Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
Amends Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status Membership and Reporting
What it does
Cabinet departments must designate members, name the specified co-chairs, and ensure biennial reports to the President on Puerto Rico's status.
Real-world impact
- Requires Cabinet members to appoint designees to the Task Force.
- Designates the Attorney General's designee and Deputy Assistant as Task Force co-chairs.
- Requires biennial reports to the President on progress toward Puerto Rico's ultimate status.
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Summary
This order changes an earlier order about the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's status. It updates who serves on the Task Force and who will lead it.
Each member of the President's Cabinet must send a designee, and the Task Force will be co-chaired by the Attorney General's designee and the Deputy Assistant to the President who handles intergovernmental affairs. The Task Force must report to the President as needed, but at least once every two years on progress toward Puerto Rico's ultimate status.
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