Executive Order 11603

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612, as amended; 22 U.S.C. 2501-2523) and section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

{{SECTION|SEC. 101.|SECTION 101}}. AUTHORITY.
The Peace Corps, established as an agency in the Department of State pursuant to Executive Order No. 10924 of March 1, 1961 (26 F.R. 1789), and continued in existence in that Department under the Peace Corps Act (hereafter in this part referred to as the Act) pursuant to section 102 of Executive Order No. 11041 of August 6, 1962 (27 F.R. 7859), is hereby transferred to the agency created by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1971 and designated as ACTION. The Director of ACTION (hereinafter referred to as the Director) shall provide for its continuance under the Act as a component of that agency.

{{SECTION|SEC. 104.|SEC. 104}}.
There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of State, with respect to laws administered by him, and to the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, with respect to the laws administered by the Commission, the function conferred upon the President by that portion of section 5(f)(1)(B) of the Act which reads ‘‘except as otherwise determined by the President’’ (relating to disallowance of credit for service as a volunteer in determining rights of former volunteers under the Civil Service and Foreign Service Systems).

{{SECTION|SEC. 201.|SEC. 201}}. RESERVATION OF FUNCTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT.
There are hereby excluded from the delegation made by Part I of this Order the following-described powers and functions of the President:

{{SECTION|SEC. 301.|SEC. 301}}. PERSONNEL.
Persons appointed, employed, or assigned under section 7(a) of the Act shall not, unless otherwise agreed by the agency in which such benefits may be exercised, be entitled to the benefits provided by section 528 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 in cases in which their service under the appointment, employment, or assignment exceeds thirty months.

{{SECTION|SEC. 302.|SEC. 302}}. DETERMINATION.
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Act, it is hereby determined to be in furtherance of the purposes of the Act that functions authorized thereby may be performed without regard to the applicable laws specified in sections 1 and 2 and with or without consideration as specified in section 3 of Executive Order No. 11223 of May 12, 1965, but, except as may be inappropriate, subject to limitations set forth in that Order.

{{SECTION|SEC. 303.|SEC. 303}}. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

 * Provided, That the Director may establish such additional standards and procedures with respect to the employment or assignment to duties of Volunteers as he may deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Act.

{{SECTION|SEC. 304.|SEC. 304}}. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Part, the words ‘‘Volunteers,’’ ‘‘functions,’’ ‘‘United States,’’ and ‘‘United States Government agency’’ shall have the same meanings, respectively as they have under the Act.

{{SECTION|SEC. 401.|SEC. 401}}.
The National Voluntary Action Program to encourage and stimulate more widespread and effective voluntary action for solving public domestic problems, established in Executive Order No. 11470 of May 26, 1969, is hereby transferred to ACTION. That program shall supplement corresponding action by private and other non-Federal organizations such as the National Center for Voluntary Action. As used in Parts IV and V of this Order, the term ‘‘voluntary action’’ means the contribution or application of non-governmental resources of all kinds (time, money, goods, services, and skills) by private and other organizations of all types (profit and nonprofit, national and local, occupational, and altruistic) and by individual citizens.

{{SECTION|SEC. 402.|SEC. 402}}.
In addition to the functions assigned to the Peace Corps National Advisory Council by section 12 of the Peace Corps Act, the Council shall, upon, the request of the Director, advise and assist him with respect to any function assigned to him by Reorganization Plan No. 1 or this Order and, to the extent permitted by law, shall perform such other duties as the Director may from time to time prescribe. In addition to such duties, the Council shall—

{{SECTION|SEC. 501.|SEC. 501}}.
In addition to the functions vested in him by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1971 and Parts I-IV of this Order, the Director shall--

{{SECTION|SEC. 601.|SEC. 601}}.
Except as may for any reason be inappropriate—

{{SECTION|SEC. 602.|SEC. 602}}.
Except to the extent that they may be inconsistent with this Order, all determinations, authorizations, regulations, rulings, certifications, orders, directives, contracts, agreements, and other actions made, issued, or entered into with respect to any function affected by this Order and not revoked, superseded, or otherwise made inapplicable before the date of this Order shall continue in full force and effect until amended, modified, or terminated by appropriate authority.

{{SECTION|SEC. 603.|SEC. 603}}.
Nothing in this Order shall be construed as subjecting any department, establishment, or other instrumentality of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government or the head thereof, or any function vested by law in or assigned pursuant to law to any such agency or head, to the authority of any other such agency or head or as abrogating, modifying, or restricting any such function in any manner.

{{SECTION|SEC. 605.|SEC. 605}}.
Executive Order Nos. 11041, 11250, and 11470 are hereby superseded.

{{SECTION|SEC. 606.|SEC. 606}}.
The Order shall become effective on July 1, 1971.

, June 30, 1971.