President's Advisory Board on Race
Headline: Creates President's Advisory Board to Address Race and Reconciliation
What it does: Agencies must provide information and support to a seven-member advisory board advising the President on race and reconciliation.
- Establishes a seven-member national advisory board on race and reconciliation.
- Requires executive agencies to provide information and administrative support.
- Board members serve without pay but may be reimbursed for travel expenses.
Summary
This order creates the President's Advisory Board on Race, a seven-member panel of outside experts appointed by the President and led by a Chair chosen from among them. The board will advise the President on race, racial reconciliation, and related challenges.
It asks agencies to give information and the Department of Justice to provide administrative and financial support as allowed by law; members serve without pay but may receive travel expenses. The board can form subcommittees, invite experts, and will end on September 30, 1998, unless extended.
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