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Jimmy Carter: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to enlarge…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 1979
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to enlarge the membership of the Energy Coordinating Committee, Section 1-102 of Executive Order No. 12083 of September 27, 1978, is hereby amended by adding in alphabetical order the following: .(x) The Director of the Community Services Administration."(y) The Chairman of the Council on Wage and Price Stability.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Executive Order 12121—Energy Coordinating Committee

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