President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, Further Amendments to Executive Order 13035, as Amended
Extends Life of Information Technology Advisory Committee to 2001
What it does
The order directs the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee to carry out its Research Act responsibilities and extends its term to February 11, 2001.
Real-world impact
- Extends the advisory committee's term through February 11, 2001.
- Requires the committee to carry out duties specified in the 1998 Research Act.
- Adds wording to the original order to reference the Research Act.
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Summary
This order amends a prior executive order to extend the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee so it can carry out new duties created by the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998.
It adds language to the original order's preamble, inserts a new subsection directing the Committee to follow the Research Act's procedures, and changes the Committee's expiration date to February 11, 2001. The change affects the Committee's members and staff and lets the Committee continue advising the government on information technology matters under the Research Act.
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