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Executive Order 12943

Further Amendment to Executive Order No. 11755

This executive order makes two technical amendments to Executive Order 11755 regarding federal acquisition of small cost items from prison industries. It updates statutory citations from repealed provisions to current law (sections 3621 and 3622 of title 18) and transfers responsibility from the Attorney General to the Bureau of Prisons. It also exempts micropurchases under $2,500 from the order's requirements.

Federal Register 59 FR 64553
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Key directives

  • Replace 'section 4082 of title 18, the Attorney General' with 'sections 3621 and 3622 of title 18, the Bureau of Prisons' in EO 11755 preamble
  • Add subsection (c) to section 1 of EO 1175 exempting purchases under micropurchase authority (section 32 of Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act)

Timeline

Immediate

  • Updated statutory citations take effect
  • Bureau of Prisons assumes role previously held by Attorney General
  • Micropurchase exemption applies

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Micropurchase threshold ($2,500 at time) may have changed since 1994; current applicability depends on subsequent statutory adjustments
  • Statutory citation update suggests prior EO had become legally obsolete due to 1984 criminal code reorganization (18 U.S.C. chapter 306 repeal)
  • Minimal policy substance; primarily technical conformity amendment
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