E.
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13045
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Protection
of
Children
From
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
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Part
V
The
President
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Executive
Order
13045­­
Protection
of
Children
From
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
Presidential
Documents
_______________________________________________________________
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Title
3­­
The
President
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19885]]

Executive
Order
13045
of
April
21,
1997
Protection
of
Children
From
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
By
the
authority
vested
in
me
as
President
by
the
Constitution
and
the
laws
of
the
United
States
of
America,
it
is
hereby
ordered
as
follows:

Section
1.
Policy.

1­
101.
A
growing
body
of
scientific
knowledge
demonstrates
that
children
may
suffer
disproportionately
from
environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks.
These
risks
arise
because:
children's
neurological,
immunological,
digestive,
and
other
bodily
systems
are
still
developing;
children
eat
more
food,
drink
more
fluids,
and
breathe
more
air
in
proportion
to
their
body
weight
than
adults;
children's
size
and
weight
may
diminish
their
protection
from
standard
safety
features;
and
children's
behavior
patterns
may
make
them
more
susceptible
to
accidents
because
they
are
less
able
to
protect
themselves.
Therefore,
to
the
extent
permitted
by
law
and
appropriate,
and
consistent
with
the
agency's
mission,
each
Federal
agency:

(
a)
shall
make
it
a
high
priority
to
identify
and
assess
environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks
that
may
disproportionately
affect
children;
and
(
b)
shall
ensure
that
its
policies,
programs,
activities,
and
standards
address
disproportionate
risks
to
children
that
result
from
environmental
health
risks
or
safety
risks.

1­
102.
Each
independent
regulatory
agency
is
encouraged
to
participate
in
the
implementation
of
this
order
and
comply
with
its
provisions.

Sec.
2.
Definitions.
The
following
definitions
shall
apply
to
this
order.

2­
201.
  
Federal
agency''
means
any
authority
of
the
United
States
that
is
an
agency
under
44
U.
S.
C.
3502(
1)
other
than
those
considered
to
be
independent
regulatory
agencies
under
44
U.
S.
C.
3502(
5).
For
purposes
of
this
order,
  
military
departments,''
as
defined
in
5
U.
S.
C.
102,
are
covered
under
the
auspices
of
the
Department
of
Defense.
2­
202.
  
Covered
regulatory
action''
means
any
substantive
action
in
a
rulemaking,
initiated
after
the
date
of
this
order
or
for
which
a
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking
is
published
1
year
after
the
date
of
this
order,
that
is
likely
to
result
in
a
rule
that
may:

(
a)
be
  
economically
significant''
under
Executive
Order
12866
(
a
rulemaking
that
has
an
annual
effect
on
the
economy
of
$
100
million
or
more
or
would
adversely
affect
in
a
material
way
the
economy,
a
sector
of
the
economy,
productivity,
competition,
jobs,
the
environment,
public
health
or
safety,
or
State,
local,
or
tribal
governments
or
communities);
and
(
b)
concern
an
environmental
health
risk
or
safety
risk
that
an
agency
has
reason
to
believe
may
disproportionately
affect
children.

2­
203.
  
Environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks''
mean
risks
to
health
or
to
safety
that
are
attributable
to
products
or
substances
that
the
child
is
likely
to
come
in
contact
with
or
ingest
(
such
as
the
air
we
breath,
the
food
we
eat,
the
water
we
drink
or
use
for
recreation,
the
soil
we
live
on,
and
the
products
we
use
or
are
exposed
to).

Sec.
3.
Task
Force
on
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
to
Children.

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3­
301.
There
is
hereby
established
the
Task
Force
on
Environmental
Health
Risks
and
Safety
Risks
to
Children
(  
Task
Force'').

3­
302.
The
Task
Force
will
report
to
the
President
in
consultation
with
the
Domestic
Policy
Council,
the
National
Science
and
Technology
Council,
the
Council
on
Environmental
Quality,
and
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB).

3­
303.
Membership.
The
Task
Force
shall
be
composed
of
the:

(
a)
Secretary
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
who
shall
serve
as
a
Co­
Chair
of
the
Council;
(
b)
Administrator
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
who
shall
serve
as
a
Co­
Chair
of
the
Council;
(
c)
Secretary
of
Education;
(
d)
Secretary
of
Labor;
(
e)
Attorney
General;
(
f)
Secretary
of
Energy;
(
g)
Secretary
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development;
(
h)
Secretary
of
Agriculture;
(
i)
Secretary
of
Transportation;
(
j)
Director
of
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget;
(
k)
Chair
of
the
Council
on
Environmental
Quality;
(
l)
Chair
of
the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission;
(
m)
Assistant
to
the
President
for
Economic
Policy;
(
n)
Assistant
to
the
President
for
Domestic
Policy;
(
o)
Assistant
to
the
President
and
Director
of
the
Office
of
Science
and
Technology
Policy;
(
p)
Chair
of
the
Council
of
Economic
Advisers;
and
(
q)
Such
other
officials
of
executive
departments
and
agencies
as
the
President
may,
from
time
to
time,
designate.

Members
of
the
Task
Force
may
delegate
their
responsibilities
under
this
order
to
subordinates.

3­
304.
Functions.
The
Task
Force
shall
recommend
to
the
President
Federal
strategies
for
children's
environmental
health
and
safety,
within
the
limits
of
the
Administration's
budget,
to
include
the
following
elements:

(
a)
statements
of
principles,
general
policy,
and
targeted
annual
priorities
to
guide
the
Federal
approach
to
achieving
the
goals
of
this
order;
(
b)
a
coordinated
research
agenda
for
the
Federal
Government,
including
steps
to
implement
the
review
of
research
databases
described
in
section
4
of
this
order;
(
c)
recommendations
for
appropriate
partnerships
among
Federal,
State,
local,
and
tribal
governments
and
the
private,
academic,
and
nonprofit
sectors;
(
d)
proposals
to
enhance
public
outreach
and
communication
to
assist
families
in
evaluating
risks
to
children
and
in
making
informed
consumer
choices;
(
e)
an
identification
of
high­
priority
initiatives
that
the
Federal
Government
has
undertaken
or
will
undertake
in
advancing
protection
of
children's
environmental
health
and
safety;
and
(
f)
a
statement
regarding
the
desirability
of
new
legislation
to
fulfill
or
promote
the
purposes
of
this
order.

3­
305.
The
Task
Force
shall
prepare
a
biennial
report
on
research,
data,
or
other
information
that
would
enhance
our
ability
to
understand,
analyze,

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and
respond
to
environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks
to
children.
For
purposes
of
this
report,
cabinet
agencies
and
other
agencies
identified
by
the
Task
Force
shall
identify
and
specifically
describe
for
the
Task
Force
key
data
needs
related
to
environmental
health
risks
and
safety
risks
to
children
that
have
arisen
in
the
course
of
the
agency's
programs
and
activities.
The
Task
Force
shall
incorporate
agency
submissions
into
its
report
and
ensure
that
this
report
is
publicly
available
and
widely
disseminated.
The
Office
of
Science
and
Technology
Policy
and
the
National
Science
and
Technology
Council
shall
ensure
that
this
report
is
fully
considered
in
establishing
research
priorities.

3­
306.
The
Task
Force
shall
exist
for
a
period
of
4
years
from
the
first
meeting.
At
least
6
months
prior
to
the
expiration
of
that
period,
the
member
agencies
shall
assess
the
need
for
continuation
of
the
Task
Force
or
its
functions,
and
make
appropriate
recommendations
to
the
President.

Sec.
4.
Research
Coordination
and
Integration.

4­
401.
Within
6
months
of
the
date
of
this
order,
the
Task
Force
shall
develop
or
direct
to
be
developed
a
review
of
existing
and
planned
data
resources
and
a
proposed
plan
for
ensuring
that
researchers
and
Federal
research
agencies
have
access
to
information
on
all
research
conducted
or
funded
by
the
Federal
Government
that
is
related
to
adverse
health
risks
in
children
resulting
from
exposure
to
environmental
health
risks
or
safety
risks.
The
National
Science
and
Technology
Council
shall
review
the
plan.

4­
402.
The
plan
shall
promote
the
sharing
of
information
on
academic
and
private
research.
It
shall
include
recommendations
to
encourage
that
such
data,
to
the
extent
permitted
by
law,
is
available
to
the
public,
the
scientific
and
academic
communities,
and
all
Federal
agencies.

Sec.
5.
Agency
Environmental
Health
Risk
or
Safety
Risk
Regulations.

5­
501.
For
each
covered
regulatory
action
submitted
to
OMB's
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs
(
OIRA)
for
review
pursuant
to
Executive
Order
12866,
the
issuing
agency
shall
provide
to
OIRA
the
following
information
developed
as
part
of
the
agency's
decisionmaking
process,
unless
prohibited
by
law:

(
a)
an
evaluation
of
the
environmental
health
or
safety
effects
of
the
planned
regulation
on
children;
and
(
b)
an
explanation
of
why
the
planned
regulation
is
preferable
to
other
potentially
effective
and
reasonably
feasible
alternatives
considered
by
the
agency.

5­
502.
In
emergency
situations,
or
when
an
agency
is
obligated
by
law
to
act
more
quickly
than
normal
review
procedures
allow,
the
agency
shall
comply
with
the
provisions
of
this
section
to
the
extent
practicable.
For
those
covered
regulatory
actions
that
are
governed
by
a
court­
imposed
or
statutory
deadline,
the
agency
shall,
to
the
extent
practicable,
schedule
any
rulemaking
proceedings
so
as
to
permit
sufficient
time
for
completing
the
analysis
required
by
this
section.

5­
503.
The
analysis
required
by
this
section
may
be
included
as
part
of
any
other
required
analysis,
and
shall
be
made
part
of
the
administrative
record
for
the
covered
regulatory
action
or
otherwise
made
available
to
the
public,
to
the
extent
permitted
by
law.

Sec.
6.
Interagency
Forum
on
Child
and
Family
Statistics.

6­
601.
The
Director
of
the
OMB
(  
Director'')
shall
convene
an
Interagency
Forum
on
Child
and
Family
Statistics
(  
Forum''),
which
will
include
representatives
from
the
appropriate
Federal
statistics
and
research
agencies.
The
Forum
shall
produce
an
annual
compendium
(  
Report'')
of
the
most
important
indicators
of
the
well­
being
of
the
Nation's
children.

6­
602.
The
Forum
shall
determine
the
indicators
to
be
included
in
each
Report
and
identify
the
sources
of
data
to
be
used
for
each
indicator.
The
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Forum
shall
provide
an
ongoing
review
of
Federal
collection
and
dissemination
of
data
on
children
and
families,
and
shall
make
recommendations
to
improve
the
coverage
and
coordination
of
data
collection
and
to
reduce
duplication
and
overlap.

6­
603.
The
Report
shall
be
published
by
the
Forum
in
collaboration
with
the
National
Institute
of
Child
Health
and
Human
Development.
The
Forum
shall
present
the
first
annual
Report
to
the
President,
through
the
Director,
by
July
31,
1997.
The
Report
shall
be
submitted
annually
thereafter,
using
the
most
recently
available
data.

Sec.
7.
General
Provisions.

7­
701.
This
order
is
intended
only
for
internal
management
of
the
executive
branch.
This
order
is
not
intended,
and
should
not
be
construed
to
create,
any
right,
benefit,
or
trust
responsibility,
substantive
or
procedural,
enforceable
at
law
or
equity
by
a
party
against
the
United
States,
its
agencies,
its
officers,
or
its
employees.
This
order
shall
not
be
construed
to
create
any
right
to
judicial
review
involving
the
compliance
or
noncompliance
with
this
order
by
the
United
States,
its
agencies,
its
officers,
or
any
other
person.

7­
702.
Executive
Order
12606
of
September
2,
1987
is
revoked.

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