THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release March 8, 2000
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON COMPLEMENTARY AND
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE POLICY
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), and in order to establish the
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy,
it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. There is established in the Department
of Health and Human Services (Department) the White House Commission on
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy (Commission). The
Commission shall be composed of not more than 15 members appointed by
the President from knowledgeable representatives in health care practice
and complementary and alternative medicine. The President shall
designate a Chair from among the members of the Commission. The
Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) shall appoint an
Executive Director for the Commission.
Sec. 2. Functions. The Commission shall provide a report, through
the Secretary, to the President on legislative and administrative
recommendations for assuring that public policy maximizes the benefits
to Americans of complementary and alternative medicine. The
recommendations shall address the following:
(a) the education and training of health care practitioners in
complementary and alternative medicine;
(b) coordinated research to increase knowledge about complementary
and alternative medicine practices and products;
(c) the provision to health care professionals of reliable and
useful information about complementary and alternative medicine that can
be made readily accessible and understandable to the general public; and
(d) guidance for appropriate access to and delivery of
complementary and alternative medicine.
Sec. 3. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by law, the
heads of executive departments and agencies shall provide the
Commission, upon request, with such information and assistance as it may
require for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
(b) Each member of the Commission shall receive compensation at a
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate specified for
Level 1V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315) for each day during
which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
Commission. While away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of the duties of the Commission, members shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in Government
service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
(c) The Department shall provide the Commission with funding and
with administrative services, facilities, staff, and other support
services necessary for the performance of the Commission's functions.
(d) In accordance with guidelines issued by the Administrator of
General Services, the Secretary shall perform the functions of the
President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
App.), with respect to the Commission, except that of reporting to the
Congress.
(e) The Commission shall terminate 2 years from the date of this
order unless extended by the President prior to such date.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 7, 2000.
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