as to salary, grade, uniforms, equipment, transfer, leave, relief funds, retirement, and refunds as members appointed from the Metropolitan Police force and the United States Park Police force. (June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 681.) § 207. Participation in police and firemen's relief fund. (a) For the purposes of retirement under section 12 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1917, and for other purposes, approved September 1, 1916, as amended, service with the United States Park Police force shall be deemed service with the White House Police force. (b) Any member of the Metropolitan Police force appointed to the White House Police force shall continue to be subject to the provisions of section 12 of such Act, and appointment of such member to the White House Police force or transfer of such member to his former organization shall not affect any right, privilege, or duty of such member under the provisions of such section of such Act. (June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 681.) 1951 Chapter added by act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 10, 65 Stat. 712. SIMILAR PROvisions; RepEAL; SAVING CLAUSE Similar provisions were contained in former chapter 4, comprising former sections 301-303 of this title, which was set out here but which was not a part of this title. Former section 301-303 were derived from act Aug. 8, 1950, ch. 646, §§ 1-3, 64 Stat. 419, and were repealed by section 56 (j) of act Oct. 31, 1951. Subsec. (1) of section 56 provided that the repeal should not affect any rights or liabilities existing under the repealed sections on the effective date of the repeal (Oct. 31, 1951). § 301. General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations. The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratifi cation, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part. (Added Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 10, 65 Stat. 712.) SIMILAR PROVISIONS; Repeal; Saving Clause For similar provisions contained in prior law, and saving clause in connection therewith, see note preceding this section. Ex. ORD. No. 10250. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F. R. 5385, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10732, Oct. 10, 1957, 22 F. R. 8135; Ex. Ord. No. 10752, Feb. 12, 1958, 23 F. R. 973. provided: 1. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions of the President without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by section 1 of the act of July 10, 1935, ch. 375, 49 Stat. 477 |section 19 of Title 161. to appoint members of the National Park Trust Fund Board. (b) The authority vested in the President by section 2059 of the Revised Statutes section 62 of Title 251 to discontinue any Indian agency, or transfer the same. from the place or tribe designated by law to such other place or tribe as the public service may require. (c) The authority vested in the President by section 6 of the act of May 17, 1882, ch. 168, 22 Stat. 88, as amended section 63 of Title 25, to consolidate two or more Indian agencies into one, to consolidate one or more Indian tribes, and to abolish such agencies as are thereby rendered unnecessary. (d) The authority vested in the President by the act of March 1, 1907, ch. 2285, 34 Stat. 1016 |section 140 of Title 25, to divert appropriations made for certain purposes to other uses for the benefit of the several Indian tribes: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall make to the Congress reports required in connection with action taken by him under this provision. (e) The authority vested in the President by section 5 of the act of February 8, 1887, ch. 119, 24 Stat. 389, as amended section 348 of Title 251, by the act of December 24, 1942, ch. 814, 56 Stat. 1081 [section 348a of Title 251. by the act of June 21, 1906, ch. 3504, 34 Stat. 326 | section 391 of Title 25, and by section 3 of the act of January 12. 1891, 26 Stat. 712, as amended by section 3 of the act of March 2, 1917, ch. 146, 39 Stat. 976, to extend trust periods on land patents issued to Indians and to continue restrictions on alienation. (f) The authority vested in the President by section 4705 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to authorize certain persons in the Virgin Islands to obtain certain drugs for legitimate medical purposes without regard to order forms, and by section 4762 (b) of such Code to provide for the registration of and the imposition of special and transfer taxes upon persons in the Virgin Islands who import, manufacture, produce, compound, sell, deal in, dispense. prescribe, administer, or give away marihuana: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall perform the functions referred to in this subsection in consultation with the Department of the Treasury. (g) The authority vested in the President by section 2343 of the Revised Statutes section 46 of Title 301 to establish additional land districts and to appoint necessary officers under existing laws when deemed necessary for the public convenience in executing certain provisions of law with respect to mineral lands and mining. (h) The authority vested in the President by section 2252 of the Revised Statutes as affected by section 403 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946, 60 Stat. 1100 |section 121 of Title 431, to order the discontinuance of any land office and the transfer of any of its business and archives to any other land office within the same State or Territory. (i) The authority vested in the President by section 2250 of the Revised Statutes section 125 of Title 43] to discontinue a land office in a land district under certain circumstances and to annex the same to some other adjoining land district. (1) The authority vested in the President by section 2251 of the Revised Statutes [section 126 of Title 43] to change the location of the land offices in the several land districts established by law and to relocate the same from time to time at such point in the district as may be deemed expedient. (k) The authority vested in the President by section 2253 of the Revised Statutes section 127 of Title 43. to change and reestablish the boundaries of land districts. (1) The authority vested in the President by section 2 of the act of March 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951, as amended Isection 737 of Title 481. to approve the payment out of the Treasury for other purposes of money derived from any tax levied or assessed for a special purpose in Puerto Rico. (m) The authority vested in the President by section 7 of the act of March 2, 1917, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 954, as amended section 748 of Title 48], to convey to the people of Puerto Rico lands, buildings, or interests in lands, or other property owned by the United States, and to accept lands, buildings, or other interests or property by legislative grant from Puerto Rico. (n) The authority vested in the President by section 3 (b) of the act of March 3, 1925, ch. 426, 43 Stat. 1111, as amended section 164 (b) of Title 501. to approve regulations governing the production and sale of helium for medical, scientific, and commercial use. (0) The authority vested in the President by section 6 of the act of April 26, 1906, ch. 1876, 34 Stat. 139, to remove from office the principal chief of the Choctaw, Cherokee. Creek, or Seminole tribe or the governor of the Chickasaw tribe, to declare any such office vacant, and to fill any vacancy in any such office arising from removal, disability, or death of the incumbent. (p) The authority vested in the President by section 28 of the act of April 26, 1906, ch. 1876, 34 Stat. 148. to approve acts, ordinances, or resolutions of the tribal council or legislature of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole tribes or nations, and to approve contracts, involving the payment or expenditure of money or affecting property belonging to any of the said tribes or nations, made by them or any of them or by any officer thereof. (q) Superseded by section 3 of Ex. Ord. No. 10752, Feb. 12, 1958, 23 F. R. 973, set out as a note under section 715) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade]. (r) The authority vested in the President by section 55 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 150, as amended [section 562 of Title 481, and by section 4 of the act of August 24, 1954, 68 Stat. 785, as amended section 5620 of Title 48], to approve the issuance of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness by the Territory of Hawaii. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby designated and empowered to perform, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the following functions which have heretofore, under the respective provisions of law cited, required the approval, ratification, or other action of the President in connection with their performance by the Secretary of the Interior: (a) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by section 1 of the act of June 6, 1942, ch. 330, 56 Stat. 326 section 459r of Title 16]. to convey or lease to the States or to the political subdivisions thereof any or all of certain recreational demonstration projects and lands and equipment comprised within such projects or any parts of such projects; and to transfer to other Federal agencies any of the said recreational demonstration areas that may be of use to such agencies. (b) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by section 3 of the act of July 3, 1918, ch. 128, 40 Stat. 755, as amended, and as affected by section 4 (f) of Reorganization Plan No. II, effective July 1, 1939, 53 Stat. 1433 section 704 of Title 161, to promulgate regulations permitting and governing the hunting, taking. capture, killing, possession, sale, purchase, shipment, transportation, carriage, or export of any migratory bird 21325 0-59-vol. 1 10 included in the terms of certain conventions, or any part, nest, or egg thereof. 3. As used in this order, the term "functions" embraces duties, powers, responsibilities, authority, or discretion, and the term "perform" may be construed to mean "exercise". 4. All actions heretofore taken by the President in respect of the matters affected by this order and in force at the time of the issuance of this order, including regulations prescribed by the President in respect of such matters, shall, except as they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this order, remain in effect until modified or revoked pursuant to the authority conferred by this order. 5. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to redelegate to the Under Secretary of the Interior any of the authority delegated to the Secretary of the Interior by section 1 of this order. Ex. ORD. No. 10289. DELEGATION OF FUNCTION TO Ex. Ord. No. 10289, Sept. 17, 1951, 16 F. R. 9499, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10583, Dec. 20, 1954, 19 F. R. 8725, provided: 1. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions of the President without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914, ch. 223, 38 Stat. 609, 623, as amended section 2 of Title 191. (1) to rearrange, by consolidation or otherwise, the several customs-collection districts, (2) to discontinue ports of entry by abolishing the same and establishing others in their stead, and (3) to change from time to time the location of the headquarters in any customs-collection district as the needs of the service may require. (b) The authority vested in the President by section 1 of the Anti-Smuggling Act of August 5, 1935, ch. 438, 49 Stat. 517 section 1701 of Title 19], (1) to find and declare that at any place or within any area on the high seas adjacent to but outside customs waters any vessel or vessels hover or are being kept off the coast of the United States and that, oy virtue of the presence of any such vessel or vessels at such place or within such area, the unlawful introduction or removal into or from the United States of any merchandise or persons is being, or may be. occasioned, promoted, or threatened, (2) to find and declare that certain waters on the high seas are in such proximity to such vessel or vessels that such unlawful introduction or removal of merchandise or persons may be carried on by or to or from such vessel or vessels, and (3) to find and declare that, within any customs-enforcement area, the circumstances no longer exist which gave rise to the declaration of such area as a customs-enforcement area. (c) The authority vested in the President by section 2 of the act of August 18, 1914, ch. 256, 38 Stat. 699 | section 82 of Title 46], to suspend the provisions of law requiring survey, inspection, and measurement of foreign-built vessels admitted to American registry. (d) The authority vested in the President by section 5 of the act of May 28, 1908, ch. 212, 35 Stat. 425, as amended |section 104 of Title 461, to determine (as a prerequisite to the extension of reciprocal privileges by the Commissioner of Customs) that yachts used and employed exclusively as pleasure vessels and belonging to any resident of the United States are allowed to arrive at and depart from any foreign port and to cruise in the waters of such port without entering or clearing at the custom-house thereof and without the payment of any charges for entering or clearing, dues, duty per ton, tonnage taxes, or charges for cruising licenses. (e) The authority vested in the President by section 2 of the act of March 24, 1908, ch. 96, 35 Stat. 46 |section 134 of Title 461, to name the hospital ships to which section 1 of the said act shall apply and to indicate the time when the exemptions thereby provided for shall begin and end. (f) The authority vested in the President by section 4228 of the Revised Statutes, as amended section 141 of Title 46, (1) to declare that-upon satisfactory proof being given by the government of any foreign nation that no discriminating duties of tonnage or imposts are im posed or levied in the ports of such nation upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported in the same from the United States or from any foreign country-the foreign discriminating duties of tonnage and impost within the United States are suspended and discontinued, so far as respects the vessels of such foreign nation, and the produce, manufactures, or merchandise imported into the United States from such foreign nation, or from any other foreign country, and (2) to suspend in part the operation of section 4219 of the Revised Statutes, as amended [section 121 of Title 46], and section IV, J, subsection 1 of the act of October 3, 1913, ch. 16, 38 Stat. 195, as amended [section 146 of Title 46], so that foreign vessels from a country imposing partial discriminating tonnage duties upon American vessels, or partial discriminating import duties upon American merchandise, may enjoy in our ports the identical privileges which the same class of American vessels and merchandise may enjoy in such country: Provided, that the United States Tariff Commission shall obtain and furnish to the Secretary of the Treasury the proof required by the said section 4228, as amended section 141 of Title 46 as the basis for an order of the Secretary suspending and discontinuing (wholly or in part) discriminating tonnage duties, imposts, and import duties within the United States: And provided further, that the said authority shall be exercised in consultation with the Department of State. (g) The authority vested in the President by section 3639 of the Revised Statutes, as amended [section 521 of Title 311, to regulate and increase the sums for which bonds are, or may be, required by law, but only to the extent that such section affects collectors of customs, comptrollers of customs, and surveyors of customs (and the successors thereof under section 1 of the act of July 5, 1932, ch. 430, 47 Stat. 580, 584 [section 5a of Title 19]). (h) The authority vested in the President by section 3650 of the Internal Revenue Code [section 3650 of Title 26 (I. R. C. 1939), to establish convenient collection districts (for the purpose of assessing, levying, and collecting the taxes provided by the internal revenue laws), and from time to time to alter such districts. (i) The authority which is now vested in the President by section 2564 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code [section 2564 (b) of Title 26 (I. R. C. 1939)], and which on and after January 1, 1955, will be vested in the President by section 4735 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [section 4735 (b) of Title 26 (I. R. C. 1954)], to issue, in accordance with the provisions of the said section 2564 (b) or 4735 (b), as the case may be, orders providing for the registration and the imposition of a special tax upon all persons in the Canal Zone who produce, import, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away narcotic drugs. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby designated and empowered to perform without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President the following functions which have heretofore, under the respective provisions of law cited, required the approval of the President in connection with their performance by the Secretary of the Treasury: (a) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by section 6 of the act of July 8, 1937, ch. 444, 50 Stat. 480 section 134e of Title 5], to make rules and regulations necessary for the execution of the functions vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by the said act, as amended. (b) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by section 9 of the act of June 19, 1934, ch. 674, 48 Stat. 1181 [section 448a of Title 31], to issue rules and regulations necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the said act or of any order issued thereunder. (c) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by section 1805 of the Internal Revenue Code [section 1805 of Title 26 (I. R. C. 1939), to issue rules and regulations (with respect to silver bullion) necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the said section. (d) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by section 3 of the act of January 30, 1934, ch. 6, 48 Stat. 340 [section 442 of Title 31], to issue regulations prescribing the conditions under which gold may be acquired and held, transported, melted or treated, imported, exported, or earmarked for certain purposes. (e) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by section 1 of Title II of the act of June 15, 1917, ch. 30, 40 Stat. 220 [section 191 of Title 501, to make rules and regulations governing the anchorage and movement of any vessel, foreign or domestic, in the territorial waters of the United States, exclusive of the territory and waters of the Canal Zone. (f) The authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury by section 6 of the act of June 19, 1934, ch. 674, 48 Stat. 1178 section 316b of Title 311, to investigate, regulate, or prohibit, by means of licenses or otherwise, the acquisition, importation, exportation, or transportation of silver and of contracts and other arrangements made with respect thereto, and to require the filing of reports in connection therewith. 3. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster General are hereby designated and empowered jointly to prescribe without the approval of the President regulations, under section 1 of the act of July 8, 1937, ch. 444, 50 Stat. 479 [section 134 of Title 5], governing the shipment of valuables by the executive departments, independent establishments, agencies, wholly-owned corporations, officers, and employees of the United States. (b) The Postmaster General is hereby designated and empowered to exercise without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President the authority vested in the President by section 504 (b) of Title 18 of the United States Code to approve regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under the authority of the said section 504 (b) (relating to the printing, publishing, or importation, or the making or importation of the necessary plates for such printing or publishing, of postage stamps for philatelic purposes), and to approve any amendment or repeal of any of such regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury. 4. As used in this order, the term "functions" embraces duties, powers, responsibilities, authority, or discretion, and the term "perform" may be construed to mean "exercise". 5. All actions heretofore taken by the President in respect of the matters affected by this order and in force at the time of the issuance of this order, including regulations prescribed by the President in respect of such matters, shall, except as they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this order, remain in effect until amended, modified, or revoked pursuant to the authority conferred by this order. Ex. ORD. No. 10530. DELEGATION OF MISCELLANEOUS Ex. Ord. No. 10530, May 11, 1954, 19 F. R. 2709, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 10573, Oct. 27, 1954, 19 F. R. 6899; Ex. Ord. 10682, Oct. 23, 1956, 21 F. R. 8129; Ex. Ord. No. 10759, Mar. 17, 1958, 23 F. R. 1803; Ex. Ord. No. 10790, Nov. 20, 1958, 23 F. R. 9051, provided: PART I DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET SECTION 1. The Director of the Bureau of the Budget is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by section 10 of the act of March 3, 1933, ch. 212, 47 Stat. 1516, as amended by section 6 of the act of August 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60 Stat. 808 |section 73b of Title 51, to prescribe regulations with respect to the certification required in connection with allowances for transportation exceeding the lowest first-class rate by the transportation facility used in such transportation. (b) The authority vested in the President by sections 1 (a) and 1 (b) of the act of August 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60 Stat. 806, 807, as amended by the act of February 12. 1958, 72 Stat. 14 [section 73 b-1 (a), 73 b-1 (b) of Title 5, to prescribe regulations (1) with respect to the allowance and payment from Government funds of the expenses of travel of any civilian officer or employee of the Government transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty, the expenses of transportation of his immediate family (or commutation thereof) and the expenses of transportation, packing, crating, temporary storage, drayage, and unpacking of his household goods and personal effects; (2) with respect to the reim bursement of such officer or employee on a commuted basis in lieu of the payment of actual expenses of transportation, packing, crating, temporary storage, drayage, and unpacking of his household goods and personal effects in the case of such transfers between points in the continental United States; and (3) with respect to the amount of the allowance, and the payment thereof, to such officer or employee for the transportation of a house trailer or mobile dwelling within the continental United States, within Alaska, or between the continental United States and Alaska, for use as a residence. (c) The authority vested in the President by section 7 of the act of August 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60 Stat. 808, as amended (5 U. S. C. 73b-3), to prescribe regulations with respect to the availability of appropriations for the departments for expenses of travel of Government personnel (including new appointees), transportation of their immediate families, and transportation of their household goods and personal effects, as authorized by the provisions of that section, as amended. (d) The authority vested in the President by section 1 of the act of July 8, 1940, ch. 551, 54 Stat. 743 [section 103a of Title 5], to prescribe regulations with respect to the payment on the death of a civilian officer or employee of the United States (1) of the expenses of preparing and transporting the remains when the death of the officer or employee occurs while in travel status in the United States or while performing official duties in a territory or possession of the United States or in a foreign country or in transit thereto or therefrom, and (2) of the transportation expenses of his dependents, including expenses incurred in packing, crating, drayage, and transportation of household effects and other personal property, to his former home or such other place as the head of the department shall determine when the death of the officer or employee occurs while in travel status or while performing official duties as set forth in item (1) of this paragraph. (e) The authority vested in the President by section 407 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by the act of August 10, 1949, ch. 412, sec. 11, 63 Stat. 585 [section 172f (a) of Title 5], to approve the transfers of balances of appropriations provided for in the said section 407 section 172f (a) of Title 5]. (f) The authority vested in the President by Title II of the act of June 28, 1940, 54 Stat. 681, as affected by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1947 (61 Stat. 954) and as amended sections 1501-1505 of Title 42], to determine that housing administered or assisted by the Public Housing Administration under the said title is no longer needed to assure the availability of dwellings for persons engaged in national-defense activities: Provided, That such determinations hereunder shall require the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense. (g) The authority vested in the President by section 45 of Title IV of the act of July 22, 1937, ch. 517, 50 Stat. 530, as amended by the act of August 14, 1946, ch. 964, 60 Stat. 1064 and 1069 [section 1019 of Title 7], and as limited with respect to Title III of the act of July 22, 1937 [sections 1010-1012 of Title 7], to transfer any right, interest, or title held by the United States in any lands acquired in the program of national defense and no longer needed therefor, and to determine the suitability of the lands to be transferred, for the purposes referred to in said section 45 [section 1019 of Title 7]; and to transfer for the purposes of Title III of the said act, any right, interest or title held by the United States in any lands under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture, as provided by section 45 of the said act of July 22, 1937 [section 1019 of Title 7]. (h) The authority vested in the President by section 4 (k) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 18, 1933, as amended, 55 Stat. 599 [section 831c (k) of Title 16], to approve transfers under paragraphs (a) and (c) thereof, other than leases for terms of less than 20 years and conveyances of property having a value not in excess of $500. (i) The authority vested in the President by section 7 (b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 18, 1933, ch. 32, 48 Stat. 63 [section 831f (b) of Title 16], to provide for the transfer to the Tennessee Valley Authority of the use, possession, and control of real or personal property of the United States deemed by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to be necessary and proper for the purposes of the Corporation as stated in the said act [section 831 et seq. of Title 16]. (j) The authority vested in the President by section 1 of the act of March 4, 1927, ch. 505, 44 Stat. 1422 [section 191 of Title 20], to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for the purposes of said act any land belonging to the United States within or adjacent to the District of Columbia located along the Anacostia River north of Benning Bridge. (k) The authority vested in the President by section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of September 12, 1950, ch. 946, 64 Stat. 838 [section 581c of Title 31], to approve the transfers of balances of appropriations provided for in subsection (a) and (b) of the said section 202 [section 581c (a), (b) of Title 31]. (1) So much of the authority vested in the President by the last sentence of section 11 of the act of June 6, 1924, ch. 270, 43 Stat. 463 (as renumbered by sec. 2 of, and as amended by, the act of July 19, 1952, ch. 949, 66 Stat. 781, et seq.), as consists of authority to approve the designation of lands to be acquired by condemnation and of authority to approve contracts for purchase of lands. (m) The authority vested in the President by section I of the act of December 22, 1928, ch. 48, 45 Stat. 1017 [section 72a of Title 40], to approve contracts for acquisition of land subject to limited rights reserved to the grantor and for the acquisition of limited permanent rights in land adjoining park property. (n) The authority vested in the President by section 108 of the Housing Act of July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 419 [section 1458 of Title 42], to transfer or cause to be transferred, to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator any right, title or interest held by the Federal Government or any department or agency thereof in any land (including buildings thereon) which is surplus to the needs of the Government and which a local public agency certifies will be within the area of a project being planned by it. PART II THE UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SEC. 2. The United States Civil Service Commission is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (a) So much of the authority vested in the President by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States section 631 of Title 5], as relates to establishing regulations for the conduct of persons in the civil service. (b) The authority vested in the President by section 3 (b) of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended by section 3 of the act of January 24, 1942, ch. 16, 56 Stat. 15 [former section 693 (b) of Title 5], to exclude from the operation of the said Civil Service Retirement Act [chapter 30 of Title 51, any officer or employee or group of officers or employes in the executive branch of the service whose tenure of office or employment is intermittent or of uncertain duration. (c) So much of the authority vested in the President by section 204 of the act of June 30, 1932, ch. 314, 47 Stat. 404 [section 715a of Title 51, to exempt from automatic separation from the service persons who are reaching the prescribed retirement age when the public interest so requires as relates to persons other than Presidential appointees. (d) The authority vested in the United States Civil Service Commission by section 605 of the act of June 30, 1945, ch. 212, 59 Stat. 304 [section 945 of Title 5], to issue regulations necessary for the administration of that act [section 901 et seq. of Title 5], insofar as it affects officers and employees in or under the executive branch of the Government. SEC. 3. The Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission is hereby designated and empowered, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, to exercise the authority vested in the President by section 505 (b) of the Classification Act of October 28, 1949, ch. 782, 63 Stat. 959, as amended [section 1105 (b) of Title 5], to place positions in, and to remove positions from, Grade 18 of the General Schedule estab lished by that act [section 1071 et seq of Title 5], exclusive of positions in the Commission's own organization. PART III THE HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR SEC. 4. The Housing and Home Finance Administrator is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President. (a) The authority vested in the said Administrator by section 102 (e) of the Housing Act of July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 415 [section 1452 (e) of Title 421, to issue and have outstanding obligations for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury. (b) The authority vested in the said Administrator by section 103 (b) of the said act [section 1453 (b) of Title 42, to contract to make capital grants with respect to projects assisted under Title I of the said act |sections 1451-1460 of Title 42]. (c) The authority vested in the President by sections 6 (d) and 10 (e) of the act of September 1, 1937, ch. 896, 50 Stat. 888. as affected by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1947 (61 Stat. 954) [set out as a note under section 403 of Title 42], and as amended [sections 1406 (d) 1410 (e) of Title 421. to approve the undertaking by the Public Housing Administration of any annual contribution, grant, or loan or any contract for any annual contribution, grant, or loan, under said act [section 1414 of Title 421. (d) The authority vested in the President by section 14 of the said act, as affected by said Reorganization Plan and as amended section 1414 of Title 421. to approve the amending or superseding of any contract for annual contributions or loans, or both, so that the going Federal rate on the basis of which such annual contributions or the interest rate on the loans, or both, respectively, are fixed shall mean the going Federal rate on the date of approval of the amending or superseding contract entered into by the Public Housing Administration. (e) The authority vested in the President by section 5 of the act of June 29, 1936, ch. 860. 49 Stat. 2026 |section 425 of Title 40], as affected by Executive Order No. 7732 of October 27, 1937 set out as a note under section 401 of Title 40, and by the said Reorganization Plan, to approve the dedication by the Public Housing Commissioner of streets, alleys, and parks for public use, and the granting by the said Commissioner of easements, in connection with any low-cost housing or slum-clearance project described in that act. PART IV THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SEC. 5. (a) The Federal Communications Commission is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, all authority vested in the President by the act of May 27, 1921, ch. 12, 42 Stat. 8 [sections 34-39 of Title 47|, including the authority to issue, withhold, or revoke licenses to land or operate submarine cables in the United States: Provided, That no such license shall be granted or revoked by the Commission except after obtaining approval of the Secretary of State and such advice from any executive department or establishment of the Government as the Commission may deem necessary. The Commission is authorized and directed to receive all applications for the said licenses. (b) Executive Order No. 3513 of July 9. 1921, as amended by Executive Order No. 6779 of June 30, 1934, is hereby revoked. PART V THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE ADMINISTRATOR OF SEC. 6. The Attorney General and the Administrator of General Services are hereby designated and empowered Jointly to perform the following-described functions without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by section 5 (a) of the act of July 26, 1935, ch. 417, 49 Stat. 501, as amended section 305 (a) of Title 441, to determine from time to time the documents or classes of documents having general applicability and legal effect (b) The authority vested in the President by sections 6, 11 (a), and 11 (f) of said act, as amended [sections 306, 311 (a), (b) of Title 44], to approve (or disapprove), respectively. (1) regulations, prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, for carrying out the provisions of that act (including the regulations referred to in section 5 (b) of the act [section 305 (b) of Title 44, authorizing publication in the Federal Register of certain documents or classes of documents), (2) actions of the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register requiring, from time to time, the preparation and publication in special or supplemental editions of the Federal Register of complete codifications of the documents, described in the said section 11 (a) [section 311 (a) of Title 441, of each agency of the Government, and (3) regulations, prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, for carrying out the provisions of section 11 of the said act section 311 of Title 44, as amended. PART VI GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 7. All actions heretofore taken by the President in respect of the matters affected by this order and in force at the time of the issuance of this order, including any regulations prescribed or approved by the President in respect of such matters, shall, except as they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this order. remain in effect until amended, modified, or revoked pursuant to the authority conferred by this order. or SEC. 8. As used in this order, the term "functions" embraces duties. powers, responsibilities, authority, discretion, and the term "perform" may be construed to mean "exercise." Ex. ORD. No. 10621. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO Ex. Ord. No. 10621. July 1, 1955, 20 F. R. 4759, provided: SECTION 1. The Secretary of Defense, and, as designated by the said Secretary for this purpose, any of the Secretaries, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the military departments, are hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions of the President without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: (a) The authority vested in the President by the act of March 3, 1901, ch. 852, 31 Stat. 1107, 1133, to establish and modify, as the needs of the service may require, a classification of vessels of the Navy, and to formulate appropriate rules governing assignments to command of vessels and squadrons. (b) The authority vested in the President by the act of August 22, 1912, ch. 335, 37 Stat. 328, 331, to approve regulations of the Secretary of the Navy under which any enlisted man may be discharged within three months before the expiration of the term of his enlistment, and under which an enlisted man may voluntarily extend the term of his enlistment. (c) The authority vested in the President by the act of May 22, 1928, ch. 688, 45 Stat. 712, to approve regulations governing the advancement of public funds to naval personnel when required to meet expenses of officers and men detailed on emergency shore duty. (d) The authority vested in the President by the act of June 22, 1938, ch. 567, 52 Stat. 839, as amended, section 201 (a) of the act of August 25, 1941, ch. 409, 55 Stat. 680, section 3 of the act of December 28, 1945, ch. 604, 59 Stat. 666, as amended, section 2 of the act of August 1, 1946, ch. 727, 60 Stat. 779, and section 7 (a) of the act of March 5. 1948, ch. 98, 62 Stat. 68, to authorize, in his discretion, for any officer of the Regular Navy or Marine Corps who retires while serving as Chief of Naval Operations, as Chief of a Bureau of the Navy Department, as Judge Advocate General of the Navy, as Commandant of the Marine Corps, as Director of Budgets and Reports, as Chief of the Dental Division, as Chief of Naval Research. or as Chief of Naval Material, or while serving in a lower rank if he has previously served in any of such offices two and one-half years or more, retirement in the highest grade or rank in which he so served and with retired pay based on that rank. |