Executive Orders EO 13445 Executive Order 13444 of September 12, 2007 Extending Privileges and Immunities to the African Union Mission to the United States By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7(a)(2) of the Department of State Authorities Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-472), I hereby extend to the African Union Mission to the United States of America, and to its mem- bers, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by diplomatic missions accred- ited to the United States, and by members of such missions, subject to cor- responding conditions and obligations. This extension of privileges and immunities is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges and immunities that the African Union Mission to the United States of America and its members otherwise may have acquired or may acquire by law. GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, September 12, 2007. Executive Order 13445 of September 27, 2007 Strengthening Adult Education By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to use existing Fed- eral programs that serve adults, including new Americans, to strengthen lit- eracy skills, improve opportunities for postsecondary education and em- ployment, and facilitate participation in American life. Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order: (a) "agency" means an executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, other than the Government Accountability Office; and (b) "adult education" means teaching or instruction below the postsec- ondary level, for individuals who are \1776 years of age or older, designed to provide: (i) mastery of basic education skills needed to function effectively in so- ciety; (it) a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; or (iii) the ability to speak, read, or write the English language. Sec. 3. Establishment of Interagency Adult Education Working Group. The Secretary of Education shall establish within the Department of Education for administrative purposes on]y, an Interagency Adult Education Working Group (Working Group), consistent with this order. Sec. 4. Membership and Operation of the Working Group. 237
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