Establishing the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans

2013-06-28Executive Order 13646
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Establishes Advisory Council to Boost Young Americans' Financial Skills

What it does: The order directs the Treasury to establish an advisory council and agencies to provide information and support to improve young Americans' financial capability.

Real World Impact:
  • Creates a new federal advisory council focused on youth money skills.
  • Requires federal, state, and private groups to provide information and support.
  • May lead to school programs, research, and public awareness campaigns for young people.
Topics: financial education, youth programs, consumer finance, government advisory council

Summary

This order creates the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans inside the Department of the Treasury to promote money-management skills among young people.

The council will gather information, advise the President and the Treasury Secretary, recommend programs and partnerships, support research and pilot testing of effective approaches, and promote early saving and planning.

It asks federal, state, and private groups to help and directs the council to consider the needs of underserved groups, including women and minorities.

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