Services Administration, to be used, employed, and expended in connection with the functions transferred by the provisions of this reorganization plan, the records and property now being used or held in connection with such functions, the personnel employed in connection with such functions, and the unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available for use in connection with such functions. Such further measures and dispositions as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to be necessary in order to effectuate the transfers provided for in this section shall be carried out in such manner as the Director shall direct and by such agencies as he shall designate.

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TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Executive Order 11725

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958, Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973, the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.), the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4401, et seq.), and Section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SEC. 3. All authority vested in the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness as of June 30, 1973, by Executive order, proclamation, or other directive issued by or on behalf of the President or otherwise, other than that specified in section 1 (relating to disaster relief), and section 2 (relating to import investigations) of this order, is hereby transferred to the Administrator of General Services who shall exercise such authority in conformance with such guidance as may be provided by the National Security Council and, with respect to the economic and disposal aspects of stockpiling of strategic and critical materials by the Council on Economic Policy. Those functions include, but are not limited to functions under

(1) Executive Order No. 10242 of May 8, 1951, relating to employment of certain part-time and temporary advisory personnel under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950;

(2) Executive Order No. 10296 of October 2, 1951, as amended, relating to the designation of critical defense housing areas pursuant to section 101 of the Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951, 42 U.S.C. 1591;

(3) Executive Order No. 10421 of December 31, 1952, as amended, relating to the protection of facilities important to the national security;

(4) Executive Order No. 10480 of August 14, 1953, as amended, relating to the administration of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended;

(5) Executive Order No. 10494 of October 14, 1953, relating to the liquidation of the Economic Stabilization Agency created under the Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended;

(6) Executive Order No. 10601 of March 21, 1955 (section 3), relating to the designation of strategic materials to be acquired in return for surplus agricultural commodities (Supplemental Stockpile);

(7) Executive Order No. 10634 of August 25, 1955, relating to loans under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to defense facilities damaged by a major disaster;

(8) Executive Order No. 10705 of April 17, 1957, relating to the radio stations during time of war (see Executive Order No. 11556 of September 4, 1970);

(9) Executive Order No. 10900 of January 5, 1961, relating to the Supplemental Stockpile;

(10) Executive Order No. 10952 of July 20, 1961, relating to civil defense function;

(11) Executive Order No. 10958 of August 14, 1961, relating to civil defense functions;

(12) Executive Order No. 11051 of September 27, 1962 (except sections 404(a) and 405), relating to nonmilitary emergency preparedness planning, particularly under the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, and related functions under the Defense Production Act of 1950, the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act, the Supplemental Stockpile and the Buy American Act;

(13) Executive Order No. 11179 of September 22, 1964, relating to the National Defense Executive Reserve;

(14) Executive Order No. 11415 of June 24, 1968, relating to the National Health Resources Advisory Committee;

(15) Executive Order No. 11490 of October 28, 1969, relating to the assignment of emergency preparedness functions to Federal departments and agencies;

(16) Executive Order No. 11556 of September 4, 1970, relating to telecommunications contingency planning;

(17) Section 203(n) of the Federal Property and Administration Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 484(n)), relating to the disposal of surplus property;

(18) All other incidental authority relating to matters described in paragraphs (1) through (17) of this section that has been vested in the Office of Emergency Preparedness or the Director thereof by the President by Executive order, proclamation, letter, memorandum, or other form of directive, or otherwise.

SEC. 4. All rules, regulations, orders, determinations, permits, contracts, certifications, licenses, and privileges (including all delegations of authority and delegations of authority to redelegate) which have been issued, made, granted or allowed to become effective by the President, the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, or the Office of Emergency Preparedness or any official thereof, in the performance of functions which are transfered by this order and which are in effect at the time this order takes effect, shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked by the President, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Administrator of General Services, as the case may be, or other authorized officials, or by operation of law.

SEC. 5. Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 703 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2153), the Administrator is