Executive Orders
Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government.
The text of executive orders appears in the daily Federal Register as each executive order is signed by the President and received by the Office of the Federal Register. The text of executive orders beginning with Executive Order 7316 of March 13, 1936, also appears in the sequential editions of Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Tables that are part of the executive orders are not included in this web site, please see the CFR for the tables.
PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORK OF FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO STATISTICAL INFORMATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 103 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 18b), and as President…
TERMINATING THE PHILIPPINE ALIEN PROPERTY ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSFERRING ITS FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including the Trading with the Enemy Act…
FURTHER EXEMPTION OF CLAUDE L. DRAPER FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
WHEREAS Claude L. Draper, a member of the Federal Power Commission, was exempted by Executive Order No. 978 of September 19, 1946, (1) from compulsory retirement for age for an…
AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 126e OF THE MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL, UNITED STATES, 1951
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (established by the act of May 5, 1950, 64 Stat. 107), and as President of the United…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 7397 OF JUNE 20, 1936, AS AMENDED, ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL FIRE COUNCIL
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in consonance with the provisions of the Federal Property…
AMENDING THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGULATIONS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (62 Stat. 604), as amended, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations…
DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE PRESIDENT BY TITLE V OF THE FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1950 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S WELFARE WORK
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of…
DESIGNATING CERTAIN AGENCIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 103 (a) OF THE RENENOGIATION ACT OF 1951
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Renegotiation act of 1951 (Public Law 9, 82nd Congress), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 100001 OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1948, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND CREDIT GRANTED CERTAIN EMPLOYESS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
By virtue of the authority vested…
SUSPENSION OF PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS FOR PROMOTION OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VETERINARY OFFICES IN THE REGULAR ARMY AND AIR FORCE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 507 (b) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 893), it is…
TRANSFER OF THE PANAMA CANAL (THE WATERWAY), TOGETHER WITH FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES RELATED THERETO, AND OTHER FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES MAINTAINED AND OPERATED BY THE PANAMA CANAL (THE AGENCY), TO THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY
By virtue of the…
TRANSFER OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
WHEREAS THE Island of Tutuila of the Samoan group and all other islands of the group east of longitude 171 degrees west of Greenwich, known…
TRANSFER OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
WHEREAS the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (hereinafter referred to as the trust territory) was placed…
SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE OFFICER PERSONNEL ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED, WHICH RELATE TO OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 301 and 426 (c) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as amended…
DECLARING CERTAIN LANDS IN THE NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST
WHEREAS on March 22, 1951, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of Agriculture entered into an agreement (designated as a supplemental agreement of transfer) providing…
RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS COMPRISINGS PORTIONS OF THE FORT RUGER MILTARY RESERVATION TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII
WHEREAS certain lands on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, were reserved for military purposes by Executive Order No…
DELEGATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE, WITH RESPECT TO THE NEED FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES, AREAS WHICH ARE CRITICAL BY REASON OF NATIONAL-DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me as…
EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of July 27, 1950, 64 Stat. 379, as amended by section 2 of the act of September 27, 1950, 64 Stat. 1074, and by section 2 of…
DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO ORDER MEMBERS AND UNITS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES INTO ACTIVE FEDERAL SERVICE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10(c) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (62…
DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO PRESCRIBE RULES, REGULATIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ARMY AND NAVY HOSPITAL AT HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act…
EXEMPTION OF HERBERT E. GASTON FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Herbert E. Gaston, member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of Washington, be exempted from compulsory…
INSPECTION OF INCOME, EXCESS-PROFITS, DECLARED VALUE EXCESS-PROFITS, CAPITAL STOCK, ESTATE, AND GIFT TAX RETURNS BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55(a), 508, 603, 729…
ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSING AND RENT ACT OF 1947, AS AMENDED, AND TERMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE HOUSING EXPEDITER
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including section 208 (a) of the Housing and Rent Act of 1947…
AMENDING REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF VESSELS, HARBORS, PORTS, AND WATERFRONT FACILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Public Law 679, 81st Congress, 2d Session, approved August 9, 1950, which amended…
WITHDRAWING FROM APPROPRIATION THE PHOSPHATE RESERVED TO THE UNITED STATES IN CERTAIN PATENTED LANDS AND TRANSFERRING THE USE, POSSESSION, AND CONTROL THEREFOR TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.
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By virtue of the authority vested in me by section…