instead of four years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring prior to the expiration of the term of his predecessor shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. SEC. 5. The members of the Board shall serve as such without additional compensation. The Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, or his designated representative, shall serve as Executive Secretary of the Board, and the Civil Service Commission is requested to furnish the Board the necessary staff and other services. SEC. 6. The Board shall advise and assist the President in the selection of persons to whom the award shall be tendered. In performing its functions, the Board shall carefully review recommendations submitted to it and decide which of them, if any, warrant presentation to the President, and shall transmit to the President, for his consideration, the names of those persons deemed by it to merit the award, together with its reasons therefor. Recipients for the award shall be selected by the President. SEC. 7. Recommendations for the award may be made by the heads of executive departments and agencies. Each recommendation shall be made personally by the head of the department or agency in which the proposed recipient of the award is employed, and shall be submitted, with appropriate supporting material, to the Board for its consideration. SEC. 8. The Board shall be guided in the performance of its functions by the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 304 of the Government Employees Incentive Awards Act, and by criteria and procedures established by it with the approval of the President. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) The significance and importance of the contribution to the Government or the public interest shall be so outstanding or exceptional that, in the opinion of the Board, the officer or employee is deserving of greater public commendation and official recognition than that which can be accorded by the head of the department or agency in which he is employed. (b) Awards shall be made only to civilian career officers or employees of the Government, or to officers or employees EXECUTIVE ORDER 10718 DELEGATING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE THE RATES OR TARIFFS OF FEES FOR OFFICIAL SERVICES AT UNITED STATES EMBASSIES, LEGATIONS, AND CONSULATES 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 hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of State the authority vested in the President by section 1745 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U. S. C. 1201) to prescribe, from time to time, the rates or tariffs of fees to be charged for official services, and to designate what shall be regarded as official services, besides such as are expressly declared by law, in the business of the several embassies, legations, and consulates, and to adapt the same, by such differences as may be necessary or proper, to each embassy, legation, or consulate. SEC. 2. This order shall not operate to amend, supersede, or terminate any rates or tariffs of fees, designations, or adaptations prescribed or made under authority of the said section 1745 and in force immediately prior to the issuance of this order; but authority to amend, supersede, or terminate the same, and to prescribe regulations necessary or desirable for the implementation of rates or tariffs of fees, designations, or adaptations heretofore or hereafter prescribed or made, shall be deemed to be included within the authority delegated by section 1 of this order. SEC. 3 The rates or tariffs of fees and the regulations prescribed and any other actions taken by the Secretary of State under authority of this order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, June 27, 1957. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10719 RESTORING CERTAIN LANDS OF THE SCHOFIELD BARRACKS MILITARY RESERVATION TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII WHEREAS certain lands in WaianaeUka, District of Wahiawa, and Waikakalaua, District of Ewa, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, which form a part of the public lands ceded and transferred to the United States under the joint resolution of annexation of July 7, 1898, 30 Stat. 750, were reserved for military purposes by Executive order of July 20, 1899, as modified by Executive Orders No. 1137 of November 15, 1909, No. 1242 of August 23, 1910, No. 2800 of February 4, 1918, No. 4274 of July 25, 1925, No. 4351 of December 2, 1925, No. 5771 of January 4, 1932, No. 6570 of January 20, 1934, No. 9995 of September 2, 1948,1 No. 10454 of May 18, 1953,' and No. 10665 of April 23, 19563; and WHEREAS the hereinafter-described parcel of such lands is desired by the Territory of Hawaii as a site for a public school; and WHEREAS it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that it be restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows: Subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, the following-described parcel of land comprising a part of the Schofield Barracks Military Reservation, located on the Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, is hereby restored to the possession, use, and control of the Territory of Hawaii: Being a portion of U. S. Military Reservation of Schofield Barracks (Presidential Executive Order No. 2800, dated February 4, 1918), situate at WaianaeUka, Wahiawa, Oahu, T. H. Beginning at the East corner of this parcel of land and on the Southwest side of Ayres Avenue, the coordinates of the said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "MAILI", being 8,175.34 feet South and 13,088.28 feet East, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true South: 1. 24° 32′ 45'-164.00 feet along remainder of U. S. Military Reservation of Schofield Barracks; 2. 85° 54'-236.71 feet along same; 5. 64° 21'-352.76 feet along same; 13 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp. 23 CFR, 1953 Supp. 33 CFR, 1956 Supp. 6. 151° 12′-431.72 feet along the Northeast side of Waianae Avenue along remainder of U. S. Military Reservation of Schofield Barracks; 7. 226° 11' 45'-298.74 feet along the Southeast side of Ayres Avenue along remainder of U. S. Military Reservation of Schofield Barracks; 8. Thence along the South Side of Ayres Avenue along remainder of U. S. Military Reservation of Schofield Barracks on a curve to the right with a radius of 364.00 feet, the chord azimuth and distance being 260° 22′ 15'', 408.92 feet; 9. 294° 32' 45''-622.80 feet along the Southwest side of Ayres Avenue along remainder of U. S. Military Reservation of Schofield Barracks to the point of beginning; and containing an area of 10.666 acres, excepting and reserving to the United States perpetual easements for existing utilities. Together with a right-of-way for ingress, egress, and regress along Ayres Avenue, Waianae Avenue, and McCormack Road to the Territorial Highway of Kaukonahua Road. The use of the said rightof-way shall be subject to such security regulations as may be declared by the officer having immediate jurisdiction over the military reservation. Reserving, however, to the United States of America all rights-of-way for existing utility lines located in, on, over, or across the above-described property. Unless and until otherwise permitted by the Department of the Army, the parcel of land hereinabove described shall be used for public-school purposes only, and in the event the said land is used for other purposes, in whole or in part, and such other use shall continue for a period of sixty days after notice to cease and desist therefrom, then the said parcel of land shall revert to the jurisdiction and control of the Department of the Army as a part of the Schofield Barracks Military Reservation. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 3, 1957. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10720 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10678,' PLACING CERTAIN MATTERS Under THE ADMINISTRATION OR JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL FACILITIES CORPORATION WHEREAS pursuant to law the Secretary of the Treasury was authorized by Executive Order No. 10539 of June 22, 121 F. R. 7199; 3 CFR, 1956 Spupp. 1954, to cause the Federal Facilities Corporation to be organized; and WHEREAS the Secretary of the Treasury created the said corporation by charter dated June 30, 1954 (19 F. R. 4041); and WHEREAS the said charter provided, in part, that the management of the corporation should be vested in an Administrator, who should be appointed by, and be subject to the direction and supervision of, the Secretary of the Treasury, and should receive the salary fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury; and WHEREAS the Secretary of the Treasury has now amended the said charter to provide that the management of the corporation shall be vested in a Director, who shall be appointed by, and be subject to the direction and supervision of, the Administrator of General Services, and receive the salary fixed by the Administrator of General Services; and WHEREAS such amendment of the said charter has my approval; and WHEREAS section 4 of Executive Order No. 10678 of September 20, 1956, now provides that "All matters placed under the administration or jurisdiction of the Corporation by sections 1 and 3 of this order shall be subject to direction and control by the Secretary of the Treasury": NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered, effective as of the close of June 30, 1957, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 4 of Executive Order No. 10678 of September 20, 1956 (21 F. R. 7199), is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the words "Secretary of the Treasury" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Administrator of General Services." SEC. 2. The certificates and other documents referred to in section 8 of the charter of the Federal Facilities Corporation shall be assigned and delivered by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Administrator of General Services. SEC. 3. Any provisions of any prior Executive orders inconsistent with the foregoing provisions of this order are hereby amended accordingly. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 11, 1957. 23 CFR, 1954 Supp. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10721 THE HONORABLE WALTER F. GEORGE As a mark of respect to the memory of The Honorable Walter F. George, it is hereby ordered, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Proclamation 3044 of March 1, 1954,1 that until interment the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff on all buildings, grounds, and naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 5, 1957 EXECUTIVE ORDER 10722 AMENDMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10590, ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT POLICY 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 ordered that section 1 of Executive Order No. 10590 of January 18, 1955, entitled "Establishing the President's Committee on Government Employment Policy" be, and it is hereby, amended to read 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 seven 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, (d) one representative of the Department of Defense, to be designated by the Secretary of Defense, and (e) three 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. Four members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, provided that at 13 CFR, 1954 Supp. 23 CFR, 1955 Supp. least one public member (or alternate public member) and one non-public member are 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." DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 5, 1957. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10723 CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE GENERAL MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK REPRESENTING THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD, NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY, BROOKLYN EASTERN DISTRICT TERMINAL, JAY STREET CONNECTING RAILROAD, NEW YORK DOCK RAILWAY, BUSH TERMINAL RAILROAD, BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY, THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY, READING COMPANY, DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAILROAD, AND THE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY, AND CERTAIN OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WHEREAS a dispute exists between the General Managers' Association of New York representing the New York Central Railroad, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Jay Street Connecting Railroad, New York Dock Railway, Bush Terminal Railroad, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, the Pennsylvania Railroad, Erie Railroad Company, Reading Company, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, and the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, carriers, and certain of their employees represented by the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, Inc., a labor organization; and WHEREAS this dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended; and WHEREAS this dispute, in the judgment of the National Mediation Board, threatens substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service; NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 160), I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate the said dispute. No member of the said board shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railway employees or any carrier. The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to the said dispute within thirty days from the date of this order. As provided by section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from this date and for thirty days after the board has made its report to the President, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by the General Managers' Association of New York representing the New York Central Railroad, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Jay Street Connecting Railroad, New York Dock Railway, Bush Terminal Railroad, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, the Pennsylvania Railroad, Erie Railroad Company, Reading Company, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, and the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, carriers, or by their employees, in the conditions out of which the said dispute arose. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, August 6, 1957. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10724 By virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 631) and the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby established a Career Executive Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) which shall be composed of five members, not more than three of whom shall be members of the same political party and one of whom shall be designated by the President as Chairman of the Committee, as follows: (a) Three members appointed by the President. (b) A representative of the United States Civil Service Commission. (c) A representative of the President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization. SEC. 2. After taking into consideration the views of the departments and agencies and making such inquiries as it deems appropriate, the Committee shall develop specific recommendations with respect to the establishment of a Career Executive Program within the civil-service system. The Committee shall prepare proposed legislation, Executive orders, and regulations necessary to establish a clear policy and plan for the operation of the Career Executive Program recommended by the Committee. SEC. 3. The objectives of the Career Executive Program recommended by the Committee shall be to facilitate the more efficient operations of the Federal Government through: (a) Improvement of the Civil Service system to better meet the special needs and problems of the Federal Government in the selection, compensation and effective use of its top career civil servants. (b) Making the civil service more attractive as a career to able men and women. (c) Providing for the planned development of employees at all levels to increase the number of individuals qualified to meet the standards of the Career Executive Program. SEC. 4. The Committee shall develop its recommendations in accordance with sound merit-system principles, and shall be guided by the following: (a) All selections and promotions should be on a merit basis and no political test or qualification shall be required or given consideration. (b) High qualitative standards should be applied for selection and promotion requiring appropriate training and experience in the field or departmental service and in staff or operating positions. (c) Only career civil servants should be eligible for participation. (d) Selection into the Career Executive Program (1) should be from among employees who have experience of an administrative or managerial nature, rather than those having highly specialized backgrounds whose work has not regularly required the application of either administrative experience or |