Amendment to Executive Order No. 12640
Adds Two Vice Chairs to Presidential Disability Employment Committee
What it does
The order directs that Executive Order No. 12640 be amended to increase vice chairs from four to six and replace gendered titles with "Vice Chair".
Real-world impact
- Adds two vice chair positions to the Presidential committee on disability employment.
- Replaces gendered titles with the neutral term "Vice Chair" throughout the earlier order.
- Alters the committee's leadership makeup and official governing language.
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Summary
This order amends a prior executive order to add two Vice Chair positions to the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and to change the title wording from "Vice Chairman"/"Vice Chairmen" to "Vice Chair"/"Vice Chairs." The change increases the number of vice chairs from four to six and updates the committee's official titles.
The order states this amendment is to provide for carrying out provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and to reflect the new leadership positions.
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