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Presidential Executive Order 13515 (Barack Obama, 2009)

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Executive Order 13515: Asian American and Pacific Islander Community was a presidential executive order issued by President Barack Obama (D) in October 2009 that established the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders within the Department of Education as well as the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The executive order sought to provide "increased access to, and participation in, Federal programs in which [Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders] may be underserved."[1]

Background

President Barack Obama (D) issued Executive Order 13515, titled "Asian American and Pacific Islander Community" on October 14, 2009. E.O. 13515 established the White House Commission on Asian American Pacific Islanders within the Department of Education as well as the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to promote "increased access to, and participation in, Federal programs in which they may be underserved."[1] The order continued the commission and the initiative, which were first created by President Bill Clinton in 1999 through Executive Order 13125 and housed in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. President George W. Bush in 2004 re-established the commission and the initiative within the Department of Commerce via Executive Order 13339.[2][3]

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders advised an interagency working group to implement strategic agency plans to help Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders access federal resources. The initiative in 2013 launched a regional network consisting of 200 federal officials from regional offices across the country with the goal of connecting Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to federal resources. The initiative later created the E3! Ambassadors Program in 2014, which aimed to enlist young leaders to "educate, engage, and empower" their campuses and communities, according to the initiative's website.[4]

Provisions

Mission and function of the commission

Section 2 of E.O. 13515 describes the mission and function of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders within the Department of Education. E.O. 13515 stated that the commission shall advise the president through the secretary of education and commerce, for the development, monitoring, and coordination of executive branch efforts to improve Asian Americans' and Pacific Islanders' participation in federal programs. Section 2 states that the commission may assist in serving Asian American and Pacific Islander communities by compiling research and data on their populations and subpopulations, the development, monitoring, and coordination of federal efforts to improve the economic and community development of Asian American and Pacific Islander businesses, and the identification of strategies to increase public and private sector collaboration and community involvement in improving the health, education, and environment of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.[1]

Commission membership

Section 2 of E.O. 13515 states that the commission shall consist of no more than 20 members appointed by the president and shall include members who "(i) have a history of involvement with the AAPI communities; (ii) are from the fields of education, commerce, business, health, human services, housing, environment, arts, agriculture, labor and employment, transportation, justice, veterans affairs, and economic and community development; (iii) are from civic associations representing one or more of the diverse AAPI communities; or (iv) have such other experience as the President deems appropriate." Section 2 states that the president shall designate one member of the commission to serve as chair.[1]

Administration of the commission

Section 2 of E.O. 13515 states that the secretary of education shall consult with the secretary of commerce to designate an executive director for the commission. It states that the Department of Education shall provide funding and administrative support for the commission.[1]

Mission of the White House initiative

Section 3 of E.O. 13515 creates the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to "work to improve the quality of life of AAPIs through increased participation in Federal programs in which AAPIs may be underserved." It states that the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders creates a federal interagency working group with members selected from respective agencies. Section 3 names the secretary of commerce and education as co-chairs of the initiative. It states that the executive director of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders shall serve as the executive director of the initiative.

Members of the initiative

Section 3 of E.O. 13515 states that the members of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders shall consist of at least 23 members from the following agencies and councils:

  • The Department of State
  • The Department of the Treasury
  • The Department of Defense
  • The Department of Justice
  • The Department of the Interior
  • The Department of Agriculture
  • The Department of Labor
  • The Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • The Department of Transportation
  • The Department of Energy
  • The Department of Health and Human Services
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs
  • The Department of Homeland Security
  • The Office of Management and Budget
  • The Environmental Protection Agency
  • The Small Business Administration
  • The Office of Personnel Management
  • The Office of Personnel Management
  • The White House Office of Cabinet Affairs
  • The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
  • The National Economic Council
  • The Domestic Policy Council
  • The Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • Other executive branch departments, agencies, and offices as the President may, from time to time, designate.[1]

Administration of the initiative

Section 3 of E.O. 13515 states that each executive department agency designated by the initiative shall prepare a plan for the improvement of the quality of life of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. As part of these plans, each agency plan shall fulfill six of the following criteria:

  • "[I]dentify Federal programs in which AAPIs may be underserved and improve the quality of life for AAPIs through increased participation in these programs"
  • "[I]dentify ways to foster the recruitment, career development, and advancement of AAPIs in the Federal Government"
  • "[I]dentify high-priority action items for which measurable progress may be achieved within 2 years to improve the health, environment, opportunity, and well-being of AAPIs, and implement those action items"
  • "[I]increase public-sector, private-sector, and community involvement in improving the health, environment, opportunity, and well-being of AAPIs"
  • "[F]oster evidence-based research, data-collection, and analysis on AAPI populations and subpopulations, including research and data on public health, environment, education, housing, employment, and other economic indicators of AAPI community well­being"
  • "[S]olicit public input from AAPI communities on ways to increase and improve opportunities for public participation in Federal programs considering a number of factors, including language barriers."[1]

Section 3 states that each plan "shall provide appropriate measurable objectives and, after the first year, shall provide for the assessment of that agency's performance on the goals set in the previous year's plan."[1]

Superceded executive orders

Section 4 of E.O. 13515 states that this executive order supersedes E.O. 13125 and E.O. 13339.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 White House Archives, Executive Order 13515, accessed March 20, 2023
  2. ↑ The American Presidency Project, "Executive Order 13125—Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs," June 7, 1999
  3. ↑ The American Presidency Project, "Executive Order 13339—Increasing Economic Opportunity and Business Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific," May 13, 2004
  4. ↑ Obama White House, Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, accessed May 1, 2023
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