Executive Order 12400

Executive Order 12400 of January 3, 1983

President's Commission on Strategic Forces

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), an advisory committee on strategic forces, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.⁠ Establishment.

(a)⁠	There is established the President's Commission on Strategic Forces. The Commission shall be composed of no more than 15 members appointed or designated by the President. These members shall have particular knowledge and expertise concerning the national security, strategic forces, or foreign relations of the United States.
(b)⁠	The President shall designate a Chairman from among the members of the Commission.

Sec. 2.⁠ Functions.

(a)⁠	The Commission shall review the strategic modernization program for United States forces, with particular reference to the intercontinental ballistic missile system and basing alternatives for that system, and provide appropriate advice to the President, the National Security Council, and the Department of Defense.
(b)⁠	The Commission shall report to the President by February 18, 1983.

Sec. 3.⁠ Administration.

(a)⁠	The heads of Executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Commission such information as it may require for purposes of carrying out its functions. Information supplied to or developed by the Commission shall not, to the extent permitted by law, be available for public inspection.
(b)⁠	Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation for their work on the Commission. However, members appointed from among private citizens of the United States may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in the government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707), to the extent funds are available therefor.
(c)⁠	The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Commission with such administrative services, facilities, staff and other support services as may be necessary. Any expenses of the Commission shall be paid from such funds as may be available to the Secretary of Defense.

Sec. 4.⁠ General.

(a)⁠	Notwithstanding any other Executive Order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that of reporting to the Congress, which are applicable to the Commission, shall be performed by the Secretary of Defense, in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
(b)⁠	The Commission shall terminate 30 days after its report, unless sooner extended.

Ronald Reagan⁠

The White House,

January 3, 1983.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:04 p.m., January 4, 1983]

Notes

Amended by:

• Executive Order 12406, February 18, 1983;
• Executive Order 12424, June 10, 1983

Revoked by:

• Executive Order 12534, September 30, 1985