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Executive Order 14084: Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services is a presidential executive order issued by President Joe Biden (D) in September 2022 that reestablished the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities to support the president's goal of advancing the arts, the humanities, and museum and library services.[1]

Background

President Joe Biden (D) issued Executive Order 14084, titled "Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services," on September 30, 2022. E.O. 14084 broadly aims to support what the order describes as the nation's creative and cultural economy in part by advancing "equity, accessibility, and opportunities for all Americans ... to realize their full potential through the arts, the humanities, and access to museum and library services." The order also aims to support the Biden administration's "efforts to tackle the climate crisis ... through Federal and societal support for and advancement of the arts, the humanities, and museum and library services," according to the text.[1]

The order is part of a series of executive orders issued by each presidential administration since President Ronald Reagan (R), with the exception of President Donald Trump (R), that established a President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities

The President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH) was first established by President Ronald Reagan (R) by Executive Order 12367 on June 15, 1982. The President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities was created to "analyze, and make recommendations to the President and to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities with respect to, (i) ways to promote private sector support for the arts and the humanities, especially at the State and local levels; (ii) the effectiveness of Federal support for the arts and the humanities in stimulating increased private sector support, taking into account the economic needs and problems of the arts and the humanities and their relationship with the private sector; (iii) the planning and coordination of appropriate participation (including productions and projects) in major and historic national events; and (iv) ways to promote the recognition of excellence in the fields of the arts and the humanities," according to the text.[2]

The following executive orders reestablished the PCAH:

  • Executive Order 12774, titled "Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees," issued by President George H.W. Bush (R) on September 27, 1991.[3]
  • Executive Order 13138, titled, "Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees," issued by President Bill Clinton (D) on September 30, 1999.[4]
  • Executive Order 13316 titled, "Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees," issued by President George W. Bush (R) on September 17, 2023.[5]
  • Executive Order 13708, "Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees," issued by President Barack Obama (D) on September 30, 2015.[6]

Member resignations, non-renewal of PCAH during the Trump administration

Sixteen of the 17 PCAH members resigned on August 18, 2017, to protest the group's view of President Donald Trump's (R) response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, according to The New York Times.[7]

The White House later released a statement disbanding the PCAH: "Earlier this month it was decided that President Trump will not renew the Executive Order for the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), which expires later this year. While the Committee has done good work in the past, in its current form it simply is not a responsible way to spend American tax dollars."[7]

Provisions

Policy

Section 1 of E.O. 14084 stated that the arts, humanities, and museum and library services are essential to democracy and reflect our multicultural and democratic experience. It stated that the executive order aimed to "will advance equity, accessibility, and opportunities for all Americans, particularly in underserved communities" and that promoting equity "will strengthen America's creative and cultural economy, including by enhancing and expanding opportunities for artists, humanities scholars, students, educators, and cultural heritage practitioners." The order further stated that such efforts strengthen the administration's effort to address the climate crisis.[1]

President's committee

Section 2 of E.O. 14084 reestablished the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH) to advance the arts, humanities, and museum and library services. It stated that the committee shall comprise a chairperson of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA, the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and no more than 25 additional members appointed by the president and selected "from among private individuals of State, local, and Tribal officials."[1]

Interagency cooperation

Section 3 of E.O. 14084 stated that the heads of executive departments, agencies, and White House policy councils shall advise, coordinate, and consider joint projects with the president's committee. It stated that the following 25 departments, agencies, and policy councils shall coordinate with PCAH:

  • "(T)he Department of State"
  • "(T)he Department of the Treasury"
  • "(T)he Department of Defense"
  • "(T)he Department of Justice"
  • "(T)he Department of the Interior"
  • "(T)he Department of Agriculture"
  • "(T)he Department of Commerce"
  • "(T)he Department of Labor"
  • "(T)he Department of Health and Human Services"
  • "(T)he Department of Housing and Urban Development"
  • "(T)he Department of Transportation"
  • "(T)he Department of Energy"
  • "(T)he Department of Education"
  • "(T)he Department of Veterans Affairs"
  • "(T)he Office of Management and Budget"
  • "(T)he Small Business Administration"
  • "(T)he General Services Administration"
  • "(T)he Corporation for National and Community Service"
  • "(T)he National Institutes of Health"
  • "(T)he National Science Foundation"
  • "(T)he Domestic Policy Council"
  • "(T)he National Economic Council"
  • "(T)he Gender Policy Council"
  • "(T)he White House Climate Policy Office"
  • "(T)he Office of Science and Technology Policy"[1]

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