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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-11-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to the United States Treasury Department." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪1799), the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the Federal Civil Defense Act, as amended, Executive Order No.
Exec. Order No. 11746, Richard Nixon (Nov 7, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11746-assigning-emergency-preparedness-functions-the-united-states.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958 (72 Stat. 1799), the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and the Federal Civil Defense Act, as amended, Executive Order No. 11490 of October 28, 1969, is amended by substituting the following for paragraph (13) of Section 301 in Part 3—Department of the Treasury: "(13) administration of customs laws, tax laws, the laws on control of alcohol, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and firearms, and Title XI (Regulation of Explosives) of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (Title 18, U.S.C., Chapter 40);" RICHARD NIXON The White House, November 7, 1973.
