EO 13257 Title 3--The President Sec. \365. The Board, in consultation with the Department of Education and other executive departments and agencies, shall develop a Private Sector Strategy to assist historically black colleges and universities in: (1) increas- ing voluntary private-sector contributions to support the enhancement of endowments and the overall financial stability of such institutions; (2) im- proving and enhancing the quality and number of private-sector partner- ships focused on academic program development, student achievement and faculty development, cooperative research and development projects, and faculty exchanges; and (3) improving information management, and facili- ties, and strengthening academic course offerings. Sec. 10. (a) The provisions in this Executive Order shall be implemented to the fullest extent permitted by law. (b) The Department of Education shall provide funding and administra- tive support for the Board and the Initiative. (c) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- ence, as authorized by law; (d) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, may apply to the Board, any functions of the President under that Act, except for those in section 6 of that Act, shall be performed by the Department of Education, in accordance with the guidelines that have been issued by the Administrator of General Services. Sec. 11. Executive Order 12876 of November \177, \177993, as amended, is here- by revoked. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, February 12, 2002. Executive Order 13257 of February 13, 2002 President's Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Trafficking Victims Protec- tion Act of 2000, (22 U.S.C. 7\17703) (the "Act"), and in order to combat traf- ficking in persons, a contemporary manifestation of slavery whose victims are predominantly women and children, to ensure just and effective pun- ishment of traffickers, and to protect their victims, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. (a) The President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Com- bat Trafficking in Persons is hereby established. (b) The Task Force shall consist off (i) the Secretary of State; (ii) the Attorney General; (iii) the Secretary of Labor; 2O2
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