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There are various kinds of executive actions that United States presidents may take.
Executive orders are issued to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. [1] Presidential memoranda are closely related, and have the force of law on the Executive Branch, but are generally considered less prestigious. Presidential memoranda do not have an established process for issuance, and unlike executive orders, they are not numbered. A presidential determination is a determination resulting in an official policy or position of the executive branch of the United States government. [2] A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. [3] Administrative orders are signed documents such as notices, letters, and orders that can be issued to conduct administrative operations of the federal government. [4] [5] A presidential notice or a presidential sequestration order can also be issued. [6] [7] National security directives 1 operate like executive orders, but are only in the area of national security. They have been issued by different presidents under various names. [8]
Listed below are executive orders numbered 12287-12667, signed by United States President Ronald Reagan (1981–1989). He signed 381 executive orders. [9] His executive orders are also listed on Wikisource, along with his presidential proclamations, national security decision directives and national security study directives.
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
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1 | 12287 | Decontrol of Crude Oil and Refined Petroleum Products | January 28, 1981 |
2 | 12288 | Termination of the Wage and Price Regulatory Program | January 29, 1981 |
3 | 12289 | Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System | February 14, 1981 |
4 | 12290 | Federal Exports and Excessive Regulation | February 17, 1981 |
5 | 12291 | Federal Regulation | February 17, 1981 |
6 | 12292 | Foreign Service Act of 1980 | February 23, 1981 |
7 | 12293 | The Foreign Service of the United States | February 23, 1981 |
8 | 12294 | Suspension of litigation against Iran | February 24, 1981 |
9 | 12295 | Nuclear Cooperation with EURATOM | February 24, 1981 |
10 | 12296 | President's Economic Policy Advisory Board | March 2, 1981 |
11 | 12297 | International Coffee Agreement of 1976 | March 12, 1981 |
12 | 12298 | Lake Tahoe region | March 12, 1981 |
13 | 12299 | Presidential Advisory Board on Ambassadorial Appointments | March 17, 1981 |
14 | 12300 | Exceptions from the Competitive Service | March 23, 1981 |
15 | 12301 | Integrity and Efficiency in Federal Programs | March 26, 1981 |
16 | 12302 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | April 1, 1981 |
17 | 12303 | Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism | April 8, 1981 |
18 | 12304 | Seal for the Panama Canal Commission | April 29, 1981 |
19 | 12305 | Termination of certain Federal advisory committees | May 5, 1981 |
20 | 12306 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition) | June 1, 1981 |
21 | 12307 | President's Commission on Hostage Compensation | June 4, 1981 |
22 | 12308 | Presidential Task Force on the Arts and Humanities | June 5, 1981 |
23 | 12309 | President's Economic Policy Advisory Board | June 9, 1981 |
24 | 12310 | President's Commission on Housing | June 16, 1981 |
25 | 12311 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | June 29, 1981 |
26 | 12312 | The Meritorious Service Medal | July 2, 1981 |
27 | 12313 | Specification of hostage return date under Hostage Relief Act of 1980 | July 13, 1981 |
28 | 12314 | Federal Regional Councils | July 22, 1981 |
29 | 12315 | Amending the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition) | July 29, 1981 |
30 | 12316 | Responses to environmental damage | August 14, 1981 |
31 | 12317 | President's Commission on Hostage Compensation | August 14, 1981 |
32 | 12318 | Statistical policy functions | August 21, 1981 |
33 | 12319 | River Basin Commissions | September 9, 1981 |
34 | 12320 | Historically Black Colleges and Universities | September 15, 1981 |
35 | 12321 | Foreign assistance and arms export control | September 14, 1981 |
36 | 12322 | Water resources projects | September 17, 1981 |
37 | 12323 | Presidential Commission on Broadcasting to Cuba | September 22, 1981 |
38 | 12324 | Interdiction of illegal aliens | September 29, 1981 |
39 | 12325 | Presidential Task Force on the Arts and Humanities | September 30, 1981 |
40 | 12326 | Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System | September 30, 1981 |
41 | 12327 | Exemption for Fort Allen | October 1, 1981 |
42 | 12328 | Federal employees contracting or trading with Indians | October 8, 1981 |
43 | 12329 | President's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives | October 14, 1981 |
44 | 12330 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | October 15, 1981 |
45 | 12331 | President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | October 20, 1981 |
46 | 12332 | Establishment of the National Productivity Advisory Committee | November 10, 1981 |
47 | 12333 | United States Intelligence Activities | December 4, 1981 |
48 | 12334 | President's Intelligence Oversight Board | December 4, 1981 |
49 | 12335 | National Commission on Social Security Reform | December 16, 1981 |
50 | 12336 | The Task Force on Legal Equity for Women | December 21, 1981 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
---|---|---|---|
51 | 12337 | Basic allowance for subsistence for Uniformed Services | January 11, 1982 |
52 | 12338 | Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | January 11, 1982 |
53 | 12339 | President's Commission on Housing | January 13, 1982 |
54 | 12340 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition) | January 20, 1982 |
55 | 12341 | Cuban and Haitian entrants | January 21, 1982 |
56 | 12342 | Environmental safeguards for animal damage control on Federal lands | January 27, 1982 |
57 | 12343 | Designation of certain officers to act as Secretary of State | January 27, 1982 |
58 | 12344 | Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program | February 1, 1982 |
59 | 12345 | Physical fitness and sports | February 2, 1982 |
60 | 12346 | Synthetic Fuels | February 8, 1982 |
61 | 12347 | Agreement on Government Procurement | February 23, 1982 |
62 | 12348 | Federal Real Property | February 25, 1982 |
63 | 12349 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | February 26, 1982 |
64 | 12350 | Termination of Urban and Community Impact Analyses | March 9, 1982 |
65 | 12351 | Nuclear cooperation with EURATOM | March 9, 1982 |
66 | 12352 | Federal procurement reforms | March 17, 1982 |
67 | 12353 | Charitable fund-raising | March 23, 1982 |
68 | 12354 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | March 30, 1982 |
69 | 12355 | The Task Force on Legal Equity for Women | April 1, 1982 |
70 | 12356 | National Security Information | April 2, 1982 |
71 | 12357 | Sinai Support Mission | April 6, 1982 |
72 | 12358 | Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving | April 14, 1982 |
73 | 12359 | Public international organizations entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, and immunities | April 23, 1982 |
74 | 12360 | President's Task Force on Victims of Crime | April 23, 1982 |
75 | 12361 | Multinational Force and Observers reports | April 27, 1982 |
76 | 12362 | Overseas employment | May 12, 1982 |
77 | 12363 | The Foreign Service of the United States | May 21, 1982 |
78 | 12364 | Presidential Management Intern Program | May 24, 1982 |
79 | 12365 | Foreign assistance and arms control | May 24, 1982 |
80 | 12366 | Presidential Commission on Broadcasting to Cuba | May 25, 1982 |
81 | 12367 | President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities | June 15, 1982 |
82 | 12368 | Drug Abuse Policy Functions | June 24, 1982 |
83 | 12369 | President's private sector survey on cost control in the Federal Government | June 30, 1982 |
84 | 12370 | Creating an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference | July 8, 1982 |
85 | 12371 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | July 12, 1982 |
86 | 12372 | Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs | July 14, 1982 |
87 | 12373 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the United Transportation Union and certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference | July 21, 1982 |
88 | 12374 | Reports on international organizations | July 28, 1982 |
89 | 12375 | Motor Vehicles | August 4, 1982 |
90 | 12376 | Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving | August 5, 1982 |
91 | 12377 | Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission | August 6, 1982 |
92 | 12378 | President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities | August 6, 1982 |
93 | 12379 | Termination of boards, committees, and commissions | August 17, 1982 |
94 | 12380 | Submarine duty incentive pay | August 18, 1982 |
95 | 12381 | Delegation of emergency management functions | September 8, 1982 |
96 | 12382 | President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee | September 13, 1982 |
97 | 12383 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition) | September 23, 1982 |
98 | 12384 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the Delaware Transportation Authority, and certain labor organizations | October 1, 1982 |
99 | 12385 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. and certain labor organizations | October 1, 1982 |
100 | 12386 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Connecticut Department of Transportation, and certain labor organizations | October 1, 1982 |
101 | 12387 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | October 8, 1982 |
102 | 12388 | United States Information Agency | October 14, 1982 |
103 | 12389 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | October 25, 1982 |
104 | 12390 | Delegation to the Secretary of State | October 25, 1982 |
105 | 12391 | Partial suspension of Federal service labor-management relations | November 4, 1982 |
106 | 12392 | International financial institutions | November 15, 1982 |
107 | 12393 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and certain labor organizations | November 16, 1982 |
108 | 12394 | Incentive pay for hazardous duty | November 18, 1982 |
109 | 12395 | International Private Enterprise Task Force | November 20, 1982 |
110 | 12396 | Defense officer personnel management | December 9, 1982 |
111 | 12397 | National Commission on Social Security Reform | December 23, 1982 |
112 | 12398 | President's private sector survey on cost control in the Federal Government | December 31, 1982 |
113 | 12399 | Continuance of certain Federal advisory committees | December 31, 1982 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
---|---|---|---|
114 | 12400 | President's Commission on Strategic Forces | January 3, 1983 |
115 | 12401 | Presidential Commission on Indian Reservation Economies | January 14, 1983 |
116 | 12402 | National Commission on Social Security Reform | January 15, 1983 |
117 | 12403 | African Development Bank | February 8, 1983 |
118 | 12404 | Charitable fund-raising | February 10, 1983 |
119 | 12405 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Consolidated Rail Corporation and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | February 14, 1983 |
120 | 12406 | President's Commission on Strategic Forces | February 18, 1983 |
121 | 12407 | Federal Regional Councils | February 22, 1983 |
122 | 12408 | Reports on international organizations | February 23, 1983 |
123 | 12409 | Nuclear cooperation with EURATOM | March 7, 1983 |
124 | 12410 | Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | March 28, 1983 |
125 | 12411 | Government work space management reforms | March 29, 1983 |
126 | 12412 | Peace Corps Advisory Council | March 29, 1983 |
127 | 12413 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | March 30, 1983 |
128 | 12414 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between The Long Island Rail Road and certain labor organizations | April 4, 1983 |
129 | 12415 | Extension of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving | April 5, 1983 |
130 | 12416 | Intergovernmental review of Federal programs | April 8, 1983 |
131 | 12417 | Strategic and critical materials | May 2, 1983 |
132 | 12418 | Transfer of functions relating to financial responsibility of vessels for pollution liability | May 5, 1983 |
133 | 12419 | Implementation of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships | May 5, 1983 |
134 | 12420 | Incentive pay for hazardous duty | May 11, 1983 |
135 | 12421 | Presidential Commission on the Conduct of United States-Japan Relations | May 12, 1983 |
136 | 12422 | Level IV of the Executive Schedule | May 20, 1983 |
137 | 12423 | Foreign assistance and arms control | May 26, 1983 |
138 | 12424 | President's Commission on Strategic Forces | June 10, 1983 |
139 | 12425 | International Criminal Police Organizations | June 16, 1983 |
140 | 12426 | President's Advisory Committee on Women's Business Ownership | June 22, 1983 |
141 | 12427 | President's Advisory Council on Private Sector Initiatives | June 27, 1983 |
142 | 12428 | President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness | June 28, 1983 |
143 | 12429 | President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government | June 28, 1983 |
144 | 12430 | Reports of Identical Bids | July 6, 1983 |
145 | 12431 | Level IV of the Executive Schedule | July 8, 1983 |
146 | 12432 | Minority Business Enterprise Development | July 14, 1983 |
147 | 12433 | National Bipartisan Commission on Central America | July 19, 1983 |
148 | 12434 | Alaska Railroad Rates | July 19, 1983 |
149 | 12435 | President's Commission on Organized Crime | July 28, 1983 |
150 | 12436 | Payment of certain benefits to survivors of persons who died in or as a result of military service | July 29, 1983 |
151 | 12437 | Fuel use prohibitions | August 11, 1983 |
152 | 12438 | Review of increases in rates of basic pay for employees of the Veterans' Administration | August 23, 1983 |
153 | 12439 | President's Task Force on Food Assistance | September 8, 1983 |
154 | 12440 | President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness | September 8, 1983 |
155 | 12441 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | September 20, 1983 |
156 | 12442 | Presidential Commission on Indian Reservation Economies | September 21, 1983 |
157 | 12443 | Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System | September 27, 1983 |
158 | 12444 | Continuation of export control regulations | October 14, 1983 |
159 | 12445 | Certification of containers and vehicles for use in international transport | October 17, 1983 |
160 | 12446 | Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System | October 17, 1983 |
161 | 12447 | President's private sector survey on cost control in the Federal Government | October 27, 1983 |
162 | 12448 | Exercise of Authority Under Section 218 of Title 18, United States Code | November 4, 1983 |
163 | 12449 | National Bipartisan Commission on Central America | November 18, 1983 |
164 | 12450 | Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees | December 9, 1983 |
165 | 12451 | Continuation of export control regulations | December 20, 1983 |
166 | 12452 | Revised list of quarantinable communicable diseases | December 22, 1983 |
167 | 12453 | Delegation to the Secretary of State | December 23, 1983 |
168 | 12454 | President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee | December 29, 1983 |
169 | 12455 | President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government | December 29, 1983 |
170 | 12456 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | December 30, 1983 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
---|---|---|---|
171 | 12457 | President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness | January 6, 1984 |
172 | 12458 | Delegation to the Secretary of State concerning foreign assistance | January 14, 1984 |
173 | 12459 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | January 16, 1984 |
174 | 12460 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition) | January 24, 1984 |
175 | 12461 | Designating a Federal Retirement System Under Pub. L. 98-168 | February 17, 1984 |
176 | 12462 | President's Advisory Committee on Mediation and Conciliation | February 17, 1984 |
177 | 12463 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | February 23, 1984 |
178 | 12464 | Award of the Purple Heart | February 23, 1984 |
179 | 12465 | Commercial expendable launch vehicle activities | February 24, 1984 |
180 | 12466 | Reimbursement of Federal employee relocation expenses | February 27, 1984 |
181 | 12467 | International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico | March 2, 1984 |
182 | 12468 | Presidential Advisory Council on the Peace Corps | March 22, 1984 |
183 | 12469 | East-West Foreign Trade Report | March 26, 1984 |
184 | 12470 | Continuation of export control regulations | March 30, 1984 |
185 | 12471 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | March 30, 1984 |
186 | 12472 | Assignment of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications functions | April 3, 1984 |
187 | 12473 | Courts-Martial Manual, United States, 1984 | April 13, 1984 |
188 | 12474 | Agreement on Government procurement | April 17, 1984 |
189 | 12475 | Textile Import Program Implementation | May 9, 1984 |
190 | 12476 | Presidential Commission on the Conduct of United States-Japan Relations | May 11, 1984 |
191 | 12477 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay | May 23, 1984 |
192 | 12478 | Transfer of authority to the Secretary of State to make reimbursements for protection of foreign missions to international organizations | May 23, 1984 |
193 | 12479 | Management Reform in the Federal Government | May 24, 1984 |
194 | 12480 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between The Long Island Rail Road and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | June 20, 1984 |
195 | 12481 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between The Long Island Rail Road and the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees | June 20, 1984 |
196 | 12482 | President's Advisory Committee on Women's Business Ownership | June 21, 1984 |
197 | 12483 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | June 25, 1984 |
198 | 12484 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 | July 13, 1984 |
199 | 12485 | Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System | July 13, 1984 |
200 | 12486 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen | August 24, 1984 |
201 | 12487 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay | September 14, 1984 |
202 | 12488 | Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it relates to incentive pay for hazardous duty | September 27, 1984 |
203 | 12489 | Continuance of certain Federal advisory committees | September 28, 1984 |
204 | 12490 | National Commission on Space | October 12, 1984 |
205 | 12491 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | October 25, 1984 |
206 | 12492 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and the Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees | October 25, 1984 |
207 | 12493 | President's Commission on Executive Exchange | December 5, 1984 |
208 | 12494 | Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it relates to pay for hazardous duty | December 6, 1984 |
209 | 12495 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen | December 21, 1984 |
210 | 12496 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | December 28, 1984 |
211 | 12497 | President's Advisory Committee on Mediation and Conciliation | December 29, 1984 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
---|---|---|---|
212 | 12498 | Regulatory planning process | January 4, 1985 |
213 | 12499 | President's Blue Ribbon Task Group on Nuclear Weapons Program Management | January 18, 1985 |
214 | 12500 | Delegation to the Secretary of State and the Director of the International Development Cooperation Agency concerning foreign assistance | January 24, 1985 |
215 | 12501 | Arctic Research | January 28, 1985 |
216 | 12502 | Chemical Warfare Review Commission | January 28, 1985 |
217 | 12503 | Presidential Commission on Outdoor Recreation Resources Review | January 28, 1985 |
218 | 12504 | Protection of semiconductor chip products | January 31, 1985 |
219 | 12505 | Conversion of appointments | February 12, 1985 |
220 | 12506 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | March 4, 1985 |
221 | 12507 | Continuance of the President's Commission on Organized Crime | March 22, 1985 |
222 | 12508 | World Tourism Organization | March 22, 1985 |
223 | 12509 | Technical Review Group on Inertial Confinement Fusion | April 14, 1985 |
224 | 12510 | Non-foreign area cost-of-living allowances | April 17, 1985 |
225 | 12511 | President's Child Safety Partnership | April 29, 1985 |
226 | 12512 | Federal Real Property Management | April 29, 1985 |
227 | 12513 | Prohibiting trade and certain other transactions involving Nicaragua | May 1, 1985 |
228 | 12514 | Prescribing the Order of Succession of Officers To Act as Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force | May 14, 1985 |
229 | 12515 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | May 14, 1985 |
230 | 12516 | President's Commission on Executive Exchange | May 21, 1985 |
231 | 12517 | Delegation concerning the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation | May 29, 1985 |
232 | 12518 | Trade in Services | June 3, 1985 |
233 | 12519 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | June 13, 1985 |
234 | 12520 | Quarters allowance to Department of Defense employees in Panama | June 19, 1985 |
235 | 12521 | Offsets in Military-related exports | June 24, 1985 |
236 | 12522 | Reimbursement of Federal employee relocation expenses | June 24, 1985 |
237 | 12523 | National White House Conference on Small Business | June 27, 1985 |
238 | 12524 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | July 1, 1985 |
239 | 12525 | Termination of Emergency Authority for Export Controls | July 12, 1985 |
240 | 12526 | President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management | July 15, 1985 |
241 | 12527 | Repealing Provisions Establishing an Administrative Position in the Food-for-Peace Program | August 7, 1985 |
242 | 12528 | Presidential Board of Advisors on Private Sector Initiatives | August 8, 1985 |
243 | 12529 | President's Commission on Americans Outdoors | August 14, 1985 |
244 | 12530 | Establishment of Nicaraguan Humanitarian Aid Office | August 29, 1985 |
245 | 12531 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the United Transportation Union and certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference | August 30, 1985 |
246 | 12532 | Prohibiting trade and certain other transactions involving South Africa | September 9, 1985 |
247 | 12533 | President's Advisory Committee on Mediation and Conciliation | September 30, 1985 |
248 | 12534 | Continuance of certain Federal advisory committees | September 30, 1985 |
249 | 12535 | Prohibition of the importation of the South African krugerrand | October 1, 1985 |
250 | 12536 | Board of the Foreign Service | October 9, 1985 |
251 | 12537 | President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | October 28, 1985 |
252 | 12538 | Imports of refined petroleum products from Libya | November 15, 1985 |
253 | 12539 | President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports | December 3, 1985 |
254 | 12540 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | December 30, 1985 |
255 | 12541 | Amending Executive Order 11157 as it relates to a basic allowance for quarters while on sea duty | December 30, 1985 |
256 | 12542 | President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management | December 30, 1985 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
---|---|---|---|
257 | 12543 | Prohibiting trade and certain transactions involving Libya | January 7, 1986 |
258 | 12544 | Blocking Libyan Government property in the United States or held by U.S. persons | January 8, 1986 |
259 | 12545 | National Commission on Space | January 14, 1986 |
260 | 12546 | Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident | February 3, 1986 |
261 | 12547 | Establishing procedures for facilitating Presidential review of international aviation decisions submitted by the Department of Transportation | February 6, 1986 |
262 | 12548 | Grazing Fees | February 14, 1986 |
263 | 12549 | Debarment and Suspension | February 18, 1986 |
264 | 12550 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 | February 19, 1986 |
265 | 12551 | The President's Export Council | February 21, 1986 |
266 | 12552 | Productivity Improvement Program for the Federal Government | February 25, 1986 |
267 | 12553 | Revocation of Various Executive Orders | February 25, 1986 |
268 | 12554 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | February 28, 1986 |
269 | 12555 | Protection of Cultural Property | March 10, 1986 |
270 | 12556 | Mailing privileges of members of Armed Forces of the United States and of friendly foreign nations | April 16, 1986 |
271 | 12557 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate disputes between the Maine Central Railroad Company/Portland Terminal Company and certain of their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees | May 16, 1986 |
272 | 12558 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and certain labor organizations representing Its employees | May 16, 1986 |
273 | 12559 | Exclusions From the Federal-Labor Management Relations Program | May 20, 1986 |
274 | 12560 | Administration of foreign relations and related functions | May 24, 1986 |
275 | 12561 | Delegating certain functions of the President relating to Federal civilian employee and contractor travel expenses | July 1, 1986 |
276 | 12562 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain labor organizations | July 15, 1986 |
277 | 12563 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and certain labor organizations representing its employees | September 12, 1986 |
278 | 12564 | Drug-Free Federal Workplace | September 15, 1986 |
279 | 12565 | Prescribing a comprehensive system of financial reporting for officers and employees in the executive branch | September 25, 1986 |
280 | 12566 | Safety belt use requirements for Federal employees | September 26, 1986 |
281 | 12567 | Inter-American Investment Corporation, Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal, and Pacific Salmon Commission | October 2, 1986 |
282 | 12568 | Employment opportunities for military spouses at nonappropriated fund activities | October 2, 1986 |
283 | 12569 | Management of the Compact of Free Association With the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau | October 16, 1986 |
284 | 12570 | Delegating authority to implement assistance for Central American democracies and the Nicaraquan Democratic Resistance | October 24, 1986 |
285 | 12571 | Implementation of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act | October 27, 1986 |
286 | 12572 | Relations With the Northern Mariana Islands | November 3, 1986 |
287 | 12573 | Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it relates to incentive pay for hazardous duty | November 6, 1986 |
288 | 12574 | Establishing an experimental program within the President's Commission on Executive Exchange | November 20, 1986 |
289 | 12575 | President's Special Review Board | December 1, 1986 |
290 | 12576 | Victims of terrorism compensation | December 2, 1986 |
291 | 12577 | Closing of Government departments and agencies on Friday, December 26, 1986 | December 22, 1986 |
292 | 12578 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | December 31, 1986 |
293 | 12579 | President's Advisory Committee on Mediation and Conciliation | December 31, 1986 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
---|---|---|---|
294 | 12580 | Superfund Implementation | January 23, 1987 |
295 | 12581 | President's Special Review Board | January 28, 1987 |
296 | 12582 | Naturalization requirements exceptions for aliens and non-citizen nationals of the United States who served in the Grenada campaign | February 2, 1987 |
297 | 12583 | Food for Progress | February 19, 1987 |
298 | 12584 | President's Special Review Board | February 19, 1987 |
299 | 12585 | Eligibility of overseas employees for noncompetitive appointment | March 3, 1987 |
300 | 12586 | Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984 | March 3, 1987 |
301 | 12587 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | March 9, 1987 |
302 | 12588 | Action against certain assets of disputed title | March 18, 1987 |
303 | 12589 | Transfer of annual and sick leave of Federal Employees | March 18, 1987 |
304 | 12590 | National Drug Policy Board | March 26, 1987 |
305 | 12591 | Facilitating access to science and technology | April 10, 1987 |
306 | 12592 | President's Commission on Compensation of Career Federal Executives | April 10, 1987 |
307 | 12593 | President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities | April 21, 1987 |
308 | 12594 | President's Volunteer Action Award | April 28, 1987 |
309 | 12595 | White House Conference for a Drug Free America | May 5, 1987 |
310 | 12596 | Noncompetitive conversion to career status of certain employees in professional and administrative career positions | May 7, 1987 |
311 | 12597 | Establishing procedures for facilitating Presidential review of international aviation decisions by the Department of Transportation | May 13, 1987 |
312 | 12598 | Victims of terrorism compensation | June 17, 1987 |
313 | 12599 | Coordination of economic policies for Sub-Saharan Africa | June 23, 1987 |
314 | 12600 | Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information | June 23, 1987 |
315 | 12601 | Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic | June 24, 1987 |
316 | 12602 | President's Commission on Executive Exchange | July 15, 1987 |
317 | 12603 | Presidential Commission on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic | July 16, 1987 |
318 | 12604 | Presidential Board of Advisors on Private Sector Initiatives | August 5, 1987 |
319 | 12605 | Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Officer Promotions | August 12, 1987 |
320 | 12606 | The Family | September 2, 1987 |
321 | 12607 | President's Commission on Privatization | September 2, 1987 |
322 | 12608 | Elimination of unnecessary Executive orders and technical amendments to others | September 9, 1987 |
323 | 12609 | President's Commission on Compensation of Career Federal Employees | September 23, 1987 |
324 | 12610 | Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees | September 30, 1987 |
325 | 12611 | Delegating authority to implement assistance for Central American democracies and the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance | October 15, 1987 |
326 | 12612 | Federalism | October 26, 1987 |
327 | 12613 | Prohibiting Imports From Iran | October 29, 1987 |
328 | 12614 | Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms | November 5, 1987 |
329 | 12615 | Performance of Commercial Activities | November 19, 1987 |
330 | 12616 | Providing for the restoration of law and order in the State of Georgia | November 24, 1987 |
331 | 12617 | President's Advisory Committee on Mediation and Conciliation | December 17, 1987 |
332 | 12618 | Uniform treatment of Federally funded inventions | December 22, 1987 |
333 | 12619 | Half-day closing of Government departments and agencies on Thursday, December 24, 1987 | December 22, 1987 |
334 | 12620 | Delegation of authority with respect to the Administration of Justice Program | December 24, 1987 |
335 | 12621 | President's Task Force on Market Mechanisms | December 29, 1987 |
336 | 12622 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | December 31, 1987 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
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337 | 12623 | Delegating authority to implement assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance | January 6, 1988 |
338 | 12624 | Increasing the number of members on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board | January 6, 1988 |
339 | 12625 | Integrity and Efficiency in Federal Programs | January 27, 1988 |
340 | 12626 | National Defense Stockpile Manager | February 25, 1988 |
341 | 12627 | Amending the President's Commission on Privatization | February 29, 1988 |
342 | 12628 | United Nations Industrial Development Organization | March 8, 1988 |
343 | 12629 | Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM | March 9, 1988 |
344 | 12630 | Governmental actions and interference with constitutionally protected property rights | March 15, 1988 |
345 | 12631 | Working Group on Financial Markets | March 18, 1988 |
346 | 12632 | Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | March 23, 1988 |
347 | 12633 | Amending the Code of Conduct for Members of the Armed Forces of the United States | March 28, 1988 |
348 | 12634 | Delegating authority to provide assistance and support for peace, democracy, and reconciliation in Central America | April 1, 1988 |
349 | 12635 | Prohibiting certain transactions with respect to Panama | April 8, 1988 |
350 | 12636 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union | April 20, 1988 |
351 | 12637 | Productivity improvement program for the Federal Government | April 27, 1988 |
352 | 12638 | Delegation of functions relating to the implementation of the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol | April 28, 1988 |
353 | 12639 | Administration of foreign relations and related functions | May 6, 1988 |
354 | 12640 | The President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities | May 10, 1988 |
355 | 12641 | Designating certain facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the State of Mississippi as the John C. Stennis Space Center | May 20, 1988 |
356 | 12642 | Designation of the Secretary of Defense as the Presidential designee Under Title I of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act | June 8, 1988 |
357 | 12643 | International Committee of the Red Cross | June 23, 1988 |
358 | 12644 | Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and Certain of its Employees Represented by the Transportation Communications Union-Carmen Division | July 9, 1988 |
359 | 12645 | Amending Executive Order 12364, Relating to the Presidential Management Intern Program | July 12, 1988 |
360 | 12646 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and certain of its employees Represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | July 13, 1988 |
361 | 12647 | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | August 2, 1988 |
362 | 12648 | Relating to the Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction | August 11, 1988 |
363 | 12649 | Offsets in military-related exports | August 11, 1988 |
364 | 12650 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | September 9, 1988 |
365 | 12651 | Offices of the Commission of the European Communities | September 9, 1988 |
366 | 12652 | Return of authority to administer Federal Employees' Compensation Act to the Department of Labor from the Panama Canal Commission | September 19, 1988 |
367 | 12653 | Amending Executive Order 11183, relating to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships | September 29, 1988 |
368 | 12654 | Delegating authority to provide assistance for the Nicaraguan Resistance | October 7, 1988 |
369 | 12655 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and certain of its employees represented by the Transportation Communications Union-Carmen Division | November 7, 1988 |
370 | 12656 | Assignment of emergency preparedness responsibilities | November 18, 1988 |
371 | 12657 | Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance in emergency preparedness planning at commercial nuclear power plants | November 18, 1988 |
372 | 12658 | President's Commission on Catastrophic Nuclear Accidents | November 18, 1988 |
373 | 12659 | Delegation of authority regarding the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves | December 15, 1988 |
374 | 12660 | National Microgravity Research Board | December 16, 1988 |
375 | 12661 | Implementing the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and Related International Trade Matters | December 27, 1988 |
376 | 12662 | Implementing the United States-Canada Free-Trade Implementation Act | December 31, 1988 |
Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
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377 | 12663 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | January 6, 1989 |
378 | 12664 | Establishing an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation and certain of its employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers | January 6, 1989 |
379 | 12665 | Amending Executive Order No. 12658, the President's Commission on Catastrophic Nuclear Accidents | January 12, 1989 |
380 | 12666 | Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program | January 12, 1989 |
381 | 12667 | Presidential Records | January 18, 1989 |
National security directives are presidential directives issued for the National Security Council (NSC). Starting with Harry Truman, every president since the founding of the National Security Council in 1947 has issued national security directives in one form or another, which have involved foreign, military and domestic policies. National security directives are generally highly classified and are available to the public only after "a great many years" have elapsed. Unlike executive orders, national security directives are usually directed only to the National Security Council and the most senior executive branch officials, and embody foreign and military policy-making guidance rather than specific instructions.
A presidential directive, or executive action, is a written or oral instruction or declaration issued by the president of the United States, which may draw upon the powers vested in the president by the U.S. Constitution, statutory law, or, in certain cases, congressional and judicial acquiescence. Such directives, which have been issued since the earliest days of the federal government, have become known by various names, and some have prescribed forms and purposes. Presidential directives remain in effect until they are revoked, which the president is free to do. The classification of presidential directives is not easily done, as the distinction between the types can be quite arbitrary, arising from convenience and bureaucratic evolution, and none are defined in the Constitution. Furthermore, the different types may overlap. As one legal scholar put it: "it is a bit misleading to overclassify presidential directives as comprising separate and distinct 'types' just because they have different headings at the top of the first page." In terms of legal applicability, what matters is the substance of the directive, not the form, unless a certain kind of directive is specifically required by relevant statute.
Executive orders are issued to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. Presidential memoranda are closely related, and have the force of law on the Executive Branch, but are generally considered less prestigious. Presidential memoranda do not have an established process for issuance, and unlike executive orders, they are not numbered. A presidential determination is a determination resulting in an official policy or position of the executive branch of the United States government. A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. Administrative orders are signed documents such as notices, letters, and orders that can be issued to conduct administrative operations of the federal government. A presidential notice or a presidential sequestration order can also be issued. National security directives1 operate like executive orders, but are only in the area of national security. They have been issued by different presidents under various names.