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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release May 2, 2000

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13152


              FURTHER AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 11478,
           EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and in order to provide for a uniform policy for the Federal Government to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's status as a parent, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 11478, as amended, is further amended as follows:

Section 1. Amend the first sentence of section 1 by substituting "sexual orientation, or status as a parent." for "or sexual orientation."

Sec. 2. Insert the following new sections 6 and 7 after section 5:

     "Sec. 6.  'Status as a parent' refers to the status of an
     individual who, with respect to an individual who is under the age
     of 18 or who is 18 or older but is incapable of self-care because
     of a physical or mental disability, is:

          (a)  a biological parent;

          (b)  an adoptive parent;

          (c)  a foster parent;

          (d)  a stepparent;

          (e)  a custodian of a legal ward;

          (f)  in loco parentis over such an individual; or

          (g)  actively seeking legal custody or adoption of such an
               individual.

     "Sec. 7.  The Office of Personnel Management shall be authorized to
     develop guidance on the provisions of this order prohibiting
     discrimination on the basis of an individual's sexual orientation
     or status as a parent."

     Sec. 3.  Amend section 4 by substituting "and appropriate to carry

out its responsibilities under this Order." for "appropriate to carry out this Order."

Sec. 4. Renumber current sections 6, 7, and 8 as sections 8, 9, and 10, respectively.

Sec. 5. Add a section 11 to read as follows:

     "Sec. 11.  This Executive Order does not confer any right or
     benefit enforceable in law or equity against the United States or
     its representatives."

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

                              THE WHITE HOUSE,
                              May 2, 2000.

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