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Executive Order 13724

Amending Executive Order 12137

This executive order delegates authority to adopt, alter, and use the Peace Corps official seal or emblem to the Peace Corps Director, and removes a prior provision (section 1-301(e)) from the original 1979 order. It is a narrow administrative delegation with no policy changes to Peace Corps operations.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 22021

Key directives

  • Delegate functions of adopting, altering, and using Peace Corps official seal or emblem to Director of the Peace Corps
  • Delete section 1-301(e) from Executive Order 12137

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of seal/emblem authority to Peace Corps Director takes effect

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Minimal tension: purely internal administrative housekeeping with no external stakeholders affected
  • No legal uncertainty: authority clearly grounded in section 19 of Peace Corps Act
Executive Order 13724: Amending Executive Order 12137 · Executive Orders