increases under the provisions of section 701(a) of the Classification Act.

SEC. 403. (a) Each department and agency in the executive branch of the Government employing personnel under the Classification Act shall establish a plan for granting additional step-increases in recognition of high quality performance under section 702 of that act. Such plans shall (1) be as simple as practicable, (2) provide for delegation of authority to an appropriate management level, (3) seek to ensure fairness to all employees, and (4) provide for informing employees, at least annually, of the number of such increases granted in their agencies.

(b) The Civil Service Commission shall (1) establish such regulations and standards as it deems appropriate for such agency plans, (2) aid and advise agencies in the formulation and administration of such plans, and (3) inspect such plans and their operation to ensure that such step-increases are granted in a manner that is fair to employees and provides motivation for high quality performance.

SEC. 404. The Civil Service Commission, in prescribing regulations for higher rates of pay pursuant to section 803 of the Classification Act for employees having responsibility for supervision of prevailingrate employees, shall give effect to the following:

(a) An irregular prevailing rate (such as the saved rate of a prevailing-rate employee not related to his current position) shall not serve to advance the salary rate of a Classification Act supervisor.

(b) The relative rate-ranges of a Classification Act supervisor and a prevailing-rate employee supervised by him shall be considered as well as the specific rate either is receiving at a given time.

(c) Due consideration shall be given to equities among supervisors as well as those between a supervisor and a prevailing-rate employee supervised by him.

PART V-REPORTS

SECTION 501. Each department and agency in the executive branch employing personnel under any of the statutory pay systems listed in section 201 shall submit annually to the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission in such form, at such time, and with such supporting information as the Chairman may prescribe, a report on the operation of that system, together with any recommendations the head of the department or agency may deem advisable. The Director of the Bureau of the Budget and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission shall prepare and submit to the President, not later than December 31 of each year after 1962, a consolidated report, with recommendations, on the operation of each such system.

PART VI-PRIOR ORDER SUPERSEDED

SECTION 601. (a) Executive Order No. 11056 of October 11, 1962, is hereby superseded.

(b) Executive Order No. 10072 of July 29, 1949, as amended, is hereby revoked.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11116-PRESCRIBING RATES OF CHARGES FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALIZATION AND DISPENSARY SERVICES AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE SUCH RATES [AS AMENDED] SOURCE: Executive Order 11116, 28 F.R. 8075, Aug. 8, 1963, as amended by the following:

E.O. 11230, 30 F.R. 8447, July 2, 1965.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 4 of the Act of May 10, 1943 (24 U.S.C. 34), and by Section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. Rates. Rates of charges for hospitalization and dispensary services are hereby prescribed, under the last sentence of Section 4 of the Act of May 10, 1943, c. 95, 57 Stat. 81 (24 U.S.C. 34), and for the purposes of that section, as follows:

(1) Inpatient care, per diem:

(i) For employees of the United States who are not citizens of
the United States and their dependents,

(ii) For all others,

(2) Each outpatient treatment, examination, or consultation:
(i) For employees of the United States and their dependents,
(ii) For all others,

SEC. 2. Delegation.

$5.00 37.00

1.00

8.00

(a) [Paragraph (a) superseded by E.O. 11230, 30 F.R. 8447, July 2, 1965]

(b) The provisions of Section 1 of this order shall be subject to amendment, supersedure, or revocation, in whole or in part and at any time or times after the effective date of this order, under authority of Section 1(w) of Executive Order No. 10530 (as added by Section 2(a) of this order).

SEC. 3. Revocation. Executive Order No. 9411 of December 23, 1943, is hereby revoked.

SEC. 4. Effective date. The provisions of this order shall become effective on January 1, 1964.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11132—ESTABLISHING THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON EXPORT EXPANSION [AS AMENDED]

SOURCE: Executive Order 11132, 28 F.R. 13533, Dec. 14, 1963, as amended by the following:

E.O. 11148, 29 F.R. 3695, Mar. 25, 1964.

WHEREAS foreign trade is an essential and continuing element in the economic strength of the United States, and expansion of exports by and through private enterprise is of increasing importance and necessity to the economic welfare of this nation; and

WHEREAS there is a need for a continuing and systematic coordination of Government programs and policies designed to promote and expand United States exports:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. Interagency Committee on Export Expansion. (a) There is hereby established the Interagency Committee on Export

Expansion (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"), to serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of Commerce with respect to export expansion policies and programs, which shall consist of the following members: The Secretary of Commerce, who shall be Chairman; the Secretary of the Treasury; the Secretary of Agriculture; the Secretary of State; the Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of the Interior; the President of the Export-Import Bank of Washington; the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development. The Chairman shall from time to time invite other heads of Federal agencies to participate in Committee meetings when matters affecting their interests are to be considered by the Committee.

[Paragraph (a) as amended by E.O. 11148, 29 F.R. 3695, Mar. 25, 1964]

(b) Each member of the Committee shall designate an officer to sit on the Committee as an alternate member whenever the designating member is absent or otherwise unable to participate in a meeting of the Committee. Alternate members from executive departments shall be of rank not less than that of Assistant Secretary and other alternate members shall be of rank as nearly comparable to that of an Assistant Secretary as may be practicable.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce shall be responsible for developing methods for improving coordination among Federal agencies in the development and carrying out of export promotion programs.

SEC. 3. Functions of the Committee. The Committee shall advise the Secretary of Commerce with regard to (1) means for developing and stimulating more effective export expansion programs; (2) changes in existing policies and programs of the Federal agencies which relate to improving export promotion and expansion; and (3) related areas upon which the Chairman may request advice.

SEC. 4. Consultation. In the performance of its functions hereunder the Committee, as may be appropriate, shall seek the advice and support of the National Export Expansion Council and shall consult and closely coordinate with the Cabinet Committee on Balance of Payments.

SEC. 5. Administrative arrangements. (a) As may be necessary for effectuating the purposes of this order, the Federal agencies represented on the Committee under the provisions of Section 1 hereof shall furnish assistance to the Committee in consonance with Section 214 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 134; 31 U.S.C. 691). Such assistance may include the detailing of employees to the Committee to perform such functions consistent with the purposes of this order as the Committee may assign to them and may also include the assignment by the Secretary of Commerce of an official in the Department of Commerce to serve as the executive director of the Committee.

(b) With respect to functions of the Committee under this order and insofar as practicable, Federal agencies shall upon request of the Committee furnish it information, data, and reports and shall otherwise cooperate with the Committee.

SEC. 6. Construction. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to abrogate, modify, or restrict any function vested by law in, or assigned pursuant to law to, any Federal agency or any officer thereof, or any Federal interagency council or committee.

(b) As used herein the term "Federal agencies" includes executive departments and other executive agencies.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11136-ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER INTERESTS AND THE CONSUMER ADVISORY COUNCIL

SOURCE: Executive Order 11136 appears at 29 F.R. 129, Jan. 7, 1964.

WHEREAS all individuals in our society, as consumers, are significantly affected by Federal economic policies and by Federal programs to promote the welfare of consumers and to protect their interests in the marketplace; and

WHEREAS individual consumers and consumer organizations face unusual problems in attempting to assure that the views and needs of consumers receive full consideration by Federal officials who administer policies and programs affecting consumer interests; and

WHEREAS the Federal Government, serving all the people, has a special obligation to be alert to consumer needs and to advance the interest of consumers by all appropriate means, including arrangements to enable representatives of consumers to be heard in the development and administration of Federal policies and programs: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. Establishment of Committee. (a) There is hereby established the President's Committee on Consumer Interests (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee”).

(b) The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; such other Government officials or employees as the President may designate; and such private citizens especially qualified to represent consumer interests as the President may appoint. Each Federal agency head named herein shall designate one person, who shall be an assistant secretary or official of comparable rank, to represent him on the Committee.

(c) The Chairman of the Committee shall be designated by the President from among the Federal members to serve for such term as the President may determine. The Chairman shall direct and supervise any staff employed by or detailed to the Committee.

(d) The Chairman shall invite the heads of Federal agencies not represented on the Committee to designate representatives (who shall be assistant secretaries or officials of comparable rank) to participate

as ad hoc members of the Committee when matters affecting the responsibilities of their respective agencies are to be considered by the Committee.

SEC. 2. Establishment of the Consumer Advisory Council. (a) There is hereby established the Consumer Advisory Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council), which shall consist of the private citizens appointed by the President as members of the Committee. The President shall designate the Chairman of the Council from among its members.

(b) The Chairman of the Committee shall be responsible for assuring that the meetings and other activities of the Council are carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of Executive Order 11007 of February 26, 1962 (3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp. p. 573), and for prescribing such additional regulations with respect to the affairs of the Council as may be necessary.

SEC. 3. Functions of the Committee, the Federal members, and the Council. (a) The Committee shall from time to time consider (1) the Federal policies and programs of primary importance to consumers or the unmet consumer needs which can appropriately be met through Federal action, either under existing laws or new legislation; (2) the aspects of Federal policies, programs, and operations concerning which the views of consumers should be available to Federal officials; (3) the means by which necessary liaison may be established between the Consumer Advisory Council and consumer organizations to enable the Council to perform its functions under subsection (c), below; and (4) the manner in which consumer views can be communicated to appropriate Federal departments and agencies.

(b) The Federal agency heads enumerated in section 1(b), collectively or individually, as appropriate, (1) shall seek the advice of the Committee or the Council on matters affecting consumers, and similarly receive recommendations made on the initiative of the Committee or the Council; (2) shall be responsible for considering recommendations made by the Committee or the Council; and (3) shall take such action as is deemed to be in the general public interest, including making recommendations to the President on matters requiring action by him or by the Congress.

(c) The Council shall advise the Government on issues of broad economic policy of immediate concern to consumers, on governmental programs to meet consumer needs or to protect consumer interests, and on needed improvements in the flow of consumer research material to the public. The Council may arrange through the Chairman of the Committee for fact-finding studies to enable the Council to carry out its responsibilities. In carrying out its functions the Council shall, insofar as practicable, provide interested organizations and individuals an opportunity to present their views and recommendations to the Council for its consideration.

SEC. 4. Federal agencies. (a) Upon request of the Chairman of the Committee, the heads of Federal agencies shall so far as practicable