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.
AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9778 OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1946, (1) PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES OF NEW APPOINTEES TO POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND SUCH…
RESERVING CERTAIN REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN GUAM FOR THE USE OF THE UNITED STATES
WHEREAS section 28 of the Organic Act of Guam, approved August 1, 1950 (Public Law 630, 81st Congress), reads:
"(a) The title to all property, real and personal,…
ESTABLISHING THE KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
1. There is hereby established the Korean…
ESTABLISHING SPECIAL PERSONNEL PROCEDURES IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service act (22 Stat. 403), by section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended…
DELEGATING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET THE FUNCTION OF DETERMINING, FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, AGENCY PROGRAMS RELATED DIRECTLY TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, there is hereby…
PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 AND PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THEIR EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATUTES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Defense Production Act of…
MAKING CERTAIN CHANGES IN INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTION DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3650(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, I hereby make the following-described changes in internal revenue…
TRANSFERRING CERTAIN LAND COMPRISING A PORTION OF THE ARECIBO COAST GUARD LIGHTHOUSE RESERVATION TO THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT OF PUERTO RICO
WHEREAS a certain parcel of public land at Arecibo Harbor, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was reserved for lighthouse…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10166 (1) OF OCTOBER 4, 1950
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4(j) of the Selective Service Act of 1948, as amended by the act of September 9, 1950, Public Law 779, 81st Congress, it is ordered that…
ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION IN THE OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and in furtherance of the civil defense…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10011 (1) OF OCTOBER 22, 1948, AS AMENDED AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO EXERCISE CERTAIN POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT WITH RESPECT TO THE GRANTING OF ALLOWANCES AND ALLOTMENTS TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ON FOREIGN DUTY.…
DESIGNATING THE HONORABLE LUIS NEGRON-FERNANDEZ AS ACTING JUDGE OF THE UNITES STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 41 of the act entitled "An Act to provide a civil government for…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 4601 OF MARCH 1, 1927, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act of July 2, 1926, 44 Stat. 789, as…
PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS RELATING TO NEW TRIALS BY COURTS-MARTIAL AND OTHER RELIEF IN NAVY AND COAST GUARD CASES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 12 of the act of Congress entitled "An Act to unify, consolidate, revise, and codify…
EXTENSION OF TRUST PERIODS ON INDIAN LANDS EXPIRING DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1951
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887, 24 Stat. 388, 389, by the act of June 21, 1906, 34 Stat. 325, 326, and…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10129 (1) OF JUNE 3, 1950, ENTITLED "ESTBLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON MIGRATORY LABOR"
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10129 of…
PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE MOBILIZATION EFFORT OF THE GOVERNMENT
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, and as President of the United States and as Commander-in-…
ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL SAFETY COUNCIL
WHEREAS by section 33(c) of the Federal Employees Compensation Act (5 U.S.C. 784), as amended by section 209 of the act of October 14, 1949 (Public Law 357, 81st Congress), the Congress declared its purpose to…
DESIGNATION OF KOREA AND WATERS ADJACENT THERETO AS A COMBAT ZONE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 22(b)(13) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 22(b)(13) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by section 202(a)…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9805 (1) PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
By virtue of authority vested in me by the Act of August 2, 946 (60 Stat. 806), as amended by section 1 of the Act of…
DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO EXERCISE SECURITY CONTROL OVER AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1201 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 973), as amended by the act of September 9,…
EXEMPTION OF PAUL A WALKER FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
WHEREAS Paul A. Walker, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, will, during the month of January 1951, become subject to compulsory retirement for age under the provisions of the…
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO MAKE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT REGULATIONS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGREEMENT ACT OF 1937, AS AMENDED
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 8, 1950, Public Law 673,…
ESTABLISHING THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, and as President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces,…
ATTACHING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTION DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3650(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, it is hereby ordered that the Virgin Islands be attached to and made a part of…