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Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
Review-Progress Report on the Implementation of the National Strategy for the Arctic Region;2
(2) an appendix to that report entitled Appendix A, Implementation Framework for the National
Strategy for the Arctic Region:28 and (3) another appendix to that report entitled Appendix B,
Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 5-Year Plan Collaboration Teams. 2015 Summary
ofAccomplishments and 2016 Priorities.29
January 2015 Executive Order for Enhancing Coordination of Arctic Efforts
On January 21, 2015, then-President Obama issued Executive Order 13689, entitled "Enhancing
Coordination of National Efforts in the Arctic." The order states the following in part:
As the United States assumes the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, it is more important
than ever that we have a coordinated national effort that takes advantage of our combined
expertise and efforts in the Arctic region to promote our shared values and priorities.
As the Arctic has changed, the number of Federal working groups created to address the
growing strategic importance and accessibility of this critical region has increased.
Although these groups have made significant progress and achieved important milestones,
managing the broad range of interagency activity in the Arctic requires coordinated
planning by the Federal Government, with input by partners and stakeholders, to facilitate
Federal, State, local, and Alaska Native tribal government and similar Alaska Native
organization, as well as private and nonprofit sector, efforts in the Arctic....
There is established an Arctic Executive Steering Committee (Steering Committee), which
shall provide guidance to executive departments and agencies (agencies) and enhance
coordination of Federal Arctic policies across agencies and offices, and, where applicable,
with State, local, and Alaska Native tribal governments and similar Alaska Native
organizations, academic and research institutions, and the private and nonprofit sectors....
... the Steering Committee will meet quarterly, or as appropriate, to shape priorities,
establish strategic direction, oversee implementation, and ensure coordination of Federal
activities in the Arctic....
The Steering Committee, in coordination with the heads of relevant agencies and under the
direction of the Chair, shall:
(a) provide guidance and coordinate efforts to implement the priorities, objectives,
activities, and responsibilities identified in National Security Presidential Directive
66/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 25, Arctic Region Policy, the National
Strategy for the Arctic Region and its Implementation Plan, and related agency plans;
(b) provide guidance on prioritizing Federal activities, consistent with agency authorities,
while the United States is Chair of the Arctic Council, including, where appropriate,
recommendations for resources to use in carrying out those activities; and
27 2015 Year in Review-Progress Report on the Implementation of the National Strategy for the Arctic Region,
Prepared by the Arctic Executive Steering Committee, March 2016, 35 pp., accessed March 25, 2016, at
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/documents/
Progress%20Report%20on%20the%20Implementation%20of%20the%20National%20Strategy%20for%20the%20Arct
ic%20Region.pdf.
28 Appendix A, Implementation Framework for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region, March 2016, 33 pp.,
accessed March 25, 2016, at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/documents/
National%20Strategy%20for%20the%20Arctic%20Region%20Implementation%20Framework%20%28Appendix%20
A%29%20Final.pdf.
29 Appendix B, Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 5-Year Plan Collaboration Teams: 2015 Summary of
Accomplishments and 2016 Priorities, undated, 13 pp., accessed March 25, 2016, at https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/documents/Appendix%20B%20IARPC%202015%2OAnnual%2OReport.pdf.
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O'Rourke, Ronald. Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress, report, August 1, 2018; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248258/m1/16/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.