Executive order-coordination of the policies on auto communities and workers

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EXECUTIVE ORDERCOORDINATING DIRECTIVES ON AUTOMOTIVE COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS

By the authority vested in me as President the Constitution and it is hereby ordered as follows the laws of the United States of America:

Section 1.  Policy.  In the last decade, the United States has experienced a decline in employment in the automotive and part supplier.  This decline dramatically from 2008 to 2009, with more than 400,000 jobs lost accelerated in the industry.  Now, the American automobile industry starts two years later to recover.  The automotive industry has in the past 2 years its experienced the strongest job growth since the late 1990s.  Exports have expanded, and won the domestic automakers in 2010 market share for the first time since 1995.  The automotive supply chain that employs three times as many workers as the automaker showed also renewed strength.  However, we have a long way to go.

In the last 2 years my Administration coordinated efforts for automotive communities committed, including targeted technical and financial assistance.  For example, the Department of labor set aside funds for green-collar jobs and job training for high-growth sectors of the economy targeted for communities, which were affected by the automotive industry downturn, and the Department of Commerce provides funds specifically for the automotive industry communities, to develop plans for economic recovery.  Stabilization of the automotive industry will include the use of which by automotive communities require advanced strategies, the rehabilitation of land use, small business assistance and training of workers.

The purpose of this order is still the coordinated federal response to factors, the automotive communities and workers and ensure that the Federal Republic of programmes and policies these concerns into account to wear.

Section 2.  Assignment of responsibilities to the Secretary of labor.

(a) the Secretary of labor is:

(i) work to the development of policies and programmes under executive departments, and organizations with the aim of coordinating the federal response to factors which a significant impact on automotive communities to coordinate and workers, including through the coordination of the economic adjustment assistance activities;(ii) President, in consultation with the Director of the National Economic Council recommendations to the President discuss the potential impact of pending legislation;(iii), in consultation with the Director of the National Economic Council on Executive policy proposals the automotive industry communities and changes in federal policies and programmes on matters of special importance automotive communities and workers; and(IV) conduct outreach representatives of nonprofit organizations, companies, work organisations, State and local government agencies, elected officials, and others interested, that supports, so that the President make attention, ideas and policy options for the extension and improvement in efforts to revive auto communities.

(b) the Secretary of labor has the functions of this job in coordination with the Director of the National Economic Council assigned to perform.  The Managing Director of the Department of the work of Office of recovery for auto communities and workers can transfer these tasks to the Secretary of labor.

Paragraph 3.  Cancellation.  Executive order 13509 June 23, 2009, is hereby revoked.

4.  General provisions.  (a) the heads of executive departments and agencies is supported and Department of Commerce, provides information about the work or the Secretariat in accordance with applicable, performance of the tasks of this order assigned to required.

(b) in this order be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) delegation of authority by law one executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or(II) functions of the Director of the Office of management and budget relating to financial, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(c) this order is implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to availability of funds.

(d) this order is not and does not, create any right or use, substantive or procedural, enforceable right or a party against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities, its executives, employees, or agents or someone else.

BARACK OBAMA

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