EO 13263 Title 3--The President livery of services to individuals with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances, and identify unmet needs and barriers to services. (b) Identify innovative mental health treatments, services, and tech- nologies that are demonstrably effective and can be widely replicated in different settings. (c) Formulate policy options that could be implemented by public and private providers, and Federal, State, and local governments to integrate the use of effective treatments and services, improve coordination among serv- ice providers, and improve community integration for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances. Sec. 4. Principles. In conducting its mission, the Commission shall adhere to the following principles: (a) The Commission shall focus on the desired outcomes of mental health care, which are to attain each individual's maximum level of em- ployment, self-care, interpersonal relationships, and community participa- tion; (b) The Commission shall focus on community-level models of care that efficiently coordinate the multiple health and human service providers and public and private payers involved in mental health treatment and delivery of services; (c) The Commission shall focus on those policies that maximize the util- ity of existing resources by increasing cost effectiveness and reducing un- necessary and burdensome regulatory barriers; (d) The Commission shall consider how mental health research findings can be used most effectively to influence the delivery of services; and (e) The Commission shall follow the principles of Federalism, and en- sure that its recommendations promote innovation, flexibility, and account- ability at all levels of government and respect the constitutional role of the States and Indian tribes. Sec. 5. Administration. (a) The Department of Health and Human Services, to the extent permitted by law, shall provide funding and administrative support for the Commission. (b) To the extent funds are available and as authorized by law for per- sons serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707), members of the Commission appointed from among private citizens of the United States may be allowed travel expenses while engaged in the work of the Commission, including per diem in lieu of subsistence. All members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States. (c) The Commission shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director, who shall be selected by the President. To the extent permitted by law, of- fice space, analytical support, and additional staff support for the Commis- sion shall be provided by executive branch departments and agencies. (d) 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 Depart- 234
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