Executive Order 11257—Delegating to the Civil Service Commission Certain Authority Relating to Severance Pay Under the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1965

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code and Sections 9 (b) (8) and 9(c) of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1965, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 11228 of June 14, 1965, entitled "Providing for the performance by the Civil Service Commission of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of the President," be, and it is hereby, amended by inserting the following at the end of Section 1 thereof:

"(4) The authority vested in the President by Section 9 (b) (8) of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1965 (approved October 29, 1965) to prescribe rules and regulations excluding officers or employees from the application of Section 9 of that Act.

"(5) The authority vested in the President by Section 9(c) of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1965 to prescribe rules and regulations governing severance pay."

Rules and regulations prescribed in pursuance of the amendments made by this order may be made effective on any date not earlier than the date of enactment of the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1965.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

The White House

November 13, 1965