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The President





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Executive Order 13329--Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing


                        Presidential Documents 




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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 13329 of February 24, 2004

 
                Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Small Business Act, as amended 
                (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), and to help ensure that 
                Federal agencies properly and effectively assist the 
                private sector in its manufacturing innovation efforts, 
                it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. Continued technological innovation 
                is critical to a strong manufacturing sector in the 
                United States economy. The Federal Government has an 
                important role, including through the Small Business 
                Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business 
                Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, in helping to 
                advance innovation, including innovation in 
                manufacturing, through small businesses.

                Sec. 2. Duties of Department and Agency Heads. The head 
                of each executive branch department or agency with one 
                or more SBIR programs or one or more STTR programs 
                shall:

                    (a) to the extent permitted by law and in a manner 
                consistent with the mission of that department or 
                agency, give high priority within such programs to 
                manufacturing-related research and development to 
                advance the policy set forth in section 1 of this 
                order; and
                    (b) submit reports annually to the Administrator of 
                the Small Business Administration and the Director of 
                the Office of Science and Technology Policy concerning 
                the efforts of such department or agency to implement 
                subsection 2(a) of this order.

                Sec. 3. Duties of Administrator of the Small Business 
                Administration. The Administrator of the Small Business 
                Administration:

                    (a) shall establish, after consultation with the 
                Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
                Policy, formats and schedules for submission of reports 
                by the heads of departments and agencies under 
                subsection 2(b) of this order; and
                    (b) is authorized to issue to departments and 
                agencies guidelines and directives (in addition to the 
                formats and schedules under subsection 3(a)) as the 
                Administrator determines from time to time are 
                necessary to implement subsection 2(a) of this order, 
                after such guidelines and directives are submitted to 
                the President, through the Director of the Office of 
                Science and Technology Policy, for approval and are 
                approved by the President.

                Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this order:

                    (a) ``Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 
                program'' means a program to which section 9(e)(4) of 
                the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)(4)) refers;
                    (b) ``Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) 
                program'' means a program to which section 9(e)(6) of 
                the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)(6)) refers;
                    (c) ``research and development'' means an activity 
                set forth in section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act 
                (15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5)); and
                    (d) ``manufacturing-related'' means relating to: 
                (i) manufacturing processes, equipment and systems; or 
                (ii) manufacturing workforce skills and protection.

                Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the 
                authority of the Director of the Office

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                of Management and Budget with respect to budget, 
                administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to 
                require disclosure of information the disclosure of 
                which is prohibited by law or by Executive Order, 
                including Executive Order 12958 of April 17, 1995, as 
                amended.
                    (c) This order is intended only to improve the 
                internal management of the executive branch and is not 
                intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 
                substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in 
                equity, against the United States, its departments, 
                agencies, or other entities, its officers or employees, 
                or any other person.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     February 24, 2004.

[FR Doc. 04-4436
Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]

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