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Executive Order 12890

Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864

This executive order increases the maximum number of appointed members to the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure from 25 to 30. It is a minor technical amendment to Executive Order 12864 with no policy changes beyond the membership cap adjustment.

Federal Register 59 FR 499
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Key directives

  • Amend section 1(a) of Executive Order 12864 by replacing '25' with '30'

Timeline

Immediate

  • Membership cap raised from 25 to 30 upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • Potential for up to 5 additional presidential appointments

Long term

  • Slightly expanded advisory capacity for national information infrastructure policy

Risks & tensions

  • Minimal institutional tension; purely administrative adjustment to advisory body size
  • Context: National Information Infrastructure was early 1990s framework for internet/telecommunications development, but this EO makes no substantive policy changes
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