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.
DESIGNATING THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD AS A PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS AND IMMUNITIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act,…
EXEMPTION OF HUGH H. BENNETT FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
WHEREAS Hugh H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will, during the month of April 1951 become subject to compulsory retirement for age…
AMENDING 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, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by…
EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONS OF PART I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10210 OF FEBRUARY 2, 1951, (1) TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the First War Powers Act, 1941, as amended by the act of January 12, 1951, entitled "…
AMENDING 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, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed in…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 10161 (1) WITH RESPECT TO WAGE STABILIZATION AND SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES
WHEREAS the maintenance of wage stabilization under the Defense Production Act of 1950 is essential at this time in the interest of the national…
TRANSFERRING CERTAIN LANDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND WITHDRAWING CERTAIN PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
IDAHO
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 32 of Title III…
ESTABLISHING A SEAL FOR THE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AGENCY
WHEREAS the Economic Stabilization Administrator has caused to be made and has recommended that I approve a seal of office for the Economic Stabilization Agency the design of which accompanies…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10129 (1) OF JUNE 3, 1950, ESTABLISHING 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 paragraph 8 of Executive Order No. 10129…
MAKING THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 26, 1950, PUBLIC LAW 733, 81ST CONGRESS, APPLICABLE TO THE PANAMA CANAL AND THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the act of August 26, 1950, entitled "An Act To…
MAKING CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE CUSTOMS FIELD ORGANIZATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914, 38 Stat. 623 (19 U.S.C. 2), and in the interest of the internal management of the Government, it is ordered that…
EXEMPTION OF HOWELL CONE FROM COMPULSORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE
Whereas, IN MY JUDGMENT, THE PUBLIC INTEREST REQUIRES THAT Howell Cone, Collector of Customs for Customs for Customs Collection District No. 17, with headquarters at Savannah, Georgia, be…
REGULATOINS GOVERNING THE SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE OF CERTAIN WOMEN SERVING IN THE REGULAR ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR AIR FORCE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 41) and the Women's Armed…
AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9835 (1) ENTITLED "PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EMPLOYEES LOYALTY PROGRAM IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT"
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the…
PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE EXERCISE BY THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATOR OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ACT OF 1950
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Federal Civil Defense Act of…
EXTENSION OF THE PROVISIONS OF PART I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10210 OF FEBRUARY 2, 1951, (1) TO THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE 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…
DESIGNATING THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS THE OFFICERS TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SETTLEMENT OF INTERCUSTODIAL CONFLICTS RELATING TO ENEMY PROPERTY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution…
ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
WHEREAS the fourth day of July in this year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one will mark the one…
TRANSFERRING THE USE, POSSESSION, AND CONTROL OF CERTAIN LAND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7(b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (48 Stat. 63; 16 U.…
SUSPENDING THE LIMITATIONS UPON PUNISHMENTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLES 82, 85, 86(3), 87, 90, 91(1) AND (2), 113, AND 115 OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article 56 of the Uniform Code of Military…
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN LANDS FROM THE SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, LAND DISTRICT TO THE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA, LAND DISTRICT
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2253 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (43 U.S.C 127), I hereby transfer…
PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN SERVICE REPORTING FUNCTIONS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 311 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 1002 (22 U. S. C. 846), and as President of the United States, I hereby…
PROVIDING FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 11 of the act of February 22, 1935, 49 Stat. 33, and section 1 of the act of August 8, 1950, 64 Stat…
SUSPENSION OF THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW AS TO LABORERS AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON PUBLIC WORK ESSENTIAL TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.
WHEREAS by Proclamation No. 2914 of December 16, 1950, I proclaimed the existence of a national…
ATTACHING THE CANAL ZONE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTION DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3650(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, it is ordered that the Canal Zone be, and it is hereby, attached to and made a part…