Executive Order 12213—United States Holocaust Memorial Council

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to provide for broader participation in the work of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and in order to provide for additional time for the Council to complete its work, Sections 1-102, 1-207, and 1402 of Executive Order No. 12169 of October 26, 1979, are amended to read as follows:

"1-102. The membership of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council shall consist of not more than 60 and not less than 35 members as follows:

"(a) The President shall appoint between 25 and 50 members of the Council and shall designate one of these members to chair the Council and another member to serve as Vice Chairman.

"(b) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are each invited to designate five members of their respective Houses to serve as members of the Council."

"1-207. The Council shall submit a final report to the President and to the Secretary of the Interior no later than December 15, 1980."

"1-402. The Council shall serve as an interim body and shall terminate on January 15, 1981, unless sooner extended.".

JIMMY CARTER

The White House,

May 2, 1980.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:49 p.m., May 2, 1980]