By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to add a member of the Marine Corps to the Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission, it is hereby ordered that the third paragraph of Executive Order No. 9080 of February 27, 1942, as amended by Executive Order No. 10692 of December 22, 1956, is further amended to read as follows:
"The United States membership of the Commission shall consist of an Army member, a Navy member, an Air Force member, and a Marine Corps member, each of whom shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense and serve during the pleasure of the Secretary. The Secretary shall designate from among the United States members the chairman thereof and may designate alternate United States members of the Commission.".
RONALD REAGAN
The White House,
August 6, 1982.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:17 p.m., August 6, 1982]
Ronald Reagan, Executive Order 12377—Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/246397