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 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9746 OF JULY 1, 1946 (1), RELATING TO THE PANAMA CANAL
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including the Canal Zone Code, approved July 19, 1934, as amended, and as…
TRANSFER OF CERTAIN BUSINESS OPERATIONS, FACILITIES AND APPURTENANCES FROM THE PANAMA CANAL TO THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 51 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended by section 2 of the act…
AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9721 OF MAY 10, 1946, (2) PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL TO CERTAIN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and by section 1753 of the…
DEFINING CERTAIN VITAL MILITARY AND NAVAL INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRING PROTECTION AGAINST THE GENERAL DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATIVE THERETO
WHEREAS section 795 of title 18 of the United States Code provides:
"(a) Whenever, in the…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a carrier, and certain…
CREATING A BOARD OF INQUIRY TO REPORT ON A LABOR DISPUTE AFFECTING THE BITUMINOUS COAL INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES
WHEREAS there exists a labor dispute between certain bituminous coal operators and associations and certain of their employees…
REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8232 OF SEPTEMBER 5, 1939, (1) RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF THE PANAMA CANAL AND THE CANAL ZONE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 8 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934, and as…
DESIGNATING THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR ITS DIRECTION AND ADMINISTRATION
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (59 Stat. 619), as amended by the act of October 10,…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING THE FORT WORTH BELT RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE TEXAS PACIFIC-MISSOURI PACIFIC TERMINAL RAILROAD OF NEW ORLEANS, AND CERTAIN…
PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATIONS POLICY BOARD
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. There is hereby created a board to be known as the President's Communications Policy Board which…
ESTABLISHING A SEAL FOR THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WHEREAS section 2 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, approved June 20, 1949, (Public Law 110--81st Congress), provides, in part, that the Director of Central Intelligence shall…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEENT THE CARRIERS REPRESENTED BY THE EASTERN CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, THE WESTERN CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, AND CERTAIN OF THEIR…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a carrier, and certain of its…
RESTORING CERTAIN LAND RESERVED FOR MILITARY PURPOSES TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII
WHEREAS a tract of land near Puolo Point, Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii, which forms a part of the public lands ceded and transferred…
AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGULATIONS AND PARAGRAPH 2 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9988 OF AUGUST 20, 1948
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By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the Selective Service Act of 1948, approved June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. 604…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CARRIERS REPRESENTD BY THE WESTERN CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND CERTAIN OF THEIR EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the carriers represented by the Western Carriers'…
FURTHER AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10084 OF OCTOBER 12, 1949 (footnote 1), PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CAREER COMPENSATION ACT OF 1949
By Virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the…
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PAYMENT OF BASIC ALLOWANCES FOR SUBSISTENCE TO MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved October 12, 1949, approved October 12…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CARRIERS REPRESENTED BY THE EASTERN CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, THE WESTERN CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, AND CERTAIN OF THEIR…
TRANSFERRING TO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII TITLE TO CERTAIN PUBLIC LAND NEEDED FOR OPERATION OF THE HONOLULU AIRPORT
WHEREAS the Honolulu (formerly the John Rodgers) Airport, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, was extended by reclamation of submerged land…
REGULATIONS GOVERNING PAYMENT OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT PAY, HOSPITALIZATION, AND RE-EXAMINATION OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 414(b) of the Career Compensation…
REVOCATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 9635 OF SEPTEMBER 29, 1945, (3) AND No. 9904 OF NOVEMBER 13, 1947 (4)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
Executive Order No. 9635 of September 29,…
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO RETIREMENT PAY
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 411 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved…
CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CHICAGO & ILLINOIS MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY AND CERTAIN OF ITS EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS a dispute exists between the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Company, a carrier, and certain of…
ESTABLISHING AN AIRSPACE RESERVATION OVER PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 4 of the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 570), the airspace above the following-described portions of…