The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
December 18, 2014
Executive Order -- Establishment of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S
TASK FORCE ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, and in order to identify the
best means to provide an effective partnership between law enforcement
and local communities that reduces crime and increases trust, it is
hereby ordered as follows:Section 1. Establishment. There is established a President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing (Task Force).
Sec. 2. Membership.
(a) The Task Force shall be composed of not more
than eleven members appointed by the President. The members shall
include distinguished individuals with relevant experience or
subject-matter expertise in law enforcement, civil rights, and civil
liberties.
(b) The President shall designate two members of the Task Force to serve as Co-Chairs.
Sec. 3. Mission.
(a) The Task Force shall, consistent with
applicable law, identify best practices and otherwise make
recommendations to the President on how policing practices can promote
effective crime reduction while building public trust.
(b) The Task Force shall be solely advisory and shall submit a report to the President by March 2, 2015.
Sec. 4. Administration.
(a) The Task Force shall hold public meetings and
engage with Federal, State, tribal, and local officials, technical
advisors, and nongovernmental organizations, among others, as necessary
to carry out its mission.
(b) The Director of the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services shall serve as Executive Director of the Task
Force and shall, as directed by the Co-Chairs, convene regular meetings
of the Task Force and supervise its work.
(c) In carrying out its mission, the Task Force
shall be informed by, and shall strive to avoid duplicating, the efforts
of other governmental entities.
(d) The Department of Justice shall provide
administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, equipment, and other
support services as may be necessary for the Task Force to carry out its
mission to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability
of appropriations.
(e) Members of the Task Force shall serve without
any additional compensation for their work on the Task Force, but shall
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem, to the extent permitted
by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service (5
U.S.C. 5701-5707).
Sec. 5. Termination. The Task Force shall terminate 30 days after the President requests a final report from the Task Force.Sec. 6. General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to a department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or
legislative proposals.
(b) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents,
or any other person.
(c) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (the "Act") may apply to the Task Force, any
functions of the President under the Act, except for those in section 6
of the Act, shall be performed by the Attorney General. 
BARACK OBAMA
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