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Executive Order 13122

Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Southwest Border

This executive order establishes an interagency task force co-chaired by Treasury, Agriculture, and Labor to coordinate federal economic development efforts for the Southwest Border region (within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California). The task force reports to the Vice President and is charged with analyzing programs, developing recommendations, and focusing on pilot communities, with mandatory reports through 2002.

Federal Register Open PDF 64 FR 29201

Impact dates

  1. Agency reports to Task Force Chair (1 month before reports due to Vice President)

  2. Final report to Vice President

  3. First annual report to Vice President

  4. Interim report to Vice President

  5. Task Force terminates 30 days after final report unless extended

Key directives

  • Establish Interagency Task Force on Economic Development of the Southwest Border
  • Task Force reports to Vice President as PCEB Chair and Assistant to President for Economic Policy as Vice Chair
  • Secretaries of Treasury, Agriculture, and Labor Co-Chair, rotating annually
  • Analyze existing programs and policies for changes, modifications, innovations
  • Develop short-term and long-term options for sustainable economic development
  • Focus initial efforts on pilot communities
  • Issue interim report by November 15, 1999
  • Issue first annual report by April 15, 2000
  • Issue subsequent reports yearly
  • Issue final report by April 15, 2002
  • Task Force terminates 30 days after final report unless consensus recommends continuation
  • Agencies report actions to Task Force Chair 1 month before reports due to Vice President

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Task Force establishment
  • Co-Chairs (Treasury, Agriculture, Labor) begin rotating annual leadership

Near term (90d)

  • Agency analysis of existing Southwest Border programs
  • Initial pilot community selection
  • Consultation with state/local governments and community leaders

Long term

  • Interim report due November 15, 1999
  • First annual report due April 15, 2000
  • Final report due April 15, 2002
  • Task Force termination 30 days after final report unless extended by consensus

Risks & tensions

  • No dedicated funding or new appropriations specified; relies on 'leveraging existing efforts'
  • Rotating co-chair structure may create administrative discontinuity
  • 150-mile geographic definition may create inclusion/exclusion tensions for communities near boundary
  • Termination clause (30 days after final report) creates uncertainty for sustained engagement
  • Judicial review disclaimer (Section 5) means no enforceable rights for affected parties
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