Executive Order 9915—Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the Authority Vested in the President by Section 4(b) of the Joint Resolution Approved December 30, 1947

By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 4(b) and 5 of the Joint Resolution approved December 30, 1947, entitled "Joint Resolution to aid in the stabilization of commodity prices, to aid in further stabilizing the economy of the United States, and for other purposes," and as President of the United States, the powers, authority, and discretion vested in the President under section 4(b) of the aforesaid joint resolution, reviving and reenacting Title III of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, for certain purposes, are hereby included within the powers, authority, and discretion delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture under Executive Order No. 9280 of December 5, 1942 (7 F.R. 10179), as amended or modified by Executive Orders No. 9322 of March 26, 1943 (8 F.R. 3807), No. 9334 of April 19, 1943 (8 F.R. 5423) and No. 9577 of June 29, 1945 (10 F.R. 8087).

The said Executive orders are modified accordingly.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

December 30, 1947