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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release March 4, 1998

March 3, 1998

                    MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
                      THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
                        THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
                          THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
                      THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
                      THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
                        THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
                         THE SECRETARY OF LABOR
               THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
             THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                     THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
                         THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY
                    THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                       THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
               THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS
                   THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
                             PROTECTION AGENCY
                       THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
                           MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
                  THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
                              ADMINISTRATION
               THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
                   THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
                            MANAGEMENT AGENCY
                THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GENERAL SERVICES
                              ADMINISTRATION
               THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS
                          AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
               THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION
                     FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
                        THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL ON
                           ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
                       THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
                            FOR DOMESTIC POLICY
                       THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
                            FOR ECONOMIC POLICY

             SUBJECT:  President's Community Empowerment Board

In order to advance the efforts of the President's Community Empowerment Board (CEB) and to facilitate interagency coordination and cooperation, I hereby order the following:

The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality will become members of the CEB.

With these additional members, I am confident that we will be able to better provide distressed communities with a single Federal forum dedicated to helping them address their economic and community needs.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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