Executive Orders
Executive Order 12045--Relating to the Domestic Policy Staff, the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, and the Economic Opportunity Council
Source: The provisions of Executive Order 12045 of Mar. 27, 1978, appear at 43 FR 13347, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 157, unless otherwise noted.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including Section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101 (October 21, 1977)), Section 202 of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, in order to provide for transfers of the functions of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, the Domestic Council, and the Economic Opportunity Council, and the abolition of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, and Domestic Council, and the Economic Opportunity Council, and for other purposes, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. (a) The transfer of all functions of the Domestic Council, as provided by Section 5D of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.
(b) The redesignation of the Domestic Council Staff as the Domestic Policy Staff1 and the other provisions of Section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), are hereby effective.
(c) The abolition of the Domestic Council, as provided by Section 3A of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.
(d) The Domestic Policy Staff shall perform such functions as the President may from time to time direct.
Sec. 2. (a) The transfer of all functions of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy and its Director, as provided by Section 5C of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.
(b) The abolition of the Office of Drug Abuse Policy, as provided by Section 3B of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.
(c) The Domestic Policy Staff shall assist the President in the performance of the functions transferred by Section 5C of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101).
Sec. 3. (a) The transfer of all functions of the Economic Opportunity Council, as provided by Section 5G of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.
(b) The abolition of the Economic Opportunity Council, as provided by Section 3D Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101), is hereby effective.
Sec. 4. All provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (42 FR 56101) not made effective on or prior to the effective date of this Order are hereby effective.
Sec. 5. The records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, available or to be made available, which relate to the functions transferred, assigned, or delegated as provided in this Order are hereby transferred as appropriate.
Sec. 6. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make such determinations, issue such orders, and take all actions necessary or appropriate to effectuate the transfers or reassignments provided in this Order, including the transfer of funds, records, property, and personnel.
Sec. 7. This Order shall be effective March 26, 1978.
1Editorial note: Redesignated as the Office of Policy Development in 1981.