Executive Order 11948—Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), it is Hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. Each advisory committee listed below is hereby continued until December 31, 1978:

(a)  Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women - Executive Order No. 11126, as amended (Department of Labor).

(b) Committee for the Preservation of the White House - Executive Order No. 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).

(c) President's Commission on White House Fellowships - Executive Order No. 11183, as amended (United States Civil Service Commission).

(d) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science - Executive Order No. 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).

(e) Quetico-Superior Committee - Executive Order No. 11342, as amended (Department of Agriculture).

(f) National Health Resources Advisory Committee - Executive Order No. 11415, as amended (General Services Administration).

(g) Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality - Executive Order No. 11472, as amended (Council on Environmental Quality).

(h) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - Executive Order No. 11562, as amended (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare).

(i) Consumer Advisory Council - Executive Order No. 11583, as amended (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare).

(j) Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise - Executive Order No. 11625 of October 13, (Department of Commerce).

(k) President's Export Council - Executive Order No. 11753 of December 20, 1973 (Department of Commerce).

 (l) President's Committee on Mental Retardation - Executive Order No. 11776 of March 28, 1974 (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare).

(m) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health - Executive Order No. 11807 of September 28, 1974 (Department of Labor).

SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the Functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act which are applicable to the committees listed in Section 1 of this order, except that of reporting annually to Congress, shall be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after each committee in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

SEC. 3. Executive Order No. 11868, as amended, establishing the President's Commission on Olympic Sports, is revoked effective January 16, 1977.

SEC. 4 (a) The following Executive orders are revoked:

(1) Executive Order No. 11667 of April 19, 1972, establishing the President's Advisory Committee on the Environmental Awards Merit Program.

(2) Executive Order No. 11809 of September 30, 1974, establishing the President's Labor Management Committee.

(3) Executive Order No. 11860 of May 19, 1975, establishing the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees.

(c) Executive Order No. 11827, as amended, is superseded.

SEC. 5. This order shall be effective December 31, 1976.

GERALD R. FORD

The White House,

December 20, 1975.