Executive Order 9857-B—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9734 of June 6, 1946, Establishing the President's Certificate of Merit

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 9734 of June 6, 1946, which established the President's Certificate of Merit and prescribed rules governing the award thereof, be, and it is hereby, amended by the addition thereto of the following paragraph:

The President's Certificate of Merit shall not be awarded for any act or service performed subsequent to the cessation of hostilities of World War II, as proclaimed by Proclamation No. 2714 of December 31, 1946, and no proposals for such award submitted after June 30, 1947, shall be considered by the Medal for Merit Board.

HARRY S. TRUMAN

THE WHITE HOUSE,

May 27, 1947