Executive Order 9055—Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to Contracts of the Interior Department

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 Department of the Interior, with respect to all contracts made or to be made by that Department; and subject to the limitations and regulations contained in such Executive Order, I hereby authorize the Secretary of the Interior, and such officers, employees, and agencies as he may designate, to perform and exercise, as to their respective agencies, 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.

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
February 10, 1942.