Reviving the National Space Council, 31429-31432 [2017-14378]
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Title 3—
Executive Order 13803 of June 30, 2017
The President
Reviving the National Space Council
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide a coordinated
process for developing and monitoring the implementation of national space
policy and strategy, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The National Space Council (Council) was established
by Title V of Public Law 100–685 and Executive Order 12675 of April
20, 1989 (Establishing the National Space Council). The Council was tasked
with advising and assisting the President regarding national space policy
and strategy. The Council was never formally disestablished, but it effectively
ceased operation in 1993. This order revives the Council and provides
additional details regarding its duties and responsibilities.
Sec. 2. Revival and Composition of the National Space Council. (a) The
Council is hereby revived and shall resume operations.
(b) The Council shall be composed of the following members:
(i) The Vice President, who shall be Chair of the Council;
(ii) The Secretary of State;
(iii) The Secretary of Defense;
(iv) The Secretary of Commerce;
(v) The Secretary of Transportation;
(vi) The Secretary of Homeland Security;
(vii) The Director of National Intelligence;
(viii) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(ix) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
(x) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(xi) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xii) The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism;
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(xiii) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and
(xiv) The heads of other executive departments and agencies (agencies)
and other senior officials within the Executive Office of the President,
as determined by the Chair.
Sec. 3. Functions of the Council. (a) The Council shall advise and assist
the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and perform
such other duties as the President may, from time to time, prescribe.
(b) In particular, the Council is directed to:
(i) review United States Government space policy, including long-range
goals, and develop a strategy for national space activities;
(ii) develop recommendations for the President on space policy and spacerelated issues;
(iii) monitor and coordinate implementation of the objectives of the President’s national space policy and strategy;
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(iv) foster close coordination, cooperation, and technology and information
exchange among the civil, national security, and commercial space sectors;
(v) advise on participation in international space activities conducted by
the United States Government; and
(vi) facilitate the resolution of differences concerning major space and
space-related policy matters.
(c) The Council shall meet at least annually.
(d) The revival and operation of the Council shall not interfere with
the existing lines of authority in or responsibilities of any agencies.
(e) The Council shall have a staff, headed by a civilian Executive Secretary
appointed by the President.
Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Chair. (a) The Chair shall serve as the President’s principal advisor on national space policy and strategy.
(b) The Chair shall, in consultation with the members of the Council,
establish procedures for the Council and establish the agenda for Council
activities.
(c) The Chair shall report to the President quarterly on the Council’s
activities and recommendations. The Chair shall advise the Council, as
appropriate, regarding the President’s directions with respect to the Council’s
activities and national space policy and strategy.
(d) The Chair may recommend to the President candidates for the position
of Executive Secretary.
(e) The Chair, or upon the Chair’s direction, the Executive Secretary,
may invite the heads of other agencies, other senior officials in the Executive
Office of the President, or other Federal employees to participate in Council
meetings.
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(f) The Chair shall authorize the establishment of committees of the Council, including an executive committee, and of working groups, composed
of senior designees of the Council members and of other Federal officials
invited to participate in Council meetings, as he deems necessary or appropriate for the efficient conduct of Council functions.
Sec. 5. National Space Policy and Strategy Planning Process. (a) Each agency
represented on the Council shall provide such information to the Chair
regarding its current and planned space activities as the Chair shall request.
(b) The head of each agency that conducts space-related activities shall,
to the extent permitted by law, conform such activities to the President’s
national space policy and strategy.
(c) On space policy and strategy matters relating primarily to national
security, the Council shall coordinate with the National Security Council
(NSC) to create policies and procedures for the Council that respect the
responsibilities and authorities of the NSC under existing law.
Sec. 6. Users’ Advisory Group. (a) The Council shall convene a Users’
Advisory Group (Group) pursuant to Public Law 101–611, section 121, composed of non-Federal representatives of industries and other persons involved
in aeronautical and space activities.
(b) Members of the Group shall serve without any compensation for their
work for the Group. Members of the Group, while engaged in the work
of the Group, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, to the extent permitted by law for persons serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701–5707), consistent with the
availability of funds.
(c) The Group shall report directly to the Council and shall provide
advice or work product solely to the Council.
Sec. 7. Administrative Provisions. (a) To aid in the performance of the
functions of the Council:
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(i) The Office of Administration in the Executive Office of the President
shall provide the Council with administrative support on a reimbursable
basis; and
(ii) Legal advice to the Council itself with respect to its work and functions
shall be provided exclusively by the Office of the Counsel to the President.
(b) To the extent practicable and permitted by law, including the Economy
Act, and within existing appropriations, agencies serving on the Council
and interagency councils and committees that affect space policy or strategy
shall make resources, including, but not limited to, personnel, office support,
and printing, available to the Council as reasonably requested by the Chair
or, upon the Chair’s direction, the Executive Secretary.
(c) Agencies shall cooperate with the Council and provide such information
and advice to the Council as it may reasonably request, to the extent permitted
by law.
Sec. 8. Report. Within 1 year of the date of this order, and annually thereafter,
the Council shall submit a report to the President setting forth its assessment
of, and recommendations for, the space policy and strategy of the United
States Government.
Sec. 9. General Provisions. (a) This order supersedes Executive Order 12675
of April 20, 1989 (Establishing the National Space Council). To the extent
this order is inconsistent with any provision of any earlier Executive Order
or Presidential Memorandum, this order shall control.
(b) If any provision of this order or the application of such provision
is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and other dissimilar
applications of such provision shall not be affected.
(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.
(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
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(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
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(e) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and
subject to the availability of appropriations.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 30, 2017.
[FR Doc. 2017–14378
Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
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Title 3--
The President
[[Page 31429]]
Executive Order 13803 of June 30, 2017
Reviving the National Space Council
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and in order to provide a coordinated process
for developing and monitoring the implementation of
national space policy and strategy, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The National Space Council
(Council) was established by Title V of Public Law 100-
685 and Executive Order 12675 of April 20, 1989
(Establishing the National Space Council). The Council
was tasked with advising and assisting the President
regarding national space policy and strategy. The
Council was never formally disestablished, but it
effectively ceased operation in 1993. This order
revives the Council and provides additional details
regarding its duties and responsibilities.
Sec. 2. Revival and Composition of the National Space
Council. (a) The Council is hereby revived and shall
resume operations.
(b) The Council shall be composed of the following
members:
(i) The Vice President, who shall be Chair of the Council;
(ii) The Secretary of State;
(iii) The Secretary of Defense;
(iv) The Secretary of Commerce;
(v) The Secretary of Transportation;
(vi) The Secretary of Homeland Security;
(vii) The Director of National Intelligence;
(viii) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(ix) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
(x) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
(xi) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xii) The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism;
(xiii) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and
(xiv) The heads of other executive departments and agencies (agencies) and
other senior officials within the Executive Office of the President, as
determined by the Chair.
Sec. 3. Functions of the Council. (a) The Council shall
advise and assist the President regarding national
space policy and strategy, and perform such other
duties as the President may, from time to time,
prescribe.
(b) In particular, the Council is directed to:
(i) review United States Government space policy, including long-range
goals, and develop a strategy for national space activities;
(ii) develop recommendations for the President on space policy and space-
related issues;
(iii) monitor and coordinate implementation of the objectives of the
President's national space policy and strategy;
[[Page 31430]]
(iv) foster close coordination, cooperation, and technology and
information exchange among the civil, national security, and commercial
space sectors;
(v) advise on participation in international space activities conducted by
the United States Government; and
(vi) facilitate the resolution of differences concerning major space and
space-related policy matters.
(c) The Council shall meet at least annually.
(d) The revival and operation of the Council shall
not interfere with the existing lines of authority in
or responsibilities of any agencies.
(e) The Council shall have a staff, headed by a
civilian Executive Secretary appointed by the
President.
Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Chair. (a) The Chair
shall serve as the President's principal advisor on
national space policy and strategy.
(b) The Chair shall, in consultation with the
members of the Council, establish procedures for the
Council and establish the agenda for Council
activities.
(c) The Chair shall report to the President
quarterly on the Council's activities and
recommendations. The Chair shall advise the Council, as
appropriate, regarding the President's directions with
respect to the Council's activities and national space
policy and strategy.
(d) The Chair may recommend to the President
candidates for the position of Executive Secretary.
(e) The Chair, or upon the Chair's direction, the
Executive Secretary, may invite the heads of other
agencies, other senior officials in the Executive
Office of the President, or other Federal employees to
participate in Council meetings.
(f) The Chair shall authorize the establishment of
committees of the Council, including an executive
committee, and of working groups, composed of senior
designees of the Council members and of other Federal
officials invited to participate in Council meetings,
as he deems necessary or appropriate for the efficient
conduct of Council functions.
Sec. 5. National Space Policy and Strategy Planning
Process. (a) Each agency represented on the Council
shall provide such information to the Chair regarding
its current and planned space activities as the Chair
shall request.
(b) The head of each agency that conducts space-
related activities shall, to the extent permitted by
law, conform such activities to the President's
national space policy and strategy.
(c) On space policy and strategy matters relating
primarily to national security, the Council shall
coordinate with the National Security Council (NSC) to
create policies and procedures for the Council that
respect the responsibilities and authorities of the NSC
under existing law.
Sec. 6. Users' Advisory Group. (a) The Council shall
convene a Users' Advisory Group (Group) pursuant to
Public Law 101-611, section 121, composed of non-
Federal representatives of industries and other persons
involved in aeronautical and space activities.
(b) Members of the Group shall serve without any
compensation for their work for the Group. Members of
the Group, while engaged in the work of the Group, may
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, to the extent permitted by law for
persons serving intermittently in Government service (5
U.S.C. 5701-5707), consistent with the availability of
funds.
(c) The Group shall report directly to the Council
and shall provide advice or work product solely to the
Council.
Sec. 7. Administrative Provisions. (a) To aid in the
performance of the functions of the Council:
[[Page 31431]]
(i) The Office of Administration in the Executive Office of the President
shall provide the Council with administrative support on a reimbursable
basis; and
(ii) Legal advice to the Council itself with respect to its work and
functions shall be provided exclusively by the Office of the Counsel to the
President.
(b) To the extent practicable and permitted by
law, including the Economy Act, and within existing
appropriations, agencies serving on the Council and
interagency councils and committees that affect space
policy or strategy shall make resources, including, but
not limited to, personnel, office support, and
printing, available to the Council as reasonably
requested by the Chair or, upon the Chair's direction,
the Executive Secretary.
(c) Agencies shall cooperate with the Council and
provide such information and advice to the Council as
it may reasonably request, to the extent permitted by
law.
Sec. 8. Report. Within 1 year of the date of this
order, and annually thereafter, the Council shall
submit a report to the President setting forth its
assessment of, and recommendations for, the space
policy and strategy of the United States Government.
Sec. 9. General Provisions. (a) This order supersedes
Executive Order 12675 of April 20, 1989 (Establishing
the National Space Council). To the extent this order
is inconsistent with any provision of any earlier
Executive Order or Presidential Memorandum, this order
shall control.
(b) If any provision of this order or the
application of such provision is held to be invalid,
the remainder of this order and other dissimilar
applications of such provision shall not be affected.
(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.
(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.
[[Page 31432]]
(e) This order shall be implemented consistent
with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 30, 2017.
[FR Doc. 2017-14378
Filed 7-6-17; 8:45 am]
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