EO 13279 Title 3--The President (f) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, may apply to the Commission, any functions of the President under that Act, except for those in section 6 of that Act, shall be performed by the Sec- retary of the Treasury, in accordance with the guidelines that have been issued by the Administrator of General Services. (g) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relat- ing to budget, administrative, or legislative proposals. Sec. 5. Beport. The Commission shall submit its report, consistent with its mission set forth in section 3 of this order, to the President, through the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than July 3% 2003. Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government and it is not intended to, and does not create, any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforce- able at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its depart- ments, agencies, instrumentalities or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. (b) The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting its report and in no event later than August 30, 2003. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, December 11, 2002. Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002 Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 12\177(a) of title 40, United States Code, and section 30\177 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to guide Federal agencies in formulating and developing policies with im- plications for faith-based organizations and other community organizations, to ensure equal protection of the laws for faith-based and community orga- nizations, to further the national effort to expand opportunities for, and strengthen the capacity of, faith-based and other community organizations so that they may better meet social needs in America's communities, and to ensure the economical and efficient administration and completion of Government contracts, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this order: (a) "Federal financial assistance" means assistance that non-Federal enti- ties receive or administer in the form of grants, contracts, loans, loan guar- antees, property, cooperative agreements, food commodities, direct appro- priations, or other assistance, but does not include a tax credit, deduction, or exemption. (b) "Social service program" means a program that is administered by the Federal Government, or by a State or local government using Federal 258
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