(f) The authority conferred upon him by section 19 of the Act to adopt and alter an official seal or emblem of the Peace Corps.

(g) The authority conferred upon him by the first sentence of section 22 of the Act to establish standards and procedures for security investigations to the extent not inconsistent with the proviso of section 303 (a) of this Order.

PART III-INCIDENTAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Personnel. Persons appointed, employed, or assigned under section 7(a) of the Act shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the agency in which such benefits may be exercised, be entitled to the benefits provided by section 528 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 in cases in which their service under the appointment, employment, or assignment exceeds thirty months.

Sec. 302. Determination. Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Act, it is hereby determined to be in furtherance of the purposes of the Act that functions authorized thereby may be performed without regard to the applicable laws specified in sections 1 and 2 and with or without consideration as specified in section 3 of Executive Order No. 11223 of May 12, 1965, but, except as may be inappropriate, subject to limitations set forth in that Order.

Sec. 303. Security requirements. (a) Pursuant to section 22 of the Act, the standards and procedures prescribed by Executive Order No. 10450 of April 27, 1953, are hereby established as the standards and procedures for the employment or assignment to duties of persons under the Act: Provided, That the Director may establish such additional standards and procedures with respect to the employment or assignment to duties of volunteers as he may deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Act.

(b) Nothing in section 303 (a) of this Part or in Executive Order No. 10450 or in any other Executive Order heretofore issued shall affect the exercise of the authority conferred upon the President by section 5 (i) of the Act.

Sec. 304. Definitions. As used in this Part, the words "Volunteers," "functions," "United States," and "United States Government agency" shall have the same meanings, respectively, as they have under the Act.

PART IV-NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ACTION PROGRAM

Sec. 401. The National Voluntary Action Program to encourage and stimulate more widespread and effective voluntary action for solving public domestic problems, established in the Executive Branch of the Government by section 1 of Executive Order No. 11470 of May 26, 1969, is hereby transferred to ACTION. That program shall supplement corresponding action by private and other non-Federal organizations such as the National Center for Voluntary Action. As used in Parts IV and V of this Order, the term "voluntary action" means the contribution or application of non-governmental resources of all kinds (time, money, goods, services, and skills) by private and other organizations of all types (profit and nonprofit, national and local, occupational, and altruistic) and by individual citizens.

Sec. 402. In addition to the functions assigned to the Peace Corps National Advisory Council by section 12 of the Peace Corps Act, the Council shall, upon the request of the Director, advise and assist him with respect to any function assigned to him by Reorganization Plan No. 1 or this Order and, to the extent permitted by law, shall perform such other duties as the Director may from time to time prescribe. In addition to such duties, the Council shall

(a) Promote more widespread reliance and recognition of voluntary activities within the Federal Government and in State and local governments.

(b) Advise and participate in the development of new Federal initiatives for encouraging voluntary action.

PART V-DIRECTOR OF ACTION

Sec. 501. In addition to the functions vested in him by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1971 and Parts I-IV of this Order, the Director shall

(a) Encourage local, national and international voluntary activities directed toward the solution or mitigation of community problems.

(b) Provide for the development and operation of a clearinghouse for information on Government programs designed to foster voluntary action.

(c) Initiate proposals for the greater and more effective application of voluntary action in connection with Federal programs, and coordinate, as consistent with law, Federal activities involving such action.

(d) Make grants of seed money, as authorized by law, for stimulating the development or deployment of innovative voluntary action programs directed toward community problems.

Sec. 502. (a) The head of each Federal department and agency, or a representative designated by him, when so requested by the Director, shall, to the extent permitted by law and funds available, furnish information and assistance, and participate in all ways appropriate to carry out the objectives of this Order and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1971.

(b) The head of each Federal department or agency shall, when so requested by the Director, designate a senior official to have primary and continuing responsibility for the participation and cooperation of that department or agency in matters concerning voluntary action." (c) The head of each Federal department or agency, or his designated representative, shall keep the Director informed of all proposed budgets, plans, and programs of his department or agency affecting the voluntary action program.

PART VI-GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Except as may for any reason be inappropriate(a) References in this Örder to (1) "the Peace Corps Act" or "the Act," (2) any other act, or (3) any provision thereof shall be deemed

Sec. 401 of title IV of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, Public Law 93-113, authorizes the Director of ACTION to designate an Associate Director for International Operations who shall have operational responsibilities for all programs authorized under the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612),

to include references thereto, respectively, as amended from time to time.

(b) References in this Order, or in any other Executive Order, to this Order or to any provision thereof shall be deemed to include references thereto, respectively, as amended from time to time.

(c) References in this Order to any prior Executive Order not superseded by this Order shall be deemed to include references thereto as amended from time to time.

Sec. 602. Except to the extent that they may be inconsistent with this Order, all determinations, authorizations, regulations, rulings, certifications, orders, directives, contracts, agreements, and other actions made, issued, or entered into with respect to any function affected by this Órder and not revoked, superseded, or otherwise made in applicable before the date of this Order shall continue in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority.

Sec. 603. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as subjecting any department, establishment, or other instrumentality of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government or the head thereof, or any function vested by law in or assigned pursuant to law to any such agency or head, to the authority of any other such agency or head or as abrogating, modifying, or restricting any such function in any manner.

Sec. 604. (a) To the extent permitted by law, so much of the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, or to be made available in connection with the functions transferred to the Director or to ACTION by this Order as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine shall be transferred to ACTION at such time or times as the latter Director shall direct.

(b) To the extent permitted by law, such further measures and dispositions as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall deem to be necessary in order to effectuate the provisions of this Order shall be carried out in such manner as he shall direct and by such agencies as he shall designate.

(c) The authority conferred by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall supplement, not limit, the provisions of section 103 of this Order.

Sec. 605. Executive Order Nos. 11041, 11250, and 11470 are hereby superseded.

Sec. 606. The Order shall become effective on July 1, 1971.

5. Executive Order 11103, April 10, 1963, 28 F.R. 3571, 3 CFR, 1958-63 Comp., p. 762

PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF FORMER PEACE CORPS
VOLUNTEERS TO THE CIVILIAN CAREER SERVICE

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403), and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SEC. 1. Under such regulations as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe, the head of any agency in the Executive Branch may appoint in the competitive service any person who is certified by the Director of the Peace Corps as having served satisfactorily as a Volunteer or Volunteer Leader under the Peace Corps Act and who passes such examination as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe. Any person so appointed shall, upon completion of the prescribed probationary period, acquire a competitive status.

SEC. 2. The head of any agency in the Executive Branch having an established merit system in the excepted service may appoint in such service any person who is certified by the Director of the Peace Corps as having served satisfactorily as a Volunteer or Volunteer Leader under the Peace Corps Act and who passes such examination as such agency head may prescribe.

SEC. 3. Certificates of satisfactory service for the purpose of this Order shall be issued only to persons who have completed a full term of service (approximately two years) under the Peace Corps Act: Provided, That such certificates may be issued to persons who have completed a lesser period of satisfactory service if, in the judgment of the Director of the Peace Corps, (1) their service was of sufficient duration to demonstrate their capability to complete satisfactorily a full term, and (2) their failure to complete a full term was due to circumstances beyond their control.

SEC. 4. Any appointment under this Order shall be effected within a period of one year after completion of the appointee's service under the Peace Corps Act: Provided, That such period may be extended to not more than three years in the case of persons who, following such service, are engaged in military service, in the pursuit of studies at a recognized institution of higher learning, or in other activities which, in the view of the appointing authority, warrant an extension of such period.

SEC. 5. Any law, Executive Order, or regulation which would disqualify an applicant for appointment in the competitive service or in the excepted service concerned shall also disqualify an applicant for appointment under this Order.

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