Order 13100 EO 13100
DATE: 08-25-1998
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary (Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts)
| For Immediate
Release |
August
25, 1998 |
EXECUTIVE ORDER 13100
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PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON FOOD SAFETY
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to improve the safety
of the food supply through science-based regulation and well-coordinated
inspection, enforcement, research, and education programs, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of President's Council on Food Safety. (a)
There is established the President's Council on Food Safety
("Council"). The Council shall comprise the Secretaries of
Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Assistant to the President for
Science and Technology/Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the
Director of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government. The
Council shall consult with other Federal agencies and State, local, and
tribal government agencies, and consumer, producer, scientific, and
industry groups, as appropriate.
(b) The Secretaries of Agriculture and of Health and Human Services and
the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology/Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall serve as Joint Chairs of the
Council.
Sec. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the Council shall be to develop a
comprehensive strategic plan for Federal food safety activities, taking
into consideration the findings and recommendations of the National
Academy of Sciences report "Ensuring Safe Food from Production to
Consumption" and other input from the public on how to improve the
effectiveness of the current food safety system. The Council shall make
recommendations to the President on how to advance Federal efforts to
implement a comprehensive science-based strategy to improve the safety of
the food supply and to enhance coordination among Federal agencies, State,
local, and tribal governments, and the private sector. The Council shall
advise Federal agencies in setting priority areas for investment in food
safety.
Sec. 3. Specific Activities and Functions. (a) The Council shall
develop a comprehensive strategic Federal food safety plan that contains
specific recommendations on needed changes, including measurable outcome
goals. The principal goal of the plan should be the establishment of a
seamless, science-based food safety system. The plan should address the
steps necessary to achieve this goal, including the key public health,
resource, and management issues regarding food safety. The planning
process should consider both short-term and long-term issues including new
and emerging threats and the special needs of vulnerable populations such
as children and the elderly. In developing this plan, the Council shall
consult with all interested parties, including State and local agencies,
tribes, consumers, producers, industry, and academia.
(b) Consistent with the comprehensive strategic Federal food safety
plan described in section 3(a) of this order, the Council shall advise
agencies of priority areas for investment in food safety and ensure that
Federal agencies annually develop coordinated food safety budgets for
submission to the OMB that sustain and strengthen existing capacities,
eliminate duplication, and ensure the most effective use of resources for
improving food safety. The Council shall also ensure that Federal agencies
annually develop a unified budget for submission to the OMB for the
President's Food Safety Initiative and such other food safety issues as
the Council determines appropriate.
(c) The Council shall ensure that the Joint Institute for Food Safety
Research (JIFSR), in consultation with the National Science and Technology
Council, establishes mechanisms to guide Federal research efforts toward
the highest priority food safety needs. The JIFSR shall report to the
Council on a regular basis on its efforts: (I) to develop a strategic plan
for conducting food safety research activities consistent with the
President's Food Safety Initiative and such other food safety activities
as the JIFSR determines appropriate; and (ii) to coordinate efficiently,
within the executive branch and with the private sector and academia, all
Federal food safety research.
Sec. 4. Cooperation. All actions taken by the Council shall, as
appropriate, promote partnerships and cooperation with States, tribes, and
other public and private sector efforts wherever possible to improve the
safety of the food supply.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. This order is intended only to improve the
internal management of the executive branch and is not intended to, nor
does it, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, its
officers or any person. Nothing in this order shall affect or alter the
statutory responsibilities of any Federal agency charged with food safety
responsibilities.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 25, 1998.
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