be structured as follows:
(i) The Committee shall be composed of the Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Chairperson of the National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH), the Director of the IMLS, and no more than 25
additional persons who are not full-time officers or employees of the
Federal Government (non-Federal members) who shall be appointed by the
President. The non-Federal members:
(A) shall be selected from among private individuals and State, local,
and Tribal officials;
(B) shall have a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and areas of
expertise; and
(C) shall have a demonstrated interest in and commitment to support for
the arts, the humanities, and museum and library services.
(ii) The Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, the Director of the National Gallery of Art, and the Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts shall be invited to serve as additional, non-voting members of the
Committee.
(iii) The President shall designate a Chair or two Co-Chairs from among the
non-Federal members of the Committee.
(c) The Committee shall be solely advisory and
shall provide recommendations to the President and the
heads of the NEA, NEH, and IMLS on:
(i) advancing the policy objectives set forth in section 1 of this order,
including with respect to community well-being; economic development and
mobility; public, physical, and mental health; education; resilience and
adaptation, as well as combatting climate change; civic and democratic
engagement; and support for the artistic and cultural heritage of the
United States;
(ii) promoting philanthropic and private sector engagement with and support
for the arts, the humanities, and museum and library services to advance
the policy objectives set forth in section 1 of this order;
(iii) enhancing the effectiveness of Federal support for the arts, the
humanities, and museum and library services to advance the policy
objectives set forth in section 1 of this order; and
(iv) catalyzing the engagement of the Nation's artists, humanities
scholars, cultural heritage practitioners, and leaders in the arts, the
humanities, and museum and library services, including with respect to:
(A) engagement in significant cultural events; and
(B) promoting the recognition of excellence in the arts, the humanities,
and museum and library services, and their relevance to our Nation's social
and economic well-being.
(d) The Committee's recommendations pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section shall be conveyed in
accordance with subsection (g) of this section.
(e) The Committee shall be administered as follows:
(i) The IMLS shall provide funding and administrative support for the
Committee, including facilities, staff, equipment, and other support
services, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of
appropriations. Private funds accepted under the IMLS's gift authority may
be used to pay expenses of the Committee, as appropriate and consistent
with applicable law.
(ii) The Director of the IMLS may designate an Executive Director to
coordinate the work of the Committee. The Executive Director shall report
to the Director of the IMLS and shall meet with all of the heads of the
NEA, NEH, and IMLS on a quarterly basis.
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(iii) Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation for their
work on the Committee, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving
intermittently in the Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
(f) The Committee shall meet twice a year.
(g) On an annual basis, and at other times as
appropriate, the Chair or Co-Chairs of the Committee
shall report to the President through the heads of the
NEA, NEH, and IMLS on the Committee's progress in
carrying out its mission, any recommendations it has,
and its plans for the coming year.
(h) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), may apply to the Committee,
any functions of the President under that Act, except
that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed
by the Director of the IMLS, in consultation with the
heads of the NEA and NEH, and in accordance with
guidelines issued by the Administrator of General
Services.
(i) The Committee shall terminate 2 years from the
date of this order, unless extended by the President.
Sec. 3. Interagency Cooperation to Advance the Arts and
Humanities. (a) The heads of executive departments and
agencies and White House policy councils, including
those listed below, or their designees, who must be
senior officials, shall advise, coordinate with, and
consider undertaking joint projects and initiatives
with the heads of the NEA, NEH, and IMLS, as
appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to
advance the policy objectives set forth in section 1 of
this order:
(i) the Department of State;
(ii) the Department of the Treasury;
(iii) the Department of Defense;
(iv) the Department of Justice;
(v) the Department of the Interior;
(vi) the Department of Agriculture;
(vii) the Department of Commerce;
(viii) the Department of Labor;
(ix) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(x) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(xi) the Department of Transportation;
(xii) the Department of Energy;
(xiii) the Department of Education;
(xiv) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(xv) the Office of Management and Budget;
(xvi) the Small Business Administration;
(xvii) the General Services Administration;
(xviii) the Corporation for National and Community Service;
(xix) the National Institutes of Health;
(xx) the National Science Foundation;
(xxi) the Domestic Policy Council;
(xxii) the National Economic Council;
(xxiii) the Gender Policy Council;
(xxiv) the White House Climate Policy Office; and
(xxv) the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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(b) The heads of agencies described in section
3502(5) of title 44, United States Code, are encouraged
to comply with the provisions of this section.
(c) The heads of the NEA, NEH, and IMLS shall
consider joint initiatives that would further the
policy objectives set forth in section 1 of this order,
and then may carry out those initiatives to the extent
permitted by law.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) 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.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(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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