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Executive Order 13167

Amendment to Executive Order 13147, Increasing the Membership of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy

This executive order amends an earlier EO to expand the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy from a maximum of 15 members to up to 20 members. It makes a single technical change to one sentence of Executive Order 13147.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 57079

Key directives

  • Amend section 1, second sentence of EO 13147 by replacing 'not more than 15' with 'up to 20'

Timeline

Immediate

  • Technical amendment to EO 13147 takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • Potential additional appointments to fill expanded membership slots

Long term

  • Slightly larger commission capacity for policy recommendations on complementary and alternative medicine

Risks & tensions

  • Minimal substantive policy change; purely administrative expansion of advisory body size
  • No guidance on whether additional 5 seats will actually be filled or remain vacant
Executive Order 13167: Amendment to Executive Order 13147, Increasing the Membership of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy · Executive Orders