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Executive Order 13168

President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health

This executive order creates a 10-member presidential commission to study economic challenges facing tobacco-dependent communities and recommend solutions that also protect public health, particularly youth. The commission must submit a preliminary report by December 31, 2000, and a final report six months after its first meeting, with automatic termination 30 days after the final report or within two years.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 58217

Impact dates

  1. Final report to President (6 months after first meeting)

  2. Latest possible termination date (2 years from signing)

  3. Preliminary report to President

Key directives

  • Establish 10-member commission with diverse membership including tobacco producers, public health experts, and government representatives
  • Commission to advise President on tobacco farming economy changes and recommend measures for economic development
  • Commission must consider public health implications including youth smoking reduction
  • Preliminary report to President by December 31, 2000
  • Final report to President 6 months after first meeting
  • Commission terminates 30 days after final report or within 2 years of order date
  • Executive agencies must provide requested information to commission
  • Department of Agriculture to provide administrative support and funding subject to appropriations

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Commission established
  • Secretary of Agriculture to select up to 10 members and two co-chairs

Near term (90d)

  • Preliminary report due December 31, 2000
  • Commission to begin collecting information on tobacco farming economy changes

Long term

  • Final report due 6 months after first meeting
  • Commission terminates 30 days after final report or by September 22, 2002 at latest

Risks & tensions

  • Dual mandate tension: promoting economic opportunity for tobacco producers while protecting public health from smoking harms may create conflicting recommendations
  • Vague 'to the extent permitted by law' and 'subject to availability of appropriations' language creates funding uncertainty
  • December 31, 2000 preliminary report deadline is only 100 days from signing, suggesting rushed timeline for a complex issue
  • Commission composition gives Secretary of Agriculture dominant role in member selection, potentially biasing agricultural over public health perspectives
  • No enforcement mechanism for agency information sharing beyond voluntary compliance
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