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Executive Order 11561—Delegation of Certain Authority Under Title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act
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, the authority conferred upon the President by that portion of section 833 (c) (2) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2994b (c) (2)) which reads "except as otherwise determined by the President" is hereby delegated as follows: (1) To the Civil Service Commission to the extent that such authority is with respect to the laws administered by the Commission, and (2) to the Secretary of State to the extent that such authority is with respect to the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended.
RICHARD NIXON
The White House
September 25, 1970
NOTE: Executive Order 11561 was not issued in the form of a White House press release.
Richard Nixon, Executive Order 11561—Delegation of Certain Authority Under Title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/256682