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Harry Truman: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 8, 1950, Public Law 673, 81st Congress, I hereby authorize…

On the recordDecember 20, 1950
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of August 8, 1950, Public Law 673, 81st Congress, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make without the approval of the President such regulations with the force and effect of law as may be necessary to carry out the powers vested in him by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (& U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10199—Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to Make Without the Approval of the President, Regulations...

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