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Executive Office of the President
Federal agency
What it does
Under authority of the Reorganization Act of 1939 (5 U.S.C. 133-133r, 133t note), various agencies were transferred to the Executive Office of the President by the President's Reorganization Plans I and II of 1939 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 1, 1939. Executive Order 8248 of September 8, 1939, established the divisions of the Executive Office and defined their functions. Subsequently, Presidents have used Executive orders, reorganization plans, and legislative initiatives to reorganize the Executive Office to make its composition compatible with the goals of their administrations.
Where it sits
Recent actions
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument
The American Declaration of Freedom in Space
Anti-Communism Week, 2026
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Threat From Securities Investments That Finance Certain Companies of the People's Republic of China
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran