[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 3CFR13256]
EO 13256
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Executive Order 13256 of February 12, 2002
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, in order to
advance the development of the Nation's full human potential
and to advance equal opportunity in higher education, to
strengthen the capacity of historically black colleges and
universities to provide the highest quality education, and to
increase opportunities for these institutions to participate
in and benefit from Federal programs, as do other colleges and
universities, it is hereby ordered as follows:
etion 1. There is established, in the
Office of the Secretary of Education, a Presidential advisory
committee entitled the ``President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities'' (Board). The
Board shall prepare and issue an annual report to the
President on the results of the participation of historically
black colleges and universities in Federal programs. The Board
also shall provide advice to the President and to the
Secretary of Education (Secretary) regarding the needs of
historically black colleges and universities in the areas of
infrastructure, academic programs, and faculty and
institutional development. In the annual report to the
President, the Board shall make recommendations on how to
increase the private sector role, including the role of
private foundations, in strengthening historically black
colleges and universities. Particular emphasis should also be
given in the report to enhancing institutional planning and
development, strengthening fiscal stability and financial
management, and improving institutional infrastructure,
including the use of technology, to ensure the long-term
viability and enhancement of these institutions.
e. 2. The Board shall be appointed by the
President. The Board membership shall include sitting
presidents of historically black colleges and universities,
representatives of other higher education institutions,
business and financial leaders, representatives of private
foundations, and secondary school administrators. The
President shall designate a Chair or Co-Chairs from among the
members.
e. 3. The White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative),
located in the Office of the Secretary of Education, shall:
(1) provide staff, resources, and assistance to the Board; (2)
assist the Secretary in performing the liaison function
between the executive branch and historically black colleges
and universities; and (3) serve the Secretary in carrying out
the responsibilities described in section 6 of this order.
e. 4. To carry out this order, each
executive department and agency identified by the Secretary
may, consistent with applicable law and regulations, enter
into appropriate grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
with historically black colleges and universities. The head of
each department or agency so identified shall establish an
annual plan that will establish clear goals for how the
department or agency intends to increase the capacity of
historically black colleges and universities to compete
effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
and to encourage historically black colleges and universities
to participate in Federal programs. The department's or
agency's annual goal should be clearly reflected in the
depart-
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ment's or agency's annual budget submission to the Office of
Management and Budget. To facilitate the attainment of these
goals, the head of each department or agency identified by the
Secretary shall provide, as appropriate, technical assistance
and information to historically black colleges and
universities regarding the program activities of the
department or agency and the preparation of applications or
proposals for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
e. 5. Each executive department and
agency identified by the Secretary shall appoint a senior
official, who is a full-time officer of the Federal
Government, to report directly to the department or agency
head with respect to department or agency activity under this
order, and to serve as liaison to the Board and to the
Initiative. To the extent permitted by law and regulations,
each executive department and agency identified by the
Secretary shall provide appropriate information requested by
the Board and staff pursuant to the order.
e. 6. Each executive department and
agency identified by the Secretary shall develop an annual
plan for, and shall document the agency's effort in,
increasing the capacity of historically black colleges and
universities to participate in Federal programs. Each
department's and agency's plan shall describe new or existing
department and agency programs and measurable objectives for
proposed department and agency actions, in connection with
those programs, to achieve the purposes of this order. These
plans shall be submitted at such time and in such form as the
Secretary shall require. In consultation with the
participating departments and agencies, the Secretary shall
review the plans and develop, with the advice of the Board, an
integrated Annual Federal Plan for Assistance to Historically
Black Colleges and Universities for submission to the
President. The Secretary shall provide the president of each
historically black college and university with a copy of, and
an opportunity to comment on, the proposed Annual Federal Plan
prior to its submission to the President. Each participating
department and agency shall submit to the Secretary an Annual
Performance Report that shall measure each department's and
agency's performance against the objectives set forth in the
department's or agency's annual plan. The Secretary shall be
responsible for monitoring compliance with the Annual Federal
Plan after it is approved by the President.
e. 7. In developing its annual plan, each
executive department and agency identified by the Secretary
shall emphasize programs and activities that develop the
capacity of historically black colleges and universities to
contribute to the development of human capital and to
strengthen America's economic and technological base through:
(1) infrastructure development and acquisitions for
instruction and research; (2) student and faculty doctoral
fellowships and faculty development; (3) domestic and
international faculty and student exchanges and study-abroad
opportunities; (4) undergraduate and graduate student
internships; and (5) summer, part-time, and permanent
employment opportunities.
e. 8. Each year, the Board shall report
to the President on the progress achieved in enhancing the
capacity of historically black colleges and universities to
serve their students, including findings and recommendations
for individual departments and agencies in connection with
their Annual Performance Reports, as described in section 6 of
this order.
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e. 9. The Board, in consultation with the
Department of Education and other executive departments and
agencies, shall develop a Private Sector Strategy to assist
historically black colleges and universities in: (1)
increasing voluntary private-sector contributions to support
the enhancement of endowments and the overall financial
stability of such institutions; (2) improving and enhancing
the quality and number of private-sector partnerships focused
on academic program development, student achievement and
faculty development, cooperative research and development
projects, and faculty exchanges; and (3) improving information
management, and facilities, and strengthening academic course
offerings.
e. 10. (a) The provisions in this
Executive Order shall be implemented to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
(b) The Department of Education shall provide funding and
administrative support for the Board and the Initiative.
(c) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but
shall be reimbursed for all travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law;
(d) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended,
may apply to the Board, any functions of the President under
that Act, except for those in section 6 of that Act, shall be
performed by the Department of Education, in accordance with
the guidelines that have been issued by the Administrator of
General Services.
e. 11. Executive Order 12876 of November
1, 1993, as amended, is hereby revoked.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 12, 2002.