Executive Order 11272—To Except Employees of the Postal Field Service From Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 10358, as Amended by Executive Order No. 11226, Relating to the Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 10358 of June 9, 1952, as amended by Executive Order No. 11226 of May 27, 1965, entitled "Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies," is hereby further amended

(1) by changing section 1 to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. Except as provided in section 10, this Order shall apply to all executive departments, independent agencies, and Government-owned or Government-controlled corporations, including their field services."

(2) by adding a new section 10 as follows:

"SEC. 10. The provisions of sections 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 of this Order shall not apply to the postal field service, and the Postmaster General shall provide by regulation for equivalent benefits for all employees of the postal field service."

SEC. 2. The amendments to Executive Order No. 10358, as amended, ordered by section 1 of this Order shall be effective upon issuance of this Order.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

The White House

February 23, 1966