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On the recordMay 20, 2012
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 3345et seq., it is hereby ordered that:
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Executive Order 13613—Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Commerce

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