EO 13261 Title 3--The President vent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist threats or at- tacks within the United States; (d) examine, and advise the President through the Assistant on, the effec- tiveness of the implementation of specific strategies to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist threats or at- tacks within the United States; and (e) report periodically, as appropriate, to the President through the As- sistant on matters within the scope of the PHSAC's functions as described in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. Sec. 3. Administration. (a) Upon the request of the Chair of the PHSAC, through the Assistant, and to the extent permitted by law, the heads of ex- ecutive departments and agencies shall provide the PHSAC with such in- formation relating to homeland security matters as the PHSAC may need for the purpose of carrying out its functions. (b) The PHSAC shall have an Executive Director selected by the Assist- ant. (c) Members shall serve without compensation for their work on the PHSAC, the SACs, and any subcommittees thereof. However, members shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in Federal Govern- ment service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707). (d) To the extent permitted by law, and subject to the availability of ap- propriations, the Office of Administration shall provide the PHSAC with administrative support and with such funds as may be necessary for the performance of the PHSAC's functions. Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (Act), may apply to the administration of any portion of this order, any functions of the President under that Act, except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by the Admin- istrator of General Services in accordance with the guidelines that have been issued by the Administrator. (b) The PHSAC, any SACs, and any SAC subcommittees shall terminate 2 years from the date of this order unless extended by the President. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, March 19, 2002. Executive Order 13261 of March 19, 2002 Providing An Order of Succession in the Environmental Protection Agency and Amending Certain Orders on Succession By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345, et seq., it is hereby ordered that: 208
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