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.
EXEMPTION OF FREDERICK C. MAYER FROM COMPULSROY RETIREMENT AGE
WHEREAS Mr. Frederick C. Mayer, Organist and Choirmaster at the United States Military Academy, will, during the month of March 1952, become subject to compulsory retirement for age under the…
DESIGNATING THE PROVISIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF MIGRANTS FROM EUROPE AS A PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9586 (1) OF JULY 6, 1945, ESTABLISHING THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM
Executive Order No. 9586 of July 6, 1945, establishing the Medal of Freedom, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"By virtue of the authority vested in me as…
AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF PASTMASTERS OF THE FOURTH CLASS
WHEREAS under the regulations now in force the appointment of postmasters of the fourth class may be made upon the basis of investigation and report of a post…
COORDINATION PROCEDURES UNDER SECTION 507 OF THE MUTUAL SECURITY ACT OF 1951
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 507 of the Mutual Security Act of 1951, 65 Stat. 373 (Public Law 165, 82nd Congress, approved October 10, 1951), and as…
EXTENSIONS OF TIME RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN HOUSING
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 611 of the act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes,"…
DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AND OPERATE THE PLANTS AND FACILITIES OF CERTAIN STEEL COMPANIES
WHEREAS on December 16, 1950, I proclaimed (2) the existence of a national emergency which requires that the military, naval, air…
DISCONTINUING THE ROSE ISLAND AND THE TUTUILA ISLAND NAVAL DEFENSIVE SEA AREAS AND NAVAL AIRSPACE RESERVATIONS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2152 of title 18 of the United States Code and section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44…
RESTORING LANDS OF THE SUGAR LOAF MILITARY RESERVATION AND RIGHT-OF-WAY THERETO TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII
WHEREAS a tract of land known as the Sugar Loaf Military Reservation and a right-of-way thereto, at Honolulu Island of Oahu,…
INSPECTION OF TAX RETURNS BY COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 55(a), 508, 603, 729(a), and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 29, 111, 171; 54 Stat. 989, 1008; 55 Stat. 722…
PRESCRIBING OR AMENDING PORTIONS OF 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, it is ordered as follows:
1. I hereby prescribe the…
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 section 2 of…
PREPARATION BY FEDERAL AGENCIES OF CIVIL DEFENSE EMERGENCY PLANS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, approved January 12, 1951 (Public Law 920, 81st Congress), and as President of the United States and…
PROVIDING FOR THE AFFIXING OF THE SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES TO CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code (section 10, Public Law 248, approved October 31, 1951, 65 Stat. 713…
CONTINUING IN FORCE ORDERS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO BLOCKED PROPERTY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as amended,…
DECLARING THE COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE TO BE A MILITARY SERVICE AND PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS THEREFOR
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 215 of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 690), and the authority vested…
ESTABLISHING A SEAL FOR THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS the Federal Civil Defense Administrator has caused to be made, and has recommended that I approve, a seal of office for the Federal Civil Defense administration, the design of which…
DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ISSUING PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY TO CERTAIN VESSELS ABROAD
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of March 4, 1915, 38 Stat. 1193 (46 U.S.C. 12), it is ordered as…
AMENDMENT OF THE 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 the act of August 9, 1950, 64 Stat. 427, which amended section 1, Title II of…
AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF MRS. CRESSIE E. COFFELT 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…
AMENDMENT OF THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 209(g) of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 687; 42 U.S.C. 210(g)), I hereby prescribe the…
DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO WITHDRAW OR RESERVE LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code (section 10 of…
CONTINUING THE COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AS A MILITARY SERVICE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 216 of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 690), as continued by the Emergency Powers Interim Continuation Act (…
INCLUDING CERTAIN LANDS IN THE NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST
WHEREAS on April 18, 1952, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Department of Agriculture entered into an agreement (designated as a supplemental agreement of transfer) providing…
OBSERVANCE OF HOLIDAYS BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
SECTION 1. This order shall apply to all executive department, independent agencies, and Government-…