On the recordMay 12, 2010
This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by any party against the United States.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law…”
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Executive Order 13542—Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
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