Executive Orders EO 13280 (b) Each of these Centers shall be supervised by a Director, appointed by the agency head in consultation with the White House Office of Faith- Based and Community Initiatives (White House OFBCI). (c) Each agency shall provide its Center with appropriate staff, adminis- trative support, and other resources to meet its responsibilities under this order. (d) Each Center shall begin operations no later than 45 days from the date of this order. Sec. 2. Purpose of Executive Branch Centers for Faith-Based and Commu- nity Initiatives. The purpose of the agency Centers will be to coordinate agency efforts to eliminate regulatory, contracting, and other programmatic obstacles to the participation of faith-based and other community organiza- tions in the provision of social services. Sec. 3. Responsibilities of the Centers for Faith-Based and Community Ini- tiatives. Each Center shall, to the extent permitted by law: (a) conduct, in coordination with the White House OFBCI, an agency- wide audit to identify all existing barriers to the participation of faith-based and other community organizations in the delivery of social services by the agency, including but not limited to regulations, rules, orders, procure- ment, and other internal policies and practices, and outreach activities that either facially discriminate against or otherwise discourage or disadvantage the participation of faith-based and other community organizations in Fed- eral programs; (b) coordinate a comprehensive agency effort to incorporate faith-based and other community organizations in agency programs and initiatives to the greatest extent possible; (c) propose initiatives to remove barriers identified pursuant to section 3(a) of this order, including but not limited to reform of regulations, pro- curement, and other internal policies and practices, and outreach activities; (d) propose the development of innovative pilot and demonstration pro- grams to increase the participation of faith- based and other community or- ganizations in Federal as well as State and local initiatives; and (e) develop and coordinate agency outreach efforts to disseminate infor- mation more effectively to faith-based and other community organizations with respect to programming changes, contracting opportunities, and other agency initiatives, including but not limited to Web and Internet resources. Sec. 4. Reporting Requirements. (a) Report. Not later than 180 days from the date of this order and annu- ally thereafter, each of the two Centers described in section 1 of this order shall prepare and submit a report to the White House OFBCI. (b) Contents. The report shall include a description of the agency's ef- forts in carrying out its responsibilities under this order, including but not limited to: (i) a comprehensive analysis of the barriers to the full participation of faith-based and other community organizations in the delivery of social services identified pursuant to section 3(a) of this order and the pro- posed strategies to eliminate those barriers; and 263
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