For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 12, 2005
Executive Order: Amendments to Executive Order 12788 Relating to the Defense Economic Adjustment Program
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including 10 U.S.C. 2391 and
the Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and
Stabilization Act of 1990, enacted as Division D, section 4001 et seq.,
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public
Law 101-510, and in order to update the Defense Economic Adjustment
Program, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 12788 of January 15,
1992, as amended, is further amended as follows:
Section 1. The text of section 2 of Executive Order 12788 is
revised to read as follows: "The Defense Economic Adjustment Program
shall (1) assist substantially and seriously affected communities,
businesses, and workers from the effects of major Defense base
closures, realignments, and Defense contract-related adjustments, and
(2) assist State and local governments in preventing the encroachment
of civilian communities from impairing the operational utility of
military installations."
Sec. 2. (a) The text of section 3(c) is amended by deleting "and
communities" and inserting in lieu thereof "communities, and
businesses";
(b) The text of section 3(l) is amended by deleting "and" after
the semicolon;
(c) The text of section 3(m) is amended by adding "and" after
"diminish;" and
(d) A new section 3(n) is added to read: "(n) Encourage
resolution of regulatory issues that impede encroachment prevention and
local economic adjustment efforts."
Sec. 3. (a) Section 4(a) is amended by: (i) deleting "(19)
Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency;"
(ii) deleting "(21) Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency;" and (iii) renumbering the remaining subsections listing the
officials on the Economic Adjustment Committee (the "Committee")
accordingly;
(b) The text of section 4(b) is revised to read as follows: "The
Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, shall chair the
Committee."; and
(c) The text of section 4(c) is revised to read as follows: "The
Secretaries of Labor and Commerce shall serve as Vice Chairmen of the
Committee. The Vice Chairmen shall co-chair the Committee in the
absence of both the Chairman and the Chairman's designee and may also
preside over meetings of designated representatives of the concerned
executive agencies."
Sec. 4. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party
at law or in equity against the United States, its departments,
agencies, entities, officers, employees, agents, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 12, 2005.
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