Harry S. Truman photo

Executive Order 10205—Amending Executive Order No. 10182 Relating to the Appointment of Certain Persons Under the Defense Production Act of 1950

January 16, 1951

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Defense Production Act of 1950, approved September 8, 1950 (Public Law 774, 81st Congress), it is hereby ordered, effective November 21, 1950, as follows:

1. Subsection 101(a) of Executive Order No. 10182 of November 21, 1950, is amended to read as follows:

SECTION 101. (a) The head of any department or agency delegated or assigned functions under the Act is hereby delegated the authority provided by subsection 710(b) of the Act to employ persons of outstanding experience and ability without compensation. Authority to employ persons under this subsection 101(a) in any such department or agency shall not be redelegated by the head of such department or agency.

2. Subsection 201(d) of the said Executive Order No. 10182 is amended to read as follows:

(d) In the case of appointments under subsection 101(a) hereof, exemption hereunder shall not extend to the receipt or payment of salary in connection with the appointee's Government service hereunder from any source other than the private employer of the appointee at the time of his appointment hereunder.

3. that part of section 301 of the said Executive Order No. 10182 which precedes paragraph (a) thereof is amended to read as follows:

SECTION 301. Appointments under subsection 101(a) of this order to positions other than advisory or consultative shall be supported by written certification by the head of the employing department or agency:

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 16, 1951

Harry S Truman, Executive Order 10205—Amending Executive Order No. 10182 Relating to the Appointment of Certain Persons Under the Defense Production Act of 1950 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/278305

Simple Search of Our Archives