Executive 0 rders EO 13402 further improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Federal Govern- ment's activities in the areas of identity theft awareness, prevention, detec- tion, and prosecution; (b) coordinate, as appropriate and subject to section 5(a) of this order, Fed- eral Government efforts related to implementation of the policy set forth in section i of this order; (c) obtain information and advice relating to the policy set forth in section i from representatives of State, local, and tribal governments, private sector entities, and individuals, in a manner that seeks their individual advice and does not involve collective judgment or consensus advice and delibera- tion and without giving any such person a vote or a veto over the activities or advice of the Task Force; (d) promote enhanced cooperation by Federal departments and agencies with State and local authorities responsible for the prevention, investiga- tion, and prosecution of significant identity theft crimes, including through avoiding unnecessary duplication of effort and expenditure of resources; and (e) provide advice on the establishment, execution, and efficiency of poli- cies and activities to implement the policy set forth in section 1: (i) to the President in written reports from time to time, including rec- ommendations for administrative action or proposals for legislation; and (ii) to the heads of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities as appro- priate from time to time within the discretion of the Chairman and the Co-Chairman. Sec. 4. Cooperation. (a) To the extent permitted by law and applicable pres- idential guidance, executive departments, agencies, and instrumentalities shall provide to the Task Force such information, support, and assistance as the Task Force, through its Chairman and Co-Chairman, may request to implement this order. (b) The Task Force shall be located in the Department of Justice for admin- istrative purposes, and to the extent permitted by law, the Department of Justice shall provide the funding and administrative support the Task Force needs to implement this order, as determined by the Attorney General. Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or in- strumentality or the head thereof; and (ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget re- lating to budget, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government and is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 227
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