Executive Order 12869: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
President: Bill Clinton
Continued ten presidential advisory committees and reestablished a science-and-technology council through September 1995; EO 12974 superseded it.
Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 12869 still in effect? No. Executive Order 12869 was superseded. See Executive Order 12974: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees.
What does Executive Order 12869 do?
EO 12869 continued ten named presidential advisory committees through September 1995 and reestablished a science-and-technology advisory council. The science-council provision was short-lived: EO 12882 revoked section 2 in November 1993 and separately established PCAST. The remaining continuation framework was superseded by EO 12974 in September 1995. These orders concerned committee authority and duration, not regulatory powers.
Before and after
Before the order
The listed committees faced periodic Federal Advisory Committee Act duration limits.
After the order
They could continue through September 1995, subject to their establishing authorities and later presidential action.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Listed committees | Continue operations | Through September 30, 1995 |
| Responsible agency heads | Perform delegated advisory-committee administration | During the continuation |
| Executive branch | Close completed bodies identified in section 4 | On the order’s effective date |
What happened next
EO 12869 continued and reestablished the listed bodies.
EO 12882 revoked section 2 and separately established PCAST.
The stated continuation period ended.
EO 12974 took effect and expressly superseded EO 12869.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
This was a time-limited Federal Advisory Committee Act housekeeping order. It did not itself give the committees regulatory authority. EO 12974 superseded the order and supplied the next continuation framework.
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