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.
PRESCRIBING OR AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGULATIONS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the Selective Service Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 604), as amended, it is ordered as follows:
1. I hereby prescribe the following…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the American Airlines, Inc., a carrier, a certain of its employees represented by the Air Line Pilots…
PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF BASIC ALLOWANCES FOR QUARTERS
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 302 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved October 12, 1949 (Public Law 351, 81st Congress),…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10182 (1) RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Defense Production Act of 1950, approved September 8, 1950 (Public Law 774,…
PROVIDING FOR SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS' ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TO THE PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (59 Stat. 619), as…
ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON INTERNAL SECURITY AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
1. There is hereby established in the Executive Office of the…
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE YUGOSLAV EMERGENCY RELIEF ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1950
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including the Yugoslav Emergency Relief Assistance act of 1950, approved December 29,…
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO EXERCISE THE FUNCTIONS AND POWERS SET FORTH IN TITLE II OF THE FIRST WAR POWERS ACT, 1941, AS AMENDED BY THE ACT OF JANUARY 12, 1951, AND PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF…
PLACING IN OPERATION THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 31 OF THE ORGANIC ACT OF GUAM
WHEREAS section 31 of the Organic Act of Guam (Public Law 630, 81st Congress), approved August 1, 1950, provides:
The income-tax laws in force in the United States of America…
TRANSFERRING THE USE, POSSESSION, AND CONTROL OF CERTAIN LANDS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 7(b…
INCLUDING CERTAIN LANDS IN THE NANTAHALA AND CHEROKEE NATIONAL FORESTS
WHEREAS on December 4, 1947, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of Agriculture entered into an agreement providing for the transfer by the said Authority…
PRESCRIBING THE MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL, UNITED STATES, 1951
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress entitled "An act to unify, consolidate, revise, and codify the Articles of War, the Articles for the Government of the Navy,…
EXEMPTION OF ARTHUR A. QUINN FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
WHEREAS, IN MY JUDGMENT, THE PUBLIC INTEREST REQUIRES THAT Arthur A. Quinn, Comptroller of Customs with headquarters at New York, New York, be exempted from compulsory retirement for age as…
EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONS OF PART I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10210 (1) OF FEBRUARY 2, 1951, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS, AND THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
By virtue of…
AMENDING PARAGRAPH 1(c) OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10157 (1) OF AUGUST 28, 1950, ENABLING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE A COMPETITIVE STATUS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404…
ESTABLISHING AN AIRSPACE RESERVATION OVER THE LAS VEGAS PROJECT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 570), the airspace above the following-described portion of the United…
DEFINING CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
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…
AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF STANLEY C. WOLLASTON TO A COMPETITIVE POSITION WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby…
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF DISASTER RELIEF
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of September 30, 1950, entitled "An Act to authorize Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters and for other purposes" (…
PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS TO THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 404 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (Public Law 920, 81st Congress), and as President of the United States, it is…
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950
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…
ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON MOBILIZATION POLICY
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…
EXEMPTION OF BERNICE PYKE FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
WHEREAS, in my judgment, the public interest requires that Bernice Pyke, Collector of Customs for Customs Collection District No. 41, with headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio, be exempted from…
REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF VESSELS, HARBORS PORTS, AND WATERFRONT FACILITIES IN THE CANAL ZONE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Public Law 679, 81st Congress, 2d Session, approved August 9, 1950, which amended section 1, Title…
EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONS OF PART I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 10210 (1) OF FEBRUARY 2, 1951, TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the First War Powers Act, 1941, as amended by the act of January 12, 1951,…