EXECUTIVE ORDER 11145—PROVIDING FOR A CURATOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE SOURCE: Executive Order 11145 appears at 29 F.R. 3189, Mar. 10, 1964. WHEREAS the White House, as the home of the highest elective officer of the United States -symbolizes the American ideal of responsible self-government -is emblematic of our democracy and our national purpose has been intimately associated with the personal and social life of the Presidents of the United States and many of their official acts -occupies a particular place in the heart of every American citizen, and WHEREAS certain historic rooms and entranceways in the White House -possess great human interest and historic significance -traditionally have been open to visitors -have provided pleasure and patriotic inspiration to millions of our citizens -have come to be regarded as a public museum and the proud possession of all Americans, and WHEREAS the Congress by law (Act of September 22, 1961), (75 Stat. 586) has authorized the care and preservation of the historic and artistic contents of the White House and has given the President certain responsibilities with regard thereto : NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) There shall be in the White House a Curator of the White House. The Curator shall assist in the preservation and protection of the articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects used or displayed in the principal corridor on the ground floor and the principal public rooms on the first floor of the White House, and in such other areas in the White House as the President may designate. (b) The Curator shall report to the President and shall make recommendations with respect to the articles, fixtures, and objects to be declared by the President, under section 2 of the Act of September 22, 1961, to be of historic or artistic interest. SEC. 2. There is hereby established the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, hereinafter referred to as the "Committee". The Committee shall be composed of the Director of the National Park Service, the Curator of the White House, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts, the Director of the National Gallery of Art, the Chief Usher of the White House, and seven other members to be appointed by the President. The Director of the National Park Service shall serve as Chairman of the Committee and shall designate an employee of that Service to act as Executive Secretary of the Committee. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation. SEC. 3. (a) The Committee shall report to the President and shall advise the Director of the National Park Service with respect to the discharge of his responsibility under the Act of September 22, 1961, for the preservation and the interpretation of the museum character of the principal corridor on the ground floor and the principal public rooms on the first floor of the White House. Among other things, the Committee shall make recommendations as to the articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects which shall be used or displayed in the aforesaid areas of the White House and as to the decor and arrangements therein best suited to enhance the historic and artistic values of the White House and of such articles, fixtures, and objects. (b) The Committee shall cooperate with the White House Historical Association, a nonprofit organization heretofore formed under the laws of the District of Columbia. (c) The Committee is authorized to invite individuals who are distinguished or interested in the fine arts to attend its meetings or otherwise to assist in carrying out its functions. SEC. 4. Consonant with law, each Federal department and agency represented on the Committee shall furnish necessary assistance to the Committee in accordance with section 214 of the Act of May 3, 1945, 59 Stat. 134 (31 U.S.C. 691). The Department of the Interior shall furnish necessary administrative services for the Committee. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11149-ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S SOURCE: Executive Order 11149 appears at 29 F.R. 4765, Apr. 3, 1964. WHEREAS, the United States has initiated a program for the development of commercial supersonic aircraft; and WHEREAS supersonic transport will advance technical knowledge, expand our international trade, strengthen our manufacturing capability, and provide employment for thousands of our citizens; and WHEREAS the development of supersonic transport will require the participation and assistance of various Federal agencies as well as private manufacturing and transportation interests; and WHEREAS the development of supersonic transport will involve heavy expenditures of money and resources and it is therefore essential that the activities of the Federal agencies concerned be coordinated at the highest level: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby established the President's Advisory Committee on Supersonic Transport (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The Committee shall be composed of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, and such other members as the President may from time to time appoint. The Secretary of Defense shall serve as Chairman of the Committee. SEC. 2. The Committee shall study, and shall advise and make recommendations to the President with regard to, all aspects of the supersonic transport program. The Committee shall devote particular attention to the financial aspects of the program and shall maintain close coordination with the Director of the Bureau of the Budget in this regard. SEC. 3. All Federal departments and agencies shall cooperate with the Committee and furnish it with such information and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as it may require in the performance of its duties. SEC. 4. Members of the Committee who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall receive no additional compensation by reason of such membership. Other members of the Committee shall be entitled to receive compensation and travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving the government intermittently (5 U.S.C. 73b-2). SEC. 5. Each Federal department and agency represented on the Committee shall furnish necessary assistance to the Committee in accordance 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, including consultants and experts, to the Committee to perform such functions consistent with the purposes of this Order as the Committee may assign. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11151-SUSPENSION OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5770 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, RELATING TO PROMOTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR NAVY SOURCE: Executive Order 11151 appears at 29 F.R. 4989, Apr. 10, 1964. By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 5785 (b) of Title 10 of the United States Code, I hereby suspend the provisions of Section 5770 of Title 10 of the United States Code which require certain male officers on the active list in the line of the Navy to have had specified sea or foreign service before they may be promoted. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11155-PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION OF CERTAIN STUDENTS AS PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS SOURCE: Executive Order 11155 appears at 29 F.R. 6909, May 27, 1964. WHEREAS it is necessary in the national interest that the Federal Government encourage high attainment by students in secondary schools, both public and private, throughout the Nation, and WHEREAS national recognition of scholastic attainments will tend to enhance the accomplishments of such students generally and their potential after graduation: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby established the Commission on Presidential Scholars (hereinafter referred to as the Commission). The Commission shall be composed of such members as the President may appoint from time to time from among appropriately qualified citizens of the United States. The person chosen each year, with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, as National Teacher of the Year shall be one of the members of the Commission for a period terminating one year after the date of his or her selection as National Teacher of the Year or at such earlier time as a next-succeeding National Teacher of the Year is chosen. The President shall designate one of the members as chairman of the Commission. Members of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the President and without compensation from the United States. SEC. 2. The Commission, in accordance with such standards and procedures as it may prescribe and on the basis of its independent judgment, shall annually choose Presidential Scholars, subject to the following: (1) The Presidential Scholars shall be chosen from among persons who have recently been graduated, or are about to be graduated, from secondary schools, public or private. (2) They shall be chosen on the basis of their outstanding scholarship. (3) One boy and one girl shall be chosen as Presidential Scholars from each of the following, namely: (i) Each State of the United States. (ii) The District of Columbia. (iii) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (iv) The following, collectively: American Samoa, Canal Zone, Guam, Virgin Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and, if the Commission in its discretion shall so determine, other places overseas. In respect of the said other places overseas, only children whose parents are citizens of the United States shall be eligible to be chosen hereunder as Presidential Scholars from those places. (4) In addition to the 106 Presidential Scholars provided for in paragraph (3), above, the Commission may choose other Presidential Scholars, not exceeding fifteen in number for any one year, to be chosen at large from the jurisdictions referred to in that paragraph. SEC. 3. There is hereby established the Presidential Scholars Medallion which shall be of such design and material as the President shall approve and shall be presented to each Presidential Scholar chosen by the Commission under this order. SEC. 4. As necessary and subject to law, the Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall facilitate, or make arrangements for facilitating the carrying out of the purposes of this order. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11156-ESTABLISHING A MARITIME SOURCE: Executive Order 11156 appears at 29 F.R. 7855, June 20, 1964. By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Committee established. (a) There is hereby established a Maritime Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The Committee shall be composed of: (1) An equal number of representatives of the public at large, labor, and management, respectively, who shall be designated by the President and shall serve at his pleasure. (2) The Secretary of Commerce, who shall serve as chairman of the Committee. (3) The Secretary of Labor. (b) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Navy, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, and the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service or their designee shall be present at all meetings of the Committee. SEC. 2. Functions of the Committee. The Committee shall consider such matters of policy and administration of government programs affecting the Maritime industry as it deems to be in the public interest, including policies and practices which may be followed by labor, management, or the Government for strengthening the trade, national defense, manpower, and labor relations programs of the Maritime industry. The Committee shall also be the forum within which the recommendations of the representatives of public, labor and management members with respect to these matters shall be presented to and discussed with the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce and such other Federal officials designated in Section 1 as may be appropriate. SEC. 3. Procedure; agency cooperation. Subject to law, the Committee may use available appropriate studies and resources of Federal departments, agencies, committees, and commissions. All such departments, agencies, committees, and commissions shall cooperate with the Committee by furnishing information which it requests insofar as is reasonable and not inconsistent with law. SEC. 4. Expenditures. (a) As may be necessary for the effectuation of the purposes of this order, each agency the head of which is a member of the Committee under the provisions of Section 1(a) hereof shall furnish assistance to the Committee as permitted by law, including Section 214 of the Act of May 3, 1945, 69 Stat. 134 (31 U.S.C. 691). (b) Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation from the United States by virtue of this order except that those members under Section 1(a) (1) who are representatives of the public at large shall each receive compensation of $75 for each day such member is engaged in meetings of the Committee or is with the approval of the Chairman of the Committee engaged in other work in pursuance of this order. Members of the Committee under Section 1(a)(1) hereof may be allowed travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons serving without compensation. SEC. 5. Construction. All functions of the Committee under the foregoing provisions of this order shall be deemed to be advisory only; accordingly, no Federal function, agency, or officer (including any |