Executive Order 13321

Appointments During National Emergency

Ordered by George W. Bush on December 17, 2003

Summary

Invokes emergency appointments authority under U.S. law, granting the Secretary of Defense power to make temporary military appointments during the national emergency declared after September 11, 2001. Specifies no additional rights or benefits enforceable by parties against the government. Requires transmission to Congress and publication in Federal Register.

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