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    (xi) Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs.
 
Sec. 3. The Steering Committee of the President's Commission on Critical
Infrastructure Protection. A Steering Committee (``Steering Committee'')
shall oversee the work of the Commission on behalf of the Principals
Committee. The Steering Committee shall comprise four members appointed
by the President. One of the members shall be the Chair of the
Commission and one shall be an employee of the Executive Office of the
President. The Steering Committee will receive regular reports on the
progress of the Commission's work and approve the submission of reports
to the Principals Committee.
 
Sec. 4. Mission. The Commission shall:
 
    (a) within 30 days of this order, produce a statement of its mission
objectives, which will elaborate the general objectives set forth in
this order, and a detailed schedule for addressing each mission
objective, for approval by the Steering Committee;
 
    (b) identify and consult with: (i) elements of the public and
private sectors that conduct, support, or contribute to infrastructure
assurance; (ii) owners and operators of the critical infrastructures;
and (iii) other elements of the public and private sectors, including
the Congress, that have an interest in critical infrastructure assurance
issues and that may have differing perspectives on these issues; (c)
assess the scope and nature of the vulnerabilities of, and threats to,
critical infrastructures; (d) determine what legal and policy issues are
raised by efforts to protect critical infrastructures and assess how
these issues should be addressed; (e) recommend a comprehensive national
policy and implementation strategy for protecting critical
infrastructures from physical and cyber threats and assuring their
continued operation; (f) propose any statutory or regulatory changes
necessary to effect its recommendations; and (g) produce reports and
recommendations to the Steering Committee as they become available; it
shall not limit itself to producing one final report.
 
Sec. 5. Advisory Committee to the President's Commission on Critical
Infrastructure Protection.
 
    (a) The Commission shall receive advice from an advisory committee
(``Advisory Committee'') composed of no more than ten individuals
appointed by the President from the private sector who are knowledgeable
about critical infrastructures. The Advisory Committee shall advise the
Commission on the subjects of the Commission's mission in whatever
manner the Advisory Committee, the Commission Chair, and the Steering
Committee deem appropriate.
 
    (b) A Chair shall be designated by the President from among the
members of the Advisory Committee.
 
    (c) The Advisory Committee shall be established in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.). The
Department of Defense shall perform the functions of the President under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the Advisory Committee, except
that of reporting to the Congress, in accordance with the guidelines and
procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
 
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Sec. 6. Administration.
 
    (a) All executive departments and agencies shall cooperate with the
Commission and provide such assistance, information, and advice to the
Commission as it may request, to the extent permitted by law.
 
    (b) The Commission and the Advisory Committee may hold open and
closed hearings, conduct inquiries, and establish subcommittees, as
necessary.
 
    (c) Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without
compensation for their work on the Advisory Committee. While engaged in
the work of the Advisory Committee, members may be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by
law for persons serving intermittently in the government service.
 
    (d) To the extent permitted by law, and subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Department of Defense shall provide the
Commission and the Advisory Committee with administrative services,
staff, other support services, and such funds as may be necessary for
the performance of its functions and shall reimburse the executive
branch components that provide representatives to the Commission for the
compensation of those representatives.
 
    (e) In order to augment the expertise of the Commission, the
Department of Defense may, at the Commission's request, contract for the
services of nongovernmental consultants who may prepare analyses,
reports, background papers, and other materials for consideration by the
Commission. In addition, at the Commission's request, executive
departments and agencies shall request that existing Federal advisory
committees consider and provide advice on issues of critical
infrastructure protection, to the extent permitted by law.
 
    (f) The Commission, the Principals Committee, the Steering
Committee, and the Advisory Committee shall terminate 1 year from the
 
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