Franklin D. Roosevelt

Executive Order 9058—Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to Contracts of the Tennessee Valley Authority

February 12, 1942

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress entitled "An Act to expedite the prosecution of the war effort", approved December 18, 1941, and as President of the United States, and deeming that such action will facilitate the prosecution of the war, I hereby extend the provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to the Tennessee Valley Authority with respect to all contracts made or to be made by it; and subject to the limitations and regulations contained in such Executive order, I hereby authorize the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and such officers and employees as said Board may designate, to perform and exercise, as to the Tennessee Valley Authority, all of the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission by such Executive order.

Signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
February 12, 1942.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 9058—Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to Contracts of the Tennessee Valley Authority Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/210780

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