    RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL  (TRP NOTES MAIL)

    CREATOR: Kumiki S. Gibson ( CN=Kumiki S. Gibson/O=OVP [ OVP ] )

    CREATION DATE/TIME:14-FEB-1996 18:25:06.00

    SUBJECT:  LUNCH MEMO

    TO: Debbie B Bengtson ( CN=Debbie B Bengtson/O=OVP [ OVP ] )
    READ:UNKNOWN

    TO: Ron Klain ( CN=Ron Klain/O=OVP [ OVP ] )
    READ:UNKNOWN

    TEXT:
    Ron MAY want to include this in the lunch memo.  I am agnostic:  if you

    think it will help to give POTUS the heads-up, let's include it.

    Otherwise . . .   Thanks!

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    ?<EXECUTIVE ORDER ON EMPOWERMENT CONTRACTING

    ?<xYou should advise the President that he will soon be
    receiving the proposed
    Executive Order on Empowerment
    Contracting, which he requested during his speec
    h on affirmative
    action.  Specifically, this Order directs the Secretary of
    Com
    merce, in consultation with other agencies, to ensure that
    agencies provide in
    the Federal procurement process some sort of
    ?@<incentive (such as price or evaluation preferences, but not setasides) to bu
    sinesses that locate in distressed communities or
    hire a significant number of
    residents from such communities.
    The Order was drafted to ensure that this pro
    gram will encompass
    distressed communities involved in other efforts, such as o
    ur
    Empowerment Zones ("EZ")
    N &`
    /
    N &`
    Enterprise Communities ("EC") program.

    ?<xYou should urge the President to sign the Executive Order.
    The President pr
    omised to implement such a program in his
    affirmative action speech and many ar
    e awaiting the Order.  (You
    should inform the President that you have not sough
    t his approval
    of this Order until this time because the group working on this
    issue and certain members of the civil rights community strongly
    believed that
    it should not be issued until the Department of
    ?0<Justice was close to completing its Adarand review, which it is.)
    x
    xIn addition, issuing the Order now will ensure that our
    program is in place be
    fore Kit Bond's bill  which we believe
    would create some sort of placebased pro
    curement program similar
    to our approach  gains momentum.

    ?<xIn addition, you should secure the President's agreement to
    ?p<have one of you (preferably you) announce this Executive Order at
    ?8<the White House Community Empowerment Conference.  Because (i) no
    reason exi
    sts to delay the issuance of this Executive Order;
    (ii) this Order is consist
    ent with our EZ/EC program in that it
    is placebased; and (iii) this Order will
    benefit our EZs and ECs
    and their residents, the group working on this issue be
    lieves
    that this Order should be announced during the White House
    Community Emp
    owerment Conference.  Your making the announcement
    will allow the President to
    focus the message of his speech on
    the announcement of the Second Round of the
    EZ/EC program.  ================== END ATTACHMENT   1 ==================