Executive Orders

[Pat McCotter]

I decided to start an educational forum? I will be learning along with y'all.

All EOs are unconstitutional since the president can't make law. And since there is no emergency powers granted to the pres via the constitution, the game is over.

[Pat McCotter]

From the National Archives

Executive Orders FAQ's

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).

NOTE: The total number of Executive orders issued for each administration includes number-and-letter designated orders, such as 9577-A, 9616-A, etc.

[Pat McCotter]

What are Executive Orders Disposition Tables?

Disposition Tables contain information about Executive Orders beginning with those signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and are arranged according to Presidential administration and year of signature. The tables are compiled and maintained by the Office of the Federal Register editors.

The Disposition Tables include the following information:

Executive order number;
Date of signing by the President
Federal Register volume, page number, and issue date
Title
Amendments (if any)
Current status (where applicable)
All entries in these tables are subject to change, as new Executive orders, Presidential proclamations, other Presidential documents, rules and regulations, notices, and public laws often amend or otherwise affect them.

These are informational listings, not provided as definitive legal authority.

[Pat McCotter]

It appears that the first Executive Order was issued By James K. Polk Feb 9, 1849. It is superseded by EO 9761.

Polk's order does not appear on its own.

Here is the disposition table entry for EO 9761:

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Executive Order 9761
Executive Order No. Preservation and Display of Enemy Flags Captured by the Navy and the Coast Guard

Signed: July 23, 1946
Federal Register page and date: 11 FR 7999, July 25, 1946
Supersedes: Executive order of February 9, 1849 (unnumbered series)
Amended by: EO 9796, October 31, 1946
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The text for EO 9761 is as follows:

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Executive Order 9761--Preservation and display of enemy flags captured by the Navy and the Coast Guard

Source: The provisions of Executive Order 9761 of July 23, 1946, appear at 11 FR 7999, 3 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp., p. 561, unless otherwise noted.

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1555 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 418), the Secretary of the Navy is hereby directed to cause all flags, standards, and colors heretofore or hereafter taken by the Navy from the enemies of the United States in war to be deposited, for preservation and display, in the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, under the care of the Superintendent thereof:

Provided, That any such flags, standards, or colors taken by the Coast Guard of the United States while, operating as a part of the Navy pursuant to law or direction of the President shall be deposited, for preservation and display, in the United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, under the care of the Superintendent thereof:

Provided further, That any such flags, standards, or colors so taken by the Marine Corps, and not presently under the care of the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, unless otherwise specifically directed by the Secretary of the Navy, shall be deposited, for preservation and display, in the United States Marine Corps Museum at Quantico, Virginia, under the care of the Curator thereof.

[Further proviso added by EO 9796 of Oct. 31, 1946, 11 FR 12923, 3 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp., p. 580]

The order of President James K. Polk dated February 9, 1849, relating to the preservation and display of flags, standards, and colors taken by the Navy of the United States from their enemies in time of war, is hereby superseded.
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And we have to follow the "Amended by:" part of the disposition table - EO 9796.

[Pat McCotter]

Executive Order 9796
Executive Order No. Amendment of Executive Order No. 9761 of July 23, 1946, Providing for the Preservation and Display of Enemy Flags Captured by the Navy and Coast Guard

Signed: October 31, 1946
Federal Register page and date: 11 FR 12923, November 1, 1946
Amends: EO 9761, July 23, 1946
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I am not able to locate text for this EO.

[Pat McCotter]

OK. Let's visit my list of hot-button Executive Orders:

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11051
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11921

[Pat McCotter]

Executive Order 10995
Disposition table entry:

Executive Order 10995
Assigning telecommunications management functions

Signed: February 16, 1962 [JFK]
Federal Register page and date: 27 FR 1519, February 20, 1962
Revokes: EO 10460, June 16, 1953
Amends: EO 10695-A (not published); EO 10705, April 17, 1957
See: EO 11051, September 27, 1962
Amended by: EO 11084, February 15, 1963
Revoked by: EO 11556, September 4, 1970


Now, do we want to go back to the EO revoked by this one?

Executive Order 10460
Providing for the Performance by the Director of Defense Mobilization of Certain Functions Relating to Telecommunications

Signed: June 16, 1953 [DDE]
Federal Register page and date: 18 FR 3513, June 19, 1953
Revokes: EO 10297, October 9, 1951
Amended by: EO 10773, July 1, 1958
Revoked by: EO 10995, February 16, 1962

This still has the title relating to telecommunications.

But look, it revoked an earlier EO.

Executive Order 10200
Establishing the Defense Production Administration

Signed: January 3, 1951 [HST]
Federal Register page and date: 16 FR 61, January 4, 1951
Amends: EO 10161, September 9, 1950
Revokes: EO 10172, October 12, 1950
Superseded by: EO 10480, August 14, 1953
Revoked by: EO 10281, August 28, 1951 (in part); EO 10433, February 4, 1953 (in part)
See: EO 10193, December 16, 1950; EO 10281, August 28, 1951; EO 10461, June 17, 1953

No telecommunications in the title here.
But it did revoke an earlier bill!

But maybe we should look for text before we go further.

[Pat McCotter]

EO 10995 Text

Oops! Can't be found.

Documents not included in this volume
If a proclamation or Executive order had no legal effect on January 20, 1989, its text is not included in this volume. As indicated in the final disposition column, these documents are revoked or superseded; temporary, that is, effective for a period of time stated in the document, or executed and now obsolete; hortatory; or the authorities under which they were issued have been repealed or otherwise affected.

Also excluded are documents which:
(1) affect lands in the public domain (occasionally affected by Public Land Orders, or PLO's, and listed in the final disposition column as "Public lands"), for which complete, updated information is available from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management or the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service;
(2) documents which amend selective service regulations (listed as "Selective Service"), which are codified at Chapter 16 of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations; and
(3) documents which affect the Tariff Schedules of the United States (listed as "Tariff"), for which complete, updated information is available from the United States International Trade Commission. The full text of each of these documents has been published in the Federal Register and Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The Disposition Tables list the current status of Executive Orders.

For additional information on documents not included in this table, please contact the Presidential Documents and Legislative Division, Office of the Federal Register, on 202-523-5230.

[Pat McCotter]

EO 10995 Text

Oops! Can't be found.

So let's go to its revoking EO

Executive Order 11556
Assigning telecommunications functions

Signed: September 4, 1970 [RMN]
Federal Register page and date: 35 FR 14193; September 9, 1970
Revokes: EO 10695A, January 16, 1957; EO 10995, February 16, 1962; EO 11084, February 15, 1963
Amends: EO 10705, April 17, 1957; EO 11051, September 27, 1962; EO 11191, January 4, 1965; EO 11490, October 28, 1969
Superseded in part by: EO 11921, June 11, 1976
Revoked by: EO 12046, March 27, 1978
See: EO 11725, June 27, 1973 (transfer of functions from OEP to GSA); Pub. L. 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255, 50 U.S.C. 1601)


Again, this has been revoked. It was revoked before Jan 20, 1989, so we will not be able to get the text.

[Pat McCotter]

Executive Order 11556
Assigning telecommunications functions

Signed: September 4, 1970 [RMN]
Federal Register page and date: 35 FR 14193; September 9, 1970
Revokes: EO 10695A, January 16, 1957; EO 10995, February 16, 1962; EO 11084, February 15, 1963
Amends: EO 10705, April 17, 1957; EO 11051, September 27, 1962; EO 11191, January 4, 1965; EO 11490, October 28, 1969
Superseded in part by: EO 11921, June 11, 1976
Revoked by: EO 12046, March 27, 1978
See: EO 11725, June 27, 1973 (transfer of functions from OEP to GSA); Pub. L. 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255, 50 U.S.C. 1601)


Again, this has been revoked. It was revoked before Jan 20, 1989, so we will not be able to get the text.

So let's go to its revoking EO

Executive Order 12046
Relating to the transfer of telecommunications functions

Signed: March 27, 1978 [JEC, Jr]
Federal Register page and date: 43 FR 13349; March 29, 1978
Amends: EO 11051, September 27, 1962; EO 11490, October 28, 1969; EO 11725, June 27, 1973
Revokes: EO 10705, April 17, 1957; EO 11191, January 4, 1965; EO 11556, September 4, 1970
Amended by: EO 12148, July 20, 1979; EO 12472, April 3, 1984
See: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, 42 FR 56101


Bingo! We have some text. And boy do we have text. If you notice, this EO revoked and or amended six previous EO's. So Jimmy probably incorporated those here.

Executive Order 12046--Relating to the transfer of telecommunications functions

Source: The provisions of Executive Order 12046 of Mar. 27, 1978, appear at 43 FR 13349, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 158, unless otherwise noted.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 (October 21, 1977)), the authority and control vested in the President by Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11556, as amended, Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, in order to provide for the transfer of certain telecommunications functions, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1

Reorganization Plan

1-1. Implementation of Reorganization Plan.

1-101. The transfer of all the functions of the Office of Telecommunications Policy and of its Director, as provided by Section 5B of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.

1-102. The abolition of the Office of Telecommunications Policy, as provided by Section 3C of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, is hereby effective.

1-103. The establishment of an Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, Department of Commerce, as provided by Section 4 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, is hereby effective.

1-2. Telecommunications Function.

1-201. Prior to the effective date of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, the Office of Telecommunications Policy and its Director had the functions set forth or referenced by: (1) Section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. App. II), (2) Executive Order No. 11556 of September 4, 1970, as amended (47 U.S.C. 305 note), (3) Executive Order No. 11191 of January 4, 1965, as amended (47 U.S.C. 721 note), (4) Executive Order No. 10705 of April 17, 1957, as amended (47 U.S.C. 606 note), and (5) Presidential Memorandum of August 21, 1963, as amended by Executive Order No. 11556 and entitled "Establishment of the National Communications System."

1-202. So much of those functions which relate to the preparation of Presidential telecommunications policy options or to the disposition of appeals from assignments of radio frequencies to stations of the United States Government were transferred to the President. These functions may be delegated within the Executive Office of the President and the delegations are set forth in this Order at Sections 3-1 through 4-3.

1-203. Those telecommunications functions which were not transferred to the President were transferred to the Secretary of Commerce. Functions transferred to the Secretary are set forth in this Order at Sections 2-1 through 2-5.

Section 2

Functions Transferred to Commerce

2-1. Radio Frequencies.

2-101. The authority of the President to assign frequencies to radio stations or to classes of radio stations belonging to and operated by the United States, including the authority to amend, modify, or revoke such assignments, was transferred to the Secretary of Commerce.

2-102. This authority, which was originally vested in the President by Section 305(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 305(a)), was transferred and assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by Section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1970 and Section 3 of Executive Order No. 11556.

2-103. The authority to assign frequencies to radio stations is subject to the authority to dispose of appeals from frequency assignments as set forth in Section 3-2 of this Order.

2-2. Construction of Radio Stations.

2-201. The authority to authorize a foreign government to construct and operate a radio station at the seat of government of the United States was transferred to the Secretary of Commerce. Authorization for the construction and operation of a radio station pursuant to this authority and the assignment of a frequency for its use can be made only upon recommendation of the Secretary of State and after consultation with the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

2-202. This authority, which was originally vested in the President by Section 305(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 305), was delegated to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by Section 5 of Executive Order No. 11556.

2-3. Communications Satellite System.

2-301. Certain functions relating to the communications satellite system were transferred to the Secretary of Commerce. Those functions were delegated or assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by Executive Order No. 11191, as amended by Executive Order No. 11556. The functions include authority vested in the President by Section 201(a) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 421, 47 U.S.C. 721(a)). These functions are specifically set forth in the following provisions of this Section.
(a) Aid in the planning and development of the commercial communications satellite system and aid in the execution of a national program for the operation of such a system.
(b) Conduct a continuous review of all phases of the development and operation of such system, including the activities of the Corporation.
(c) Coordinate, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the activities of governmental agencies with responsibilities in the field of telecommunications, so as to insure that there is full and effective compliance at all times with the policies set forth in the Act.
(d) Make recommendations to the President and others as appropriate, with respect to all steps necessary to insure the availability and appropriate utilization of the communications satellite system for general government purposes in consonance with Section 201(a)(6) of the Act.
(e) Help attain coordinated and efficient use of the electromagnetic spectrum and the technical compatibility of the communications satellite system with existing communications facilities both in the United States and abroad.
(f) Assist in the preparation of Presidential action documents for consideration by the President as may be appropriate under Section 201(a) of the Act, make necessary recommendations to the President in connection therewith, and keep the President currently informed with respect to the carrying out of the Act.
(g) Serve as the chief point of liaison between the President and the Corporation.
(h) The Secretary of Commerce shall timely submit to the President each year the report (including evaluations and recommendations) provided for in Section 404(a) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 744(a)).
(i) The Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate the performance of these functions with the Secretary of State. The Corporation and other concerned Executive agencies shall provide the Secretary of Commerce with such assistance, documents, and other cooperation as will enable the Secretary to carry out these functions.

2-4. Other Telecommunications Functions.

Certain functions assigned, subject to the authority and control of the President to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11556 were transferred to the Secretary of Commerce. These functions, subject to the authority and control of the President, are set forth in the following subsections.

2-401. The Secretary of Commerce shall serve as the President's principal adviser on telecommunications policies pertaining to the Nation's economic and technological advancement and to the regulation of the telecommunications industry.

2-402. The Secretary of Commerce shall advise the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the development of policies relating to the procurement and management of Federal telecommunications systems.

2-403. The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct studies and evaluations concerning telecommunications research and development, and concerning the initiation, improvement, expansion, testing, operation, and use of Federal telecommunications systems. The Secretary shall advise appropriate agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget, of the recommendations which result from such studies and evaluations.

2-404. The Secretary of Commerce shall develop and set forth, in coordination with the Secretary of State and other interested agencies, plans, policies, and programs which relate to international telecommunications issues, conferences, and negotiations. The Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate economic, technical, operational and related preparations for United States participation in international telecommunications conferences and negotiations. The Secretary shall provide advice and assistance to the Secretary of State on international telecommunications policies to strengthen the position and serve the best interests of the United States, in support of the Secretary of State's responsibility for the conduct of foreign affairs.

2-405. The Secretary of Commerce shall provide for the coordination of the telecommunications activities of the Executive Branch, and shall assist in the formulation of policies and standards for those activities, including but not limited to considerations of interoperability, privacy, security, spectrum use and emergency readiness.

2-406. The Secretary of Commerce shall develop and set forth telecommunications policies pertaining to the Nation's economic and technological advancement and to the regulation of the telecommunications industry.

2-407. The Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that the Executive Branch views on telecommunications matters are effectively presented to the Federal Communications Commission and, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to the Congress.

2-408. The Secretary of Commerce shall establish policies concerning spectrum assignments and use by radio stations belonging to and operated by the United States. Agencies shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that their conduct of telecommunications activities is consistent with those policies.

2-409. The Secretary of Commerce shall develop, in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission, a comprehensive long-range plan for improved management of all electromagnetic spectrum resources.

2-410. The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct studies and make recommendations concerning the impact of the convergence of computer and communications technology.

2-411. The Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate Federal telecommunications assistance to State and local governments, except as otherwise provided by Executive Order No. 12472.

[Sec. 2-411 amended by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193]

2-412. The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct and coordinate economic and technical analyses of telecommunications policies, activities, and opportunities in support of assigned responsibilities.

2-413. The Secretary of Commerce shall contract for studies and reports related to any aspect of assigned responsibilities.

2-414. [Revoked]

[Sec. 2-414 revoked by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193]

2-5. Consultation Responsibilities.

2-501. The authority to establish coordinating committees, as assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by Section 10 of Executive Order No. 11556, was transferred to the Secretary of Commerce.

2-502. As permitted by law, the Secretary of Commerce shall establish such interagency committees and working groups composed of representatives of interested agencies, and shall consult with such departments and agencies as may be necessary for the most effective performance of his functions. To the extent he deems it necessary to continue the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee, that Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary. As permitted by law, the Secretary also shall establish one or more telecommunications advisory committees composed of experts in the telecommunications area outside the Government.

Section 3

Functions Assigned to the Office of Management and Budget

3-1. Telecommunications Procurement and Management.

3-101. The responsibility for serving as the President's principal adviser on procurement and management of Federal telecommunications systems and the responsibility for developing and establishing policies for procurement and management of such systems, which responsibilities were assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy subject to the authority and control of the President by Section 2(b) of Executive Order No. 11556, were transferred to the President.

3-102. These functions are delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

3-2. Radio Frequency Appeals.

3-201. The authority to make final disposition of appeals from frequency assignments by the Secretary of Commerce for radio stations belonging to and operated by the United States, which authority was vested in the President by Section 305(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 305(a)) and transferred to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. App. II), was transferred to the President.

3-202. This function is delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Section 4

Functions Assigned to the National Security Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy

4-1. Emergency Functions.

4-101. The war power functions of the President under Section 606 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 606), which were delegated to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by the Provisions of Section 4 of Executive Order No. 10705, were transferred to the President.

4-102. [Revoked]

[Sec. 4-102 revoked by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193]

4-103. [Revoked]

[Sec. 4-103 revoked by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193]

4-2. National Communications System.

4-201. The responsibility for policy direction of the development and operation of a National Communications System, which was assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy by the Presidential Memorandum of August 21, 1963, as amended by Executive Order No. 11556, was transferred to the President.

4-202. [Revoked]

[Sec. 4-202 revoked by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193]

4-3. Planning Functions.

4-301. The function of coordinating the development of policy, plans, programs, and standards for the mobilization and use of the Nation's telecommunications resources in any emergency, which function was assigned to the Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy subject to the authority and control of the President by Section 2(h) of the Executive Order No. 11556, was transferred to the President.

4-302. [Revoked]

[Sec. 4-302 revoked by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193]

Section 5

Related Telecommunications Functions

5-1. The Department of Commerce.

5-101. The Secretary of Commerce shall continue to perform the following functions previously assigned by Section 13 of Executive Order No. 11556:
(a) Perform analysis, engineering, and administrative functions, including the maintenance of necessary files and data bases, as necessary in the performance of assigned responsibilities for the management of electromagnetic spectrum.
(b) Conduct research and analysis of electromagnetic propagation, radio systems characteristics, and operating techniques affecting the utilization of the electromagnetic spectrum in coordination with specialized, related research and analysis performed by other Federal agencies in their areas of responsibility.
(c) Conduct research and analysis in the general field of telecommunications sciences in support of assigned functions and in support of other Government agencies.

5-102. The Secretary of Commerce shall participate, as appropriate, in evaluating the capability of telecommunications resources, in recommending remedial actions, and in developing policy options.

5-2. Department of State.

5-201. With respect to telecommunications, the Secretary of State shall exercise primary authority for the conduct of foreign policy, including the determination of United States positions and the conduct of United States participation in negotiations with foreign governments and international bodies. In exercising this responsibility the Secretary of State shall coordinate with other agencies as appropriate, and, in particular, shall give full consideration to the Federal Communications Commission's regulatory and policy responsibility in this area.

5-202. The Secretary of State shall continue to perform the following functions previously assigned by Executive Order No. 11191, as amended:
(a) Exercise the supervision provided for in Section 201(a)(4) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, as amended (47 U.S.C. 721(a)(4)); be responsible, although the Secretary of Commerce is the chief point of liaison, for instructing the Communications Satellite Corporation in its role as the designated United States representative to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organizations; and direct the foreign relations of the United States with respect to actions under the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, as amended.
(b) Coordinate, in accordance with the applicable interagency agreements, the performance of these functions with the Secretary of Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission, other concerned Executive agencies, and the Communications Satellite Corporation (see 47 U.S.C. 731-735). The Corporation and other concerned Executive agencies shall provide the Secretary of State with such assistance, documents, and other cooperation as will enable the Secretary to carry out these functions.

5-3. Federal Emergency Management Agency. [Revoked]

[Sec. 5-3 revoked by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984, 49 FR 13471, 3 CFR, 1984 Comp., p. 193]




Note: I had to delete Section 6 here to fit.

[Pat McCotter]

Here is section 6

Section 6

General Provisions

6-1. Transfer Provisions.

6-101. [Deleted]

[Sec. 6-101 amended Presidential Memorandum of Aug. 21, 1963, which was superseded by Executive Order 12472 of Apr. 3, 1984.]

6-102. The primary responsibility for performing all administrative support and service functions that are related to functions transferred from the Office of Telecommunications Policy and its Director to the President, including those functions delegated or assigned within the Executive Office of the President, are transferred to the Office of Administration. The Domestic Policy Staff1 shall perform such functions related to the preparation of Presidential telecommunications policy options as the President may from time to time direct.

6-103. The records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, available or to be made available, which relate to the functions transferred, assigned, or delegated as provided in this Order are hereby transferred as appropriate.

6-104. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make such determinations, issue such orders, and take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the transfers or reassignments provided in this Order, including the transfer to funds, records, property, and personnel.

6-2. Amendments. In order to reflect the transfers provided by this Order, the following conforming amendments and revocations are ordered:

6-201. [Deleted]

[Sec. 6-201 amended Executive Order 11051 of Sept. 27, 1962, which was revoked by Executive Order 12148 of July 20, 1979.]

6-202. [Deleted]

[Sec. 6-202 amended Executive Order 11490 of Oct. 28, 1969, which was revoked by Executive Order 12656 of Nov. 18, 1988.]

6-203. [Deleted]

[Sec. 6-203 amended Executive Order 11725 of June 27, 1973, which was revoked by Executive Order 12148 of July 20, 1979.]

6-204. Executive Orders No. 10705, as amended, No. 11191, as amended, and No. 11556, as amended, are revoked.

6-3. General.

6-301. All Executive agencies to which functions are assigned pursuant to this Order shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry them out.

6-302. All Executive agencies are authorized and directed to cooperate with the departments and agencies to which functions are assigned pursuant to this Order and to furnish them such information, support and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as they may require in the performance of those functions.

6-303. (a) Nothing in this Order reassigns any functions assigned any agency under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, nor does anything in this Order impair the existing authority of the Administrator of General Services to provide and operate telecommunications services and to prescribe policies and methods of procurement, or impair the policy and oversight roles of the Office of Management and Budget.
(b) In carrying out the functions in this Order, the Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate activities as appropriate with the Federal Communications Commission and make appropriate recommendations to it as the regulator of the private sector. Nothing in this Order reassigns any function vested by law in the Federal Communications Commission.

6-304. This Order shall be effective March 26, 1978.


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1 Editorial note: Redesignated as the Office of Policy Development in 1981.

[Pat McCotter]

So what do we have?

The preamble:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America,

This is the president talking

including Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 (October 21, 1977)),

A previous Executive Order gives him further authority.

the authority and control vested in the President by Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11556, as amended,

But doesn't the present EO revoke that EO? How can we use authority vested to us by an authority we are revoking?

Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c),
and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code,

United States Code...do we want to go there?

and as President of the United States of America,

Yep, this gives him all the authority he needs if'n you don't find it in those other places.

in order to provide for the transfer of certain telecommunications functions, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Remember, he is ordering his minions to do his bidding so he can "manages the operations of the Federal Government."

[Tunga]

Thats a lot of work Pat. Good job. Is this the justification for the FCC?

The whole text of the emergency broadcast system alert (which almost never gets read on Air) still makes reference to "...All countries..." when it refers to the free Union States.

Hmm.

[aries]

Where do I go to peruse these... dare I call them laws? Laws aren't always democratically made.

Is there a simple database, I didn't see one at any of your links.

[Pat McCotter]

Start here:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/