terested local organization have agreed on such plans; and, when and as required by the Act, submitting such plans to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army for their review and comment prior to transmission of the plans to the Congress through the President.

(e) Establishing criteria for the formulation and justification of plans for works of improvement and criteria for the sharing of the cost of both structural and land treatment measures which conform with policies established by or at the direction of the President for watershed protection, flood control, irrigation, drainage, water supply, and related water-resource development purposes.

(f) Establishing engineering and economic standards and objectives, including standards as to degrees of flood protection, for works of improvement planned and carried out under the authority of the Act.

(g) Determination and definition of (1) those land-treatment measures and structural improvements for flood prevention and measures for the agricultural phases of conservation, development, use, and disposal of water which are eligible for Federal assistance, and (2) the nature and extent of such assistance and the conditions under which such assistance shall be rendered.

(h) Planning and installing works of improvement on public lands under his jurisdiction, and arranging for the participation of other Federal agencies in the planning and installation of works of improvement on public lands under their jurisdiction.

(i) Consulting with the Tennessee Valley Authority with respect to any survey or field investigation involving water-resource development work in the Tennessee Valley, and continuing such consultation throughout all phases of project development.

(j) Holding public hearings at suitable times and places when he determines that such action will further the purposes of the Act.

SEC. 3. Department of the Interior. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Army and other Federal agencies concerned in writing of his decision to initiate any survey or field investigation involving water-resource development work, and shall furnish the Federal agencies concerned with appro

priate information regarding the scope, nature, status, and results of such survey or investigation.

(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in assessing the need for works of improvement under the Act on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. Recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior for necessary work on such lands shall be submitted as an integral part of the plans of the Department of Agriculture for works of improvement. Arrangements for construction, operation, and maintenance of works of improvement on such lands shall be mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.

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SEC. 4. Department of the Army. Secretary of the Army shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior and other Federal agencies concerned in writing of his decision to initiate any survey or field investigation involving water-resource development work, and shall furnish the Federal agencies concerned with appropriate information regarding the scope, nature, status, and results of such survey or investigation.

SEC. 5. Relationship to comprehensive development. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit plans for installation of works of improvement under the Act to the Congress through the President only if the Secretary is satisfied that such works constitute needed and harmonious elements in the comprehensive development of the river subbasin or river basin involved.

(b) Federal agencies having responsibilities for water resource developments shall, in the design and justification of works of improvement, take cognizance of all upstream and downstream works in place and in operation, or soon to be brought into operation. The guiding principle shall be to adjust the nature, capacity, and operating characteristics of works of improvement in a manner that (1) reflects the respective contributions of upstream and downstream works to flood protection and to the conservation, development, use, and disposal of water, and (2) provides the best use and control of water resources at minimum cost. Whenever approximately equivalent benefits be

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obtained from alternative works of improvement, or combinations of improvements, with approximately the same cost, the alternative or combination least costly to the Federal Government shall be given preferential consideration. case benefits are produced jointly by more than one work of improvement, or in case complementary relationships exist between the projects and plans of the several agencies, the benefits claimed in justification of a system of improvements shall not include any duplication or compounding of benefits.

SEC. 6. Basic data. In the utilization of existing basic physical and economic data, and in the acquisition of additional basic data required for planning, design, construction, operation and evaluation of works of improvement authorized under the Act, the Department of Agriculture shall be assisted by the principal basicdata collection agencies, including the Geological Survey in the Department of

the Interior and the Weather Bureau in the Department of Commerce. The basic-data collection agencies shall assist and cooperate with the Department of Agriculture with respect to the following:

(a) Provision of pertinent information in the preliminary planning of works of improvement.

(b) Collaboration in planning programs of hydrologic-data collection in project areas, in the selection of station sites and installation of equipment for collecting hydrologic data, and in the collection of such data.

(c) Collaboration in the analysis and interpretation of hydrologic data collected specifically for projects initiated under the Act, and of relevant data which may contribute to an analysis of the effects of such projects.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 18, 1954.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10585

DESIGNATING THE DATE OF TERMINATION OF COMBATANT ACTIVITIES IN KOREA AND WATERS ADJACENT THERETO

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 112 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, January 31, 1955, as of midnight thereof, is hereby designated as the date of termination of combatant activities in the zone comprised of the area described in Executive Order No. 101951 of December 20, 1950 (15 F. R. 9177).

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 1, 1955.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10586 DESIGNATING CERTAIN OFFICERS TO ACT AS SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 6), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows:

In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Under Secretary of the Treasury, the following-designated officers of the Treasury Department shall, in the order of succession indicated, act as Secretary of the Treasury until a successor is appointed or until the absence or sickness of the incumbent shall cease:

3. General Counsel.

Executive Order No. 87141 of March 18, 1941, entitled "Designating Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury in Case of Absence or Sickness of the Secretary", is hereby revoked.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 13, 1955.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10587 ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 32 (h) OF THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended (50 U. S. C. App. 1 et seq.), and 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. The Jewish Restitution Successor Organization, a charitable membership organization incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, is hereby designated as successor in interest to deceased persons in accordance with and for the purposes of subsection (h) of section 32 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as added by Public Law 626, approved August 23, 1954 (68 Stat. 767).

SEC. 2. Exclusive of the function vested in the President by the first sentence of the said subsection (h) of section 32 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, the Attorney General shall carry out the functions provided for in that subsection, including the powers, duties, authority and discretion thereby vested

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in or conferred upon the President; and functions under the said subsection are hereby delegated to the Attorney General, and the Attorney General is hereby designated thereunder, accordingly.

SEC. 3. The Attorney General may delegate to any officer and agency of the Department of Justice such of his functions under this order as he may deem necessary.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 13, 1955.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10588 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMIS

SION CN VETERANS' PENSIONS

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. Establishment and composition of Commission. There is hereby established a Commission which shall be known as the President's Commission on Veterans' Pensions, and which shall be composed of a Chairman and six other members, all of whom shall be designated by the President. The Chairman and members shall receive such compensation as the President shall hereafter fix.

SEC. 2. Functions of the Commission. The Commission is authorized and directed to make a comprehensive survey and appraisal of the structure, scope, and administration of the laws of the United States providing pension, compensation, and related nonmedical benefits to veterans and their dependents, and it shall make recommendations to the President regarding policies which, in its judgment, should guide the granting of such benefits in the future. The Commission shall give particular attention to:

(a) Changes in basic military, social, fiscal, and economic factors in our society affecting the role of these benefits.

(b) The conditions under which benefits should be provided to different categories of veterans.

(c) The relationship of various veterans' benefits to each other, to benefits for persons still in the military service, and to the broader social security and other benefits which are provided to persons without regard to their status as veterans.

SEC. 3. Procedures of the Commission. In performing its functions under this order, the Commission may prescribe such rules of procedure, and may hold such public hearings and hear such witnesses as it may deem appropriate.

SEC. 4. Cooperation of Federal agencies. All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government are authorized and directed to cooperate with the Commission in its work and to furnish the Commission such information and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as it may require in the performance of its functions.

SEC. 5. Staff. There shall be an Executive Director of the Commission, who shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Commission after consultation with the other members of the Commission, and such appointment may be without regard to the civil-service laws. Within the limits of such funds as may be made available, other persons may be employed by or under the authority of the Commission, and such employment may be without regard to the civil-service laws. The Executive Director and other persons employed by the Commission shall receive such compensation as the Commission shall hereafter fix. Subject to the direction of the Chairman of the Commission, the Executive Director shall direct the activities of all persons employed by the Commission, supervise the preparation of the report provided for under section 7 of this order, and perform such other duties as the Chairman of the Commission shall designate.

SEC. 6. Financing of the Commission. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, the expenditures of the Commission shall be paid out of an allotment made by the President from the appropriation entitled "Emergency Fund for the President-National Defense" in

Title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (Public Law 428, 83rd Congress, approved June 24, 1954). Such payments shall be made without regard to the following: section 3681 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (31 U. S. C. 672); section 9 of the act of March 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1027 (31 U. S. C. 673); and such other laws as the President may hereafter specify.

SEC. 7. Report to the President. The Commission shall make a final written report, including findings and recommendations, to the President pursuant

to section 2 hereof not later than November 1, 1955. The Commission may also make such earlier progress reports to the President as it may deem appropriate. The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after making its final report to the President.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 14, 1955.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10589

AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 6783 OF JUNE 30, 1934, CREATING THE QUETICO-SUPERIOR COMMITTEE

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, the following-named persons are hereby appointed, or continued in their appointment, as members of the QueticoSuperior Committee, which was created by Executive Order No. 6783 of June 30, 1934, and the existence of which has been extended from time to time, the last extension being made by Executive Order No. 105411 of June 30, 1954, for a four-year period ending June 30, 1958: Charles S. Kelly, Chairman, Ernest C. Oberholtzer, and Paul Clement.

The said Executive Order No. 6783 of June 30, 1934, as amended by Executive Order No. 98902 of September 6, 1947, is further amended accordingly.

The two additional members of the Committee, provided for by Executive Order No. 6783, shall continue to be designated by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, respectively. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 15, 1955.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 10590 ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT POLICY

WHEREAS it is the policy of the United States Government that equal opportunity be afforded all qualified persons,

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consistent with law, for employment in the Federal Government; and

WHEREAS this policy necessarily excludes and prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment in the Federal Government because of race, color, religion, or national origin; and

WHEREAS it is essential to the effective application of this policy in all civilian personnel matters that all departments and agencies of the executive branch of the Government adhere to this policy in a fair, objective, and uniform manner:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, and as President of the United States, and consistent with the provisions of section 214 of the act of May 3, 1945, 59 Stat. 134 (31 U. S. C. 691), it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby established the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee). The Committee shall be composed of five members, as follows: (a) One representative of the Civil Service Commission, to be designated by the Chairman thereof, (b) one representative of the Department of Labor to be designated by the Secretary of Labor, (c) one representative of the Office of Defense Mobilization, to be designated by the Director thereof, and (d) two public members to be appointed by the President. Not more than two alternate public members may be appointed by the President as he may deem necessary. Three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, provided that at least one public member or alternate public member is present. The President shall designate the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Committee, and each member of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the President.

SEC. 2. The Committee shall:

(a) Advise the President periodically as to whether the civilian employment practices in the Federal Government are in conformity with the non-discriminatory employment policy recited in the preamble of this order, and, whenever deemed necessary or desirable, recommend methods of assuring uniformity in such practices;