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DOS - 22795 - Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities	Agency Name	Department of State
Fiscal Year	2010	Committee Number	22795
Original Establishment Date	7/27/1789	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	7/17/2010	Committee URL
New Committee This FY	No	Presidential Appointments*	No
Terminated This FY	Yes	Max Number of Members*	11
Current Charter Date	7/17/2008	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Designated Federal Officer
Date Of Renewal Charter	7/17/2010	Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Projected Termination Date	7/17/2010	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Heumann
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Specific Termination Authority	22 U.S.C. 2656	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Judith
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Establishment Authority*	22 U.S.C. 2656	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 647-4298
Effective Date Of Authority*	7/27/1789	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(202) 647-
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte		Designated Federal Officer Email*	heumannje@state.gov
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Other Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Committee accomplished its purpose by holding meetings and preparing reports and recommendations to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
How is membership balanced?*	The membership was balanced on the bases of disability, gender, race, ethnicity, age, and areas of expertise and experience and points of view.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	Estimated Number of Meetings per Year - 2 Estimated Total Meetings - 8As of the time of this update, 5 meetings had been held: Aug. 15, 2005, February 6, 2006, May 1, 2006, May 2, 2007 and August 13, 2008. The Committee was subsequently allowed to terminate when its charter expired on July 17, 2010.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The Committee was necessary to ensure the appropriate consideration of issues related to persons with disabilities in the foreign policy and foreign assistance of the United States Government, especially in light of the fact that, on July 30, 2009, the U.S. signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The decision was made to allow the Committee to terminate in part because of resource, in particular staffing, constraints. Upon further analysis it appeared that increased and more meaningful outreach to civil society could be achieved through alternative consultation mechanisms, which would facilitate input to the State Department from a broader range of disabled people's organizations and other disability stakeholders.
Why close or partially close meetings?	There was no requirement that meetings be closed. However, sometimes the Committee had one-on-one meetings with the Secretary.
Recommendation Remarks	Costs were entered for the committee’s travel in FY 2009 to DC to be introduced to the Secretary of State. This was not characterized as a meeting of the Advisory committee. The last meeting was held in August 2008. In the spring of 2009 two members of the Advisory Committee resigned and then a third resigned in June 2009. A Federal Register Notice was published in July 2009 requesting people who were interested in being appointed to send in their resumes for consideration by the Secretary’s Office. Before new Committee members were selected, the decision was made to allow the Committee to terminate when its Charter expired on 7/17/2010. The decision was made to allow the Committee to terminate in part because of resource, in particular staffing, constraints. Upon further analysis it appeared that increased and more meaningful outreach to civil society could be achieved through alternative consultation mechanisms, which would facilitate input to the State Department from a broader range of disabled people’s organizations and other disability stakeholders.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	Yes	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	NA
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	Yes	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	The Committee worked to improve the impact of U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance to persons with disabilities around the world and increase the profile of disability-related issues within the U.S. Department of State and in the U.S. Agency for International Development.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	None	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	NA	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	9	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	No
Number Of Recommendations Comment	• Develop and implement a public diplomacy initiative on the U.S. position on the UN Convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities;• Sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;• Increase the Participation of Disabled People’s Organizations in Foreign Policy and Foreign Assistance Programs by reviewing implementation of existing policies at USAID and by establishing such policies at the Department of State;• Increase the employment of persons with disabilities at the Department of State by establishing a reasonable accommodation policy and procedure and increasing recruitment of persons with disabilities;• Improve accessibility of Department of State facilities in the U.S. and abroad; and• Improve the coverage of disability-related human rights issues in Department of State Human Rights Reports;• Use sports diplomacy to achieve peace and promote human rights;• Assess implementation of the recommendations of the National Council on Disability.	Access Agency Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	10.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	NA	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	10.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	NA	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Not Applicable	Access Comment	NA
Agency Feedback Comment*	NA	Narrative Description*	The Committee was mandated to provide advice and guidance to the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development on how to improve consideration of issues related to persons with disabilities in foreign relations and foreign assistance of the United States.

COSTS

Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	Est Payments to Non-Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00	Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00
Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Members nextFY*	$0.00
Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staff Next FY*	$0.00
Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	Est Travel Reimb to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
Other Costs	$0.00	Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
Total Costs	$0.00	Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified		Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.00	Est Cost Remarks
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