Executive Order 9264—Extension of the Provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to Contracts of the Department of Commerce

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (Public Law 354, 77th Congress), 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 Commerce with respect to all contracts made or to be made by it relating to the prosecution of the war; and subject to the limitations and regulations contained in such Executive Order, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Commerce and such other officers as he may designate, to perform and exercise, as to the Department of Commerce, 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,
November 5, 1942.