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Bill Clinton: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and in order…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 1995
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and in order to amend Executive Order No. 12898, it is hereby ordered that section 1-103(e) of that order is amended by deleting the phrase 'Within 12 months of the date of this order,' and inserting the phrase 'By March 24, 1995,' in lieu thereof
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 12948—Amendment to Executive Order No. 12898

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