Executive Order 9739—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Payment of Expenses of Transportation of Civilian Officers and Employees Transferred Incident to the Return of Departmental Functions to the Seat of Government

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, approved May 18, 1946 (Public Law 384-79th Congress), under the heading "Federal Works Agency-Public Buildings Administration," it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The provisions of Executive Order No. 8588 of November 7, 1940, as amended, prescribing regulations governing the payment of expenses of transportation of household goods and personal effects of certain civilian officers and employees of the United States, and the provisions of Part II of Executive Order No. 9587 of July 6, 1945, prescribing regulations governing the payment of expenses of transportation of the immediate families of certain civilian officers and employees of the Government, are hereby made applicable with respect to the payment of expenses of transportation of civilian officers and employees incident to the return of departmental functions to the seat of government as authorized by the said Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946: Provided, That the weight limitation on household effects and other personal property of such officers and employees shall be 7,000 pounds gross if uncrated, instead of 5,000 pounds, and 8,750 pounds gross if crated, instead of 6,250 pounds. SECTION 2. With respect to the said employees transferred to the seat of government prior to approval of the said Act, the provisions of the Act shall apply only to those whose positions were transferred to the seat of government subsequent to October 11, 1944. This order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, June 20, 1946