President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy

1995-01-24Executive Order 12946
Signed by: William J. Clinton
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Headline: Creates President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy

What it does: Federal departments must provide information, personnel, and administrative support to a five-member presidential advisory board on arms proliferation policy.

Real World Impact:
  • Creates a five-member advisory board to advise on arms transfer and proliferation.
  • Requires federal departments to share information and detail staff to support the board.
  • Allows meetings discussing national security to be closed to the public and classified.
Topics: arms control, defense policy, national security, government advisory board

Summary

This order creates a five-member President's Advisory Board on Arms Proliferation Policy within the Department of Defense to advise the President on implementation of the United States conventional arms transfer policy and related proliferation issues.

Federal departments must provide information and may detail personnel to support the board; the Department of Defense must provide administrative services and designate a research center for support. The board reports to the President and may close meetings when national security information is discussed; members must protect classified information.

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