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Executive Order 12965: Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 12852

President: Bill Clinton

Extended the President’s Council on Sustainable Development through June 29, 1997 while leaving its advisory mission intact.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 12965 still in effect? No. Executive Order 12965 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 12965 do?

EO 12965 extended the President's Council on Sustainable Development through June 29, 1997 unless further extended. The council delivered its first consensus recommendations in 1996 and a progress report in January 1997, during that extension. It later issued a final report in May 1999 after further changes to its charter. These were advisory recommendations, not binding environmental standards. EO 13138 revoked the parent order as amended later in 1999.

Administration position: The order preserved an advisory forum; it did not create environmental standards or bind agencies to the council’s recommendations.
SignedJune 27, 1995
BodyPresident’s Council on Sustainable Development
New termination dateJune 29, 1997 unless further extended

Before and after

Before the order

The council’s existing charter was approaching its termination point.

After the order

The council could continue its sustainable-development advice through the revised date and subsequent extensions.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
CouncilContinue advisory workThrough the extended term
Executive OfficeContinue administrative supportWhile the council operated

What happened next

EO 12965 extended the council's scheduled term.

EO 13138 revoked the parent order as amended.