Order No. 10539 of June 22, 1954 (19 F. R. 3829), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Section 4 (a). All functions vested in the President by the said Abaca Production Act of 1950 shall be performed and exercised through the General Services Administration, except that (1) those functions vested in the President with respect to directing increases or reductions of acreage under cultivation to abaca, as provided for in section 3 (a) of the said act, shall be performed and exercised through the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, and (2) those functions vested in the President by subsections (c) and (d) of section 4 of the said act (50 U. S. C. 543 (c) and (d)), shall continue to be performed and exercised by the President." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 18, 1954. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10554 DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS AUTHORIZING OCCASIONS UPON WHICH THE UNIFORM MAY BE WORN BY PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED HONORABLY IN THE ARMED FORCES IN TIME OF WAR By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: The authority vested in the President (1) by section 125 of the act of June 3, 1916, 39 Stat. 216, as amended by the first section of the act of July 6, 1953, 67 Stat. 140, and (2) by section 2 of the act of June 21, 1930, 46 Stat. 793, as amended by section 2 of said act of July 6, 1953, to prescribe regulations authorizing occasions upon which the uniform may be worn by persons who have served honorably in the armed forces of the United States in time of war is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense so far as it pertains to the uniforms of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and to the Secretary of the Treasury so far as it pertains to the uniform of the Coast Guard. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 18, 1954. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10555 ESTABLISHING A SEAL FOR THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED WHEREAS the Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped has caused to be made and has recommended that I approve a seal for The President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, the design of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this order, and which is described as follows: On a light blue disk an American bald eagle with wings displayed and inverted, standing upon a spur gear issuing from base all proper. On an encircling dark blue band edged with gold the inscription "THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED." in gold letters. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10556 AUTHORIZING REGULATIONS FOR THE PERMANENT PROMOTION AND REASSIGNMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 631), and in effectuation of the purposes of section 1310 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 757), as amended, it is ordered as follows: Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 (b) of Executive Order No. 10180 1 of November 13, 1950, and to the extent consistent with law, the Civil Service Commission, with respect to positions in the competitive service, and the heads of executive departments and agencies, with respect to positions excepted from the competitive service, are hereby authorized to issue regulations or instructions governing the permanency of promotions and reassignments of permanent employees. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 1, 1954. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10557 APPROVING THE REVISED PROVISION IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS RELATING TO NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT WHEREAS the contracting agencies of the United States Government are required by existing Executive orders to include in all contracts executed by them a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin, and obligating the contractor to include a similar clause in all subcontracts, and WHEREAS the Committee on Government Contracts is authorized by Executive Order 10479, as amended,' to make recommendations to the contracting agencies for improving and making more effective the nondiscrimination provision of Government contracts, and WHEREAS the Committee on Government Contracts, in consultation with the principal contracting agencies of the Government, has recommended that in the future the contracting agencies of 13 CFR, 1950 Supp., p. 147. 23 CFR, 1953 Supp., p. 97; amended by E. O. 10482, 3 CFR, 1953 Supp., p. 104. the Government include in place of, and as a means of better explaining, the present nondiscrimination provision of Government contracts, the following provision: In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, or national origin. The aforesaid provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, The contractor including apprenticeship. agrees to post hereafter in conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of the non-discrimination clause. The contractor further agrees to insert the foregoing provision in all subcontracts hereunder, except subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, and as President of the United States, and in order to clarify the provisions of the existing orders, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The contract provision relating to nondiscrimination in employment, recommended by the Committee on Government Contracts, is hereby approved. SEC. 2. The contracting agencies of the Government shall hereafter include the approved nondiscrimination provision in all contracts executed by them on and after a date 90 days subsequent to the date of this order, except: a. Contracts and subcontracts to be performed outside the United States where no recruitment of workers within the limits of the United States is involved; and b. Contracts and subcontracts to meet other special requirements or emergencies, if recommended by the Committee on Government Contracts. SEC. 3. The General Services Administration shall take appropriate action to revise the standard Government contract forms to accord with the provisions of this order. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER EXECUTIVE ORDER 10558 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10154,1 DESIGNATING CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT TO ACT AS POSTMASTER GENERAL By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U. S. C. 6), and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10154 of August 22, 1950, entitled "Designation of Certain Officers of the Post Office Department To Act as Postmaster General", be, and it is hereby, amended by adding to the list of officers contained therein at the end thereof the following: "5. Assistant Postmaster General in charge of the Bureau of Personnel." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 1954. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10559 PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Director of the Bureau of the Budget is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the authority vested in the President by the paragraph appearing under the heading "Expenses of Management Improvement" in Title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, 68 Stat. 274, or by any reenactment of the provisions of such paragraph in the same or in a different amount of funds, to allocate to any agency or office of the executive branch (including the Bureau of the Budget) funds appropriated by the said paragraph or by any reenactment thereof as herein stated. SEC. 2. The Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall from time to time report to the President concerning activities carried on by executive agencies and offices with funds allocated hereunder and shall, consonant with law, exercise such direction and control with respect 115 F. R. 5653; 3 CFR, 1950 Supp., p. 115. to the said activities as he shall deem appropriate. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 8, 1954. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10560 ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954 By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, 65 Stat. 713, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Department of Agriculture. Except as otherwise provided in this order, the functions conferred upon the President by Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 are hereby delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 2. Foreign Operations Administration. The functions conferred upon the President by Title II of the Act are hereby delegated to the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration. SEC. 3. Department of State. (a) The functions of negotiating and entering into agreements with friendly nations or organizations of friendly nations conferred upon the President by the Act are hereby delegated to the Secretary of State. (b) All functions under the Act, however vested, delegated, or assigned, shall be subject to the responsibilities of the Secretary of State with respect to the foreign policy of the United States as such policy relates to the said functions. (c) The provisions of Part III of Executive Order No. 104761 of August 1, 1953 (18 F. R. 4537, ff.), are hereby extended and made applicable to functions provided for in the Act and to United States agencies and personnel concerned with the administration abroad of the said functions. SEC. 4. Foreign currencies. (a) There are hereby delegated to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (1) so much of the functions conferred upon the President by the Act as consists of fixing from time to time the amounts of foreign currencies which accrue under Title I of the Act to be used for each of the 13 CFR, 1953 Supp., p. 90. several purposes described in paragraphs (a) to (h), inclusive, of section 104 of the Act, and (2) the function conferred upon the President by the last proviso in section 104 of the Act of waiving the applicability of section 1415 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1953. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to prescribe regulations governing the purchase, custody, deposit, transfer, and sale of foreign currencies received under the Act. (c) The foregoing provisions of this section shall not limit section 3 of this order and the foregoing subsection (b) shall not limit subsection (a) above. (d) Purposes described in the lettered paragraphs of section 104 of the Act shall be carried out, with foreign currencies made available pursuant to section 4 (a) of this order, as follows: (1) Those under section 104 (a) of the Act by the Department of Agriculture. (2) Those under section 104 (b) of the Act by the Office of Defense Mobilization. The function, conferred upon the President by that section, of determining from time to time materials to be purchased or contracted for for a supplemental stockpile is hereby delegated to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization. (3) Those under section 104 (c) of the Act by the Department of Defense. (4) Those under sections 104 (d), (e), and (g) of the Act by the Foreign Operations Administration. The function, conferred upon the President by section 104 (g) of the Act, of determining the manner in which the loans provided for in the said section 104 (g) shall be made, is hereby delegated to the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration. (5) Those under section 104 (f) of the Act by the respective agencies of the Government having authority to pay United States obligations abroad. (6) Those under section 104 (h) of the Act by the Department of State. SEC. 5. Reports to Congress. The functions under section 108 of the Act, with respect to making reports to Congress, are reserved to the President. SEC. 6. Definition. As used in this order the term "the Act" means the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480, approved July 10, 1954, 68 Stat. 454) and includes, except as may be inappropriate, the provisions thereof amending other laws. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 9, 1954. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10561 DESIGNATING OFFICIAL PERSONNEL FOLDERS IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS RECORDS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND TRANSFER THEREOF By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U. S. C. 631), and by the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. As used herein, the term "agency" shall mean any executive department or independent establishment of the Federal Government, including a corporation wholly owned or controlled by the United States, and, with respect to positions subject to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations, it shall also mean the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government and the government of the District of Columbia. 2. Each agency shall establish and maintain a separate Official Personnel Folder for each of its employees who is employed under the Civil Service Rules and Regulations. Each such folder shall be under the jurisdiction and control, and shall be a part of the records, of the United States Civil Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission). Each such folder shall include the records required to be kept by the Civil Service Commission under subparagraph eighth of paragraph second of section 2 of the Civil Service Act, namely: the notice given in writing by the appointing agency to the Commission of the persons selected for appointment or employment from among those who have been examined, of the place of residence of such persons, of the rejection of any such persons after probation, of transfers, resignations, and removals, and of the dates thereof. Each such folder shall also include such additional records as are or may be prescribed by the Commission. 3. Records similar to those specified in paragraph 2 hereof with respect to employees outside the competitive service shall be kept in Official Personnel Folders by all departments and independent establishments of the executive branch of the Government, including corporations wholly owned or controlled by the United States. 4. The Commission is hereby authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with this order, governing the establishment, content, maintenance, and transfer among agencies, of the Official Personnel Folders relating to any employees to which this order is applicable. 5. To the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this order, the Commission may delegate to the heads of agencies any authority of the President conferred upon it by this order. 6. Executive Order No. 97841 of September 25, 1946, entitled "Providing for the More Efficient Use and for the Transfer and Other Disposition of Government Records", is hereby revoked; and all provisions of other prior Executive orders which are inconsistent with this order are hereby modified to the extent of such inconsistency. 7. This order shall become effective sixty days after the date hereof, or at such earlier time as the Commission may designate. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, September 13, 1954. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10562 By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the Universal Military Training and Service Act (62 Stat. 604), as amended, I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Order No. 102922 of September 25, 1951, and constituting a portion of Chapter XVI of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations: 1. Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph (b) of § 1622.25 of Part 1622, Classification Rules and Principles, are amended to read as follows: 13 CFR, 1946 Supp. 23 CFR, 1951 Supp., p. 480. (3) (i) The registrant has been accepted after July 1, 1951, for admission by a graduate school to a class commencing before January 1, 1955, and which is the first such class commencing after the date of his acceptance, for a full-time course of instruction as a candidate for a graduate degree and, if such class has commenced, has entered upon such course before January 1, 1955, and (ii) the registrant in his last full-time undergraduate academic year at a college, university, or similar institution of learning achieved a scholastic standing on that year's work which ranked him for that year within the upper one-half of the full-time male students in his class or has attained a score of 75 or more on the qualification test prescribed by the Director of Selective Service pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, and (iii) the graduate school at which the registrant is in attendance has certified that he currently is meeting degree requirements and is expected to attain his degree. (4) (i) The registrant has been accepted after July 1, 1951, for admission by a professional school of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, osteopathy, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, or chiropody to the first class commencing after the date he completed the requirements for admission and, if such class has commenced, has entered such school, and (ii) the registrant in his last full-time academic year at a college, university, or similar institution of learning prior to his entrance into such professional school achieved a scholastic standing on that year's work which ranked him for that year within the upper one-half of the full-time male students in his class or has attained a score of 70 or more on the qualification test referred to in subparagraph (3) of this paragraph, and (iii) the school at which the registrant is in attendance has certified that he is satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of instruction leading to his graduation. 2. Paragraph (b) of § 1622.25 of Part 1622 is further amended by redesignating subparagraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8) as subparagraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively, and by adding a new subparagraph (5) reading as follows: (5) (i) The registrant has been accepted for admission by a graduate school to a class commencing on or after January 1, 1955, and which is the first |