Executive Order 12158—Presidential Scholars

AWARDS FOR SPECIAL CAPABILITY IN' THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND IN CREATIVE WRITING

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11155 is hereby amended by adding thereto the following paragraph:

"(5) In addition to the Presidential Scholars provided for in paragraphs (3) and (4) above, the Commission may choose other Presidential Scholars not exceeding twenty in any one year. These Scholars shall be chosen at large, from the jurisdictions referred to in paragraph (3), on the basis of outstanding scholarship and demonstrated ability and accomplishment in the visual and performing arts or in creative writing.".

JIMMY CARTER

The White House,

September 18, 1979.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:48 a.m., September 19, 1979]