Executive Order 12024

Summary:  Executive Order 12024 applied to the Federal Advisory Committee Act

TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I) [this Appendix], Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code [section 301 of Title 3, The President], Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c) [section 581c of Title 31, Money and Finance], and Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 (October 21, 1977) ) [set out in Appendix II of this title], and as President of the United States of America, in accord with the transfer of advisory committee functions from the Office of Management and Budget to the General Services Administration provided by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 [set out in Appendix II of this title], it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. The transfer, provided by Section 5F of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101) [set out in Appendix II of this title], of certain functions under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.App. I) [this appendix], from the Office of Management and Budget and its Director to the Administrator of General Services is hereby effective.

Sec. 2. There is hereby delegated to the Administrator of General Services all the functions vested in the President by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that, the annual report to the Congress required by Section 6(c) of that Act [section 6(c) of this Appendix] shall be prepared by the Administrator for the President's consideration and transmittal to the Congress.

Sec. 3. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the transfer of functions provided in this Order, including the transfer of funds, personnel and positions, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and other items related to the functions transferred.

Sec. 4. Executive Order No. 11769 of February 21, 1974 is hereby revoked.

Sec. 5. Any rules, regulations, orders, directives, circulars, or other actions taken pursuant to the functions transferred or reassigned as provided in this Order from the Office of Management and Budget to the Administrator of General Services, shall remain in effect as if issued by the Administrator until amended, modified, or revoked.

Sec. 6. This Order shall be effective November 20, 1977.

JIMMY CARTER
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 20, 1977.