(10) That part of the authority vested in the President by Section 7(a) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act, 73 Stat. 216 (5 U.S.C. 2355(a)) [now covered by section 905 of Title 20] which consists of authority to prescribe regulations relating to storage (including packing, drayage, unpacking, and transportation to and from storage) of household effects and personal possessions.

(11) The authority vested in the President by the last sentence of paragraph (c) of Section 32 of Title III of the Act of July 22, 1937, ch. 517, 50 Stat. 525 (7 U.S.C. 1011 (c)), to transfer to other Federal, State, or Territorial agencies lands acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture under Section 32(a) of that Act.

(12) The authority vested in the President by Section 340 of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961, 75 Stat. 318 (7 U.S.C. 1990), in his discretion to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture any right, interest or title held by the United States in any lands acquired in the program of national defense and no longer needed for that program, and to determine the suitability of the lands to be transferred, for the purposes referred to in that Section.

(13) The authority vested in the President by Section 126(a) of Title 10 of the United States Code to approve the transfers of balances of appropriations provided for in that Section.

(14) The authority vested in the President by Section 4(k) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, 55 Stat. 599 (16 U.S.C. 831c(k)), to approve transfers under paragraphs (a) and (c) of that Section, other than leases for terms of less than 20 years and conveyances of property having a value not in excess of $500.

(15) The authority vested in the President by Section 7(b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 18, 1933, 48 Stat. 63 (16 U.S.C. 8311(b)), 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 that Act.

(16) The authority vested in the President by Section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1927, ch. 505, 44 Stat. 1422 (20 U.S.C. 191), to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for the purposes of that 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.

(17) The authority vested in the President by the last sentence of Section 4 of the Act of May 10, 1943, ch. 95, 57 Stat. 81 (24 U.S.C. 34), to prescribe from time to time rates of charges for hospitalization and dispensary services.

(18) The authority vested in the President by Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of September 12, 1950, 64 Stat. 838 (31 U.S.C. 581c), to approve the transfers of balances of appropriations provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of that Section.

(19) 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 (40 U.S.C. 72), to approve (A) the designation of lands to be acquired by condemnation, (B) contracts for purchase of lands, and (C) agreements between the National Capital Planning Commission and officials of the States of Maryland and Virginia.

(20) The authority vested in the President by Section 1 of the Act of December 22, 1928, ch. 48, 45 Stat. 1070 (40 U.S.C. 72a), 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.

(21) The authority vested in the President by Section 108 of the Housing Act of July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 419 (42 U.S.C. 1458), to transfer, or cause to be transferred, to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator any right, title or interests 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.

(22) The authority vested in the President by Section 407(b) of the Act of August 30, 1957, 71 Stat. 556 (42

U.S.C. 15941(b)), to approve regulations (relating to the rental of substandard housing for members of the uniformed services) prescribed pursuant to that Section. The Secretaries referred to in Section 407(c) of that Act [section 1594) (c) of Title 42], shall furnish the Director of the Bureau of the Budget such reports with respect to matters within the scope of the regulations so approved as he may require and at such times as he may specify. (23) The authority vested in the President by the paragraph appearing under the heading "Expenses of Management Improvement" in the Executive Office Appropriation Act 1965, P.L. 88-392, 78 Stat. 374, or by any reenactment of the provisions of that 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 that paragraph or by any such reenactment of it. 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 under this paragraph and shall, consonant with law, exercise such direction and control with respect to those activities as he shall deem appropriate.

(24) The authority vested in the President by the first sentence of Section 6 of the Act of August 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 558 (5 U.S.C. 3126) [now covered by section 5911(f) of Title 5], to issue the regulations (relating to the provision, occupancy, and availability of quarters and facilities, the determination of rates and charges therefor, and other related matters, as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of that Act) provided for in that sentence.

(25) The authority vested in the President by the first Section of the Act of August 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 745 (5 U.S.C. 70c) [now covered by section 5942 of Title 5], to prescribe the regulations (relating (1) to the rates at which an allowance will be paid to employees of the United States who are assigned to duty, other than temporary duty, as specified in that Section and (2) to defining the areas and groups of positions to which such rates shall apply) provided for in that Section.

(26) The authority vested in the President by Section 44(a) of the Alaska Omnibus Act of June 25, 1959, P.L. 86-70, 73 Stat. 151 [set out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48], to make transitional grants to the State of Alaska; and the authority vested in the President by Section 44(b) of that Act [set out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48], (A) to approve requests of the Governor of Alaska that Federal agencies continue to provide services or facilities in Alaska for an interim period, and (B) to allocate to such agencies the funds necessary to finance the provision of such services or facilities.

(27) The authority vested in the President by Section 45(a) of the Alaska Omnibus Act of June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 152 [set out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48], (A) to determine that any function performed by the Federal Government in Alaska has been terminated or curtailed by the Federal Government and that performance of such function or substantially the same function has been or will be assumed by the State of Alaska, and (B) in his discretion, to transfer and convey to the State of Alaska, without reimbursement, any property or interest in property, real or personal, situated in Alaska and as otherwise described in Section 45(a). The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to affect the authority delegated to the Secretary of the Interior by Executive Order No. 10857 of December 29, 1959 [set out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48], with respect to the transfer and conveyance of property described in Section 2 of that order.

(28) The authority vested in the President by Section 5(e) of the Act of March 18, 1959, P.L. 86-3, 73 Stat. 6 [set out as a note preceding fromer section 491 of Title 48], to determine that certain land or property is no longer needed by the United States, and to convey to the State of Hawaii the land or property which is determined to be no longer needed by the United States.

(29) The authority vested in the President by Sections 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 [now covered by sections 5724a and 5726 of Title 5], to prescribe the regulations (relating, respectively,

to (A) certain expenses in connection with the transfer of a civilian officer or employee from one official station to another, including transfer from one department to another, for permanent duty, (B) certain payments in connection with such transfer, (C) the allowance of nontemporary storage expenses or storage at Government expense in Government-owned facilities (including related transportation and other expenses) of the household goods and personal effects of a civilian officer, employee, or new appointee assigned to a permanent duty station at an isolated location, (D) the payment in whole or in part by the transferor department or by the transferee department of certain allowances and benefits in cases of transfers between departments for reasons of reduction in force or transfer of function, and (E) certain expenses of and benefits for a former officer or employee separated by reason of reduction in force or transfer of function who is re-employed within one year of the date of such separation under described circumstances) provided for in those Sections.

SEC. 2. The following are hereby superseded:

(1) Part I of Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954. (2) Executive Order No. 10559 of September 8, 1954. (3) Executive Order No. 10759 of March 17, 1958. (4) Executive Order No. 10766 of May 1, 1958. (5) Executive Order No. 10790 of November 20, 1958. (6) Executive Order No. 10836 of September 8, 1959. (7) Executive Order No. 10889 of October 5, 1960.

(8) So much of Section 2 of Executive Order No. 10903 of January 9, 1961, as added paragraphs (s), (t), and (u) to Section 1 of Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954. (9) Executive Order No. 10960 of August 21, 1961. (10) Section 2 of Executive Order No. 10970 of October 27, 1961.

(11) Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11012 of March 27, 1962.

(12) Section 2(a) of Executive Order No. 11116 of August 5, 1963.

(13) Executive Order No. 11164 of August 1, 1964. (14) Executive Order No. 11184 of October 13, 1964. SEC. 3. (a) Unless inappropriate, any reference in this Order to any statute or to any provision of any statute shall be deemed to include reference thereto as amended from time to time.

(b) Unless inappropriate, any reference in any Executive order to any Executive order which is superseded by this Order, or to any Executive order provision so superseded, shall hereafter be deemed to refer to this Order or to the provision of Section 1 of this Order, if any, which corresponds to the superseded provision.

SEC. 4. All actions heretofore taken by the President or by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget in respect of the matters affected by the provisions of Section 1 of this Order and in force at the time of the issuance of this Order, including any regulations prescribed or approved by the President or by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget 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 authority conferred by this Order unless sooner terminated by operation of law.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

OFFICE OF Management AND BUDGET The Bureau of the Budget was designated as the Office of Management and Budget and the offices of Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Deputy Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and Assistant Directors of the Bureau of the Budget were designated Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Assistant Directors of the Office of Management and Budget, respectively. Records, property, personnel, and funds of the Bureau of the Budget were transferred to the Office of Management and Budget. See Part I of Reorganization Plan 2 of 1970, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Ex. ORD. No. 11294. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM PER DIEM RATES FOR PERSONNEL IN TRAVEL STATUS

Ex. Ord. No. 11294, Aug. 4, 1966, 31 F.R. 10601, provided: 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. Executive Order No. 10621 of July 1, 1955 [set out as a note under this section], entitled "Delegation of Certain Functions of the President to the Secretary of Defense," is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end of Section 1 thereof:

"(o) The authority vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 166, as amended (5 U.S.C. 836) [now covered by sections 2105, 5701, 5702, and 5707 of Title 5], to establish maximum rates of per diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that such authority pertains to travel status in localities in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and possessions of the United States."

SEC. 2. There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of State the authority vested in the President by Section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 166, as amended (5 U.S.C. 836) [now covered by section 5702 of Title 5], to establish maximum rates of per diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that such authority pertains to travel status in localities in any area (including the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) situated outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and the possessions of the United States.

SEC. 3. Executive Order No. 11230 of June 28, 1965 [set out as a note under this section], entitled "Delegating Certain Functions of the President to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget," as amended, is hereby further amended by substituting for paragraph (9) of Section 1 thereof the following:

"(9) The authority vested in the President by Section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 166 (5 U.S.C. 836) [now covered by sections 2105, 5701, 5702, and 5707 of Title 5], to establish maximum rates of per diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that such authority pertains to travel status of such officers and employees while en route to, from, or between localities situated outside the 48 contiguous states of the United States and the District of Columbia.” SEC. 4. To the extent not heretofore superseded, Executive Order No. 10970 of October 27, 1961, is hereby superseded.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Ex. ORD. No. 11390. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Ex. Ord. No. 11390, Jan. 22, 1968, 33 F.R. 841, provided: 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 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:

(1) The authority vested in the President by section 3539 (a) of title 10, United States Code [now covered by section 711a of Title 10], to detail not more than five commissioned officers of the Army Medical Service for duty with the Service to the Armed Forces Division of the American National Red Cross.

(2) The authority vested in the President by sections 3293 and 8293 of title 10, United States Code, to prescribe an examination concerning the moral, mental, and physical qualifications of chaplains.

(3) The authority vested in the President by sections 3313 and 8313 of title 10, United States Code, to suspend, in time of war or emergency, any provision of law relative to the promotion or mandatory retirement or separation of Regular Army and Regular Air Force commissioned officers.

(4) The authority vested in the President by sections 565, 599, 3450, and 8450 of title 10, United States Code [sections 3450 and 8450 now covered by sections 3449, 5787 (c), and 8449 of Title 10], to suspend, in time of war or emergency, any provision of law relative to promotion and mandatory retirement or separation of warrant officers of the armed forces.

(5) The authority vested in the President by sections 4337 and 9337 of title 10, United States Code, to appoint the chaplains at the United States Military and Air Force Academies.

(6) The authority vested in the President by sections 4302 (a) and 9302(a) of title 10, United States Code, to approve regulations concerning instruction of enlisted members of the Army and Air Force.

(7) The authority vested in the President by sections 3611 and 8611 of title 10, United States Code [now covered by section 121 of Title 10], to prescribe the uniform of the Army and the Air Force.

(8) The authority vested in the President by sections 5139 and 5149 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the retirement of the Chief of the Medical Service Corps, the Deputy Judge Advocate General, and the Assistant Judge Advocate General, of the Navy.

(9) The authority vested in the President by section 6394 (e) of title 10, United States Code, to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, recommendations of boards convened to consider and recommend flag and general officers of the Navy and Marine Corps for retirement.

(10) The authority vested in the President by section 2102(a) of title 10, United States Code, to prescribe regulations governing the establishment and maintenance of senior reserve officers' Training Corps units at civilian educational institutions.

(11) The authority vested in the President by section 123 of title 10, and section 111 of title 32, United States Code, to suspend in time of war or national emergency those provisions cited therein relating to promotion of reserve officers.

(12) The authority vested in the President by section 6398 of title 10, United States Code, to retire certain women officers of the Navy and the Marine Corps.

(13) The authority vested in the President by section 6223 (b) of title 10, United States Code, relating to members of the Marine Corps Band.

(14) The authority vested in the President by section 425 of title 37, United States Code, to approve concert tours of the Navy Band and the Marine Corps Band.

SEC. 2. All actions heretofore taken by or for the President with respect to the matters affected by this order and in force and effect at the time of the issuance of this order, including any regulations prescribed or approved by the President with respect to such matters, shall, except as they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this order, remain in force and effect until amended, modified, or revoked pursuant to the authority conferred by this order.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Ex. ORD. No. 11423. DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE RESPECTING CERTAIN FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED ON UNITED STATES BORDERS

Ex. Ord. No. 11423, Aug. 16, 1968, 33 F.R. 11741, provided: WHEREAS the proper conduct of the foreign relations of the United States requires that executive permission be obtained for the construction and maintenance at the borders of the United States of facilities connecting the United States with a foreign country; and

WHEREAS Such executive permission has from time to time been sought and granted in the form of Presidential permits for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance at the borders of the United States of such border crossing faciliites as water supply and oil pipelines, aerial tramways and cable cars, submarine cables, and lines for the transmission of electric energy; and

WHEREAS Executive Order No. 10485 of September 3, 1953 [set out as a note under section 717b of title 15 and section 824a of title 16], empowers the Federal Power Commission to issue permits for the construction, operation, maintenance, or connection, at the borders of the United States, of facilities for the transmission of electric energy between the United States and a foreign country and for the importation or exportation of natural gas to or from a foreign country; and

WHEREAS Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954 [set out as a note under this section], empowers the Federal Communications Commission to issue and revoke licenses to land submarine cables in the United States; and

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struction and maintenance of other such facilities connecting the United States with a foreign country:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States and in conformity with the provisions of section 301 of title 3, United States Code [this section], it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) Except with respect to facilities covered by Executive Orders No. 10485 and No. 10530, the Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to receive all applications for permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of: (1) pipelines, conveyor belts, and similar facilities for the exportation or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, minerals, or other products to or from a foreign country; (ii) facilities for the exportation or importation of water or sewage to or from a foreign country; (iii) monorails, aerial cable cars, aerial tramways and similar facilities for the transportation of persons or things, or both, to or from a foreign country; and (iv) bridges, to the extent that congressional authorization is not required.

(b) With respect to applications received pursuant to subsection (a) (1) above, the Secretary of State shall request the views of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Transportation, the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning. With respect to applications received pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) above, the Secretary of State shall request the views of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior. With respect to applications received pursuant to subsection (a) (iii) or (iv) above, the Secretary of State shall request the views of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Transportation.

(c) The Secretary of State may also consult with such other department and agency heads and with such state and local government officials as he deems appropriate with respect to each application. All federal government officials consulted by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section shall provide such information and render such assistance as he may request, consistent with their competence and authority.

(d) If the Secretary of State finds, after consideration of the views obtained pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), that issuance of a permit to the applicant would serve the national interest, he shall prepare a permit, in such form and with such terms and conditions as the national interest may in his judgment require, and shall notify the officials required to be consulted under subsection (b) above of his proposed determination that the permit be issued.

(e) If the Secretary of State finds, after consideration of the views obtained pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), that issuance of a permit to the applicant would not serve the national interest, he shall notify the offcials required to be consulted under subsection (b) above of his proposed determination that the application be denied.

(f) The Secretary of State shall issue or deny the permit in accordance with his proposed determination unless, within fifteen days after notification pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) above, an official required to be consulted under subsection (b) above shall notify the Secretary of State that he disagrees with the Secretary's proposed determination and requests the Secretary to refer the application to the President. In the event of such a request, the Secretary of State shall refer the application, together with statements of the views of the several officials involved, to the President for his consideration and final decision.

SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of State may provide for the publication in the Federal Register of notice of receipt of applications, for the receipt of public comments on applications, and for publication in the Federal Register of notice of issuance or denial of applications.

(b) The Secretary of State is authorized to issue such further rules and regulations, and to prescribe such further procedures, as he may from time to time deem necessary or desirable for the exercise of the authority conferred upon him by this order.

SEC. 3. The authority of the Secretary of State hereunder is supplemental to, and does not supersede, existing authorities or delegations relating to importation, exportation, transmission, or transportation to or from a foreign country. All permits heretofore issued with respect to matters described in section 1 of this order, and in force at the time of issuance of this order, and all permits issued hereunder, shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms unless and until modified, amended, suspended, or revoked by the President or, upon compliance with the procedures provided for in this order, by the Secretary of State.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

8302. Scope of delegation of functions.

The authority conferred by this chapter shall apply to any function vested in the President by law if such law does not affirmatively prohibit delegation of the performance of such function as herein provided for, or specifically designate the officer or officers to whom it may be delegated. This chapter shall not be deemed to limit or derogate from any existing or inherent right of the President to delegate the performance of functions vested in him by

law, and nothing herein shall be deemed to require express authorization in any case in which such an official would be presumed in law to have acted by authority or direction of the President. (Added Oct.

31, 1951, ch. 655, § 10, 65 Stat. 712.)

SIMILAR PROVISIONS; REPEAL; SAVING CLAUSE For similar provisions contained in prior law, and sav ing clause in connection therewith, see note preceding section 301 of this title.

§ 303. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term "function" embraces any duty, power, responsibility, authority, or discretion vested in the President or other officer concerned, and the terms "perform” and “performance" may be construed to mean "exercise". (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 section 301 of this title.

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Amendment of State Constitutions to remove legal impediment to the assumption of civil and criminal jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of section 1162 of Title 18 and section 1360 of Title 28, see act Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 505, § 6, 67 Stat. 590, set out as a note under section 1360 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Consent of United States to other States to assume jurisdiction with respect to criminal offenses or civil causes of action, or with respect to both, as provided for in section 1162 of Title 18 and section 1360 of Title 28, see act Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 505, § 7, 67 Stat. 590, set out as a note under section 1360 of Title 28.

Chapter 1.-THE FLAG

union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field. (July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 642.)

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 10798

Ex. Ord. No. 10798, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 79, which prescribed proportions and sizes of flags until July 4, 1960, was revoked by section 33 of Ex. Ord. No. 10834, set out as a note under this section.

Ex. ORD. No. 10834. PROPORTIONS AND SIZES OF FLAGS AND POSITION OF STARS

Ex. Ord. No. 10834, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6865, provided: WHEREAS the State of Hawaii has this day been admitted into the Union; and

WHEREAS section 2 of title 4 of the United States Code provides as follows: "On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission."; and

WHEREAS the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 377), as amended [5 U.S.C., chap. 11C; 40 U.S.C., chap. 10; 41 U.S.C., chap. 4; 44 U.S.C., chap. 11] authorizes the President to prescribe policies and directives governing the procurement and utilization of property by executive agencies; and

WHEREAS the interests of the Government require that orderly and reasonable provision be made for various matters pertaining to the flag and that appropriate regulations governing the procurement and utilization of national flags and union jacks by executive agencies be prescribed:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended [5 U.S.C., chap. 11C; 40 U.S.C., chap. 10; 41 U.S.C., chap. 4; 44 U.S.C., chap. 23, 25, 29, 31, 33], it is hereby ordered as follows:

PART I-DESIGN OF THE FLAG

SECTION 1. The flag of the United States shall have thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white, and a union consisting of white stars on a field of blue.

SEC. 2. The positions of the stars in the union of the flag and in the union jack shall be as indicated on the attachment to this order, which is hereby made a part of this order.

SEC. 3. The dimensions of the constituent parts of the flag shall conform to the proportions set forth in the attachment referred to in section 2 of this order.

PART II-REGULATIONS GOVERNING EXECUTIVE AGENCIES SEC. 21. The following sizes of flags are authorized for executive agencies:

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1. Flag; stripes and stars on.

2. Same; additional stars.

3. Use of flag for advertising purposes; mutilation of flag.