President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendments to Executive Order 13035, as Amended

This executive order extends the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) until February 11, 2001, and updates its charter to include responsibilities under the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998. It makes technical amendments to Executive Order 13035 to reflect new statutory authorities.

Federal Register Open PDF 64 FR 7489

Impact dates

Feb 11, 2001
PITAC termination/expiration date

Key directives

Extend PITAC termination date from 'two years from date of order' to 'February 11, 2001'
Add Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 to EO 13035 preamble
Add subsection (b) to Section 2 directing Committee to carry out Research Act responsibilities as described in that Act

Timeline

Immediate

Committee life extended to February 11, 2001
New statutory authority under Research Act incorporated

Near term (90d)

Committee to begin carrying out Research Act responsibilities

Long term

Committee operations continue until February 2001 unless further extended
Potential policy recommendations on IT research priorities

Risks & tensions

Limited substantive guidance on how Research Act responsibilities interact with existing committee functions
No funding or staffing provisions specified
Sunset date creates pressure for timely output or requires further extension