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Executive Order 13168

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

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In simple terms

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

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 65 FR 58217

    Federal Register PDF

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

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

  5. 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

What to expect

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
Executive Order 13168: President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health · Executive Orders