Trade, tariffs and industry

Executive Order 12987: Amendment to Executive Order No. 12964

President: Bill Clinton

Expanded representation on the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy and adjusted its appointment structure.

Status: Revoked. Is Executive Order 12987 still in effect? No. Executive Order 12987 was revoked. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 12987 do?

EO 12987 amended EO 12964’s membership provisions for the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy. It broadened the temporary commission that was reviewing Asia-Pacific market access, trade and investment issues. EO 13032 later extended the reporting timetable, and EO 13062 revoked the commission orders in September 1997 after the final report had been completed.

Administration position: The order changed an advisory commission’s composition. It did not itself negotiate trade concessions or alter tariff law.
SignedJanuary 31, 1996
Parent orderEO 12964
Later timetable amendmentEO 13032

Before and after

Before the order

EO 12964 established the commission under its original membership formula.

After the order

The expanded commission completed its 1997 report before formal revocation.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentMake appointments under the revised structureDuring the commission’s life
CommissionContinue its Pacific trade reviewThrough the final report

What happened next

EO 12964 created the commission.

EO 12987 amended membership.

EO 13062 revoked the framework.