Technology and cybersecurity

Executive Order 12864: United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure

President: Bill Clinton

Created a Commerce advisory council on national information infrastructure policy; EO 13062 later identified its work as completed and revoked the order.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13062 in 1997.

Is Executive Order 12864 still in effect? No. EO 13062 revoked it in 1997.

What does Executive Order 12864 do?

EO 12864 created a Commerce advisory council on national information infrastructure policy, including access, interoperability, privacy and security. At a February 1996 White House event, the President received two council reports and discussed their recommendations. This documents council output, not the adoption or effect of each recommendation. EO 13062 later revoked the council order as amended after its work ended.

Administration position: The order presented a connected national information infrastructure as a source of economic growth, productivity and public benefit. Those were policy objectives for the council’s advice, not measured results.
SignedSeptember 15, 1993
Administrative departmentCommerce
MembershipUp to 25 members

Before and after

Before the order

No EO 12864 council existed to provide this cross-sector advice to the Commerce Secretary.

After the order

The council advised on network policy and applications under the Federal Advisory Committee Act until its work ended.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Commerce SecretaryAppoint members and receive the council’s adviceDuring the council’s charter
Advisory CouncilRecommend a national information infrastructure strategyDuring its operating period
Executive agenciesProvide requested information where permitted by lawAs needed

What happened next

EO 12864 established the council for an initial two-year period.

The President received and discussed two council reports at a White House event.

EO 13062 identified the work as completed and revoked EO 12864 as amended.