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On the recordJanuary 17, 1991
This order is intended to improve the internal management of the executive branch, and is not intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, if officers, or any person.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Executive Order 12743—Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

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