Executive Order 13490

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and sections 3301 and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

.Ethics Pledge.


 * Every appointee in every executive agency appointed on or after January 20, 2009, shall sign, and upon signing shall be contractually committed to, the following pledge upon becoming an appointee:

.Definitions.


 * As used herein and in the pledge set forth in section 1 of this order:

.Waiver.

.Administration.

.Enforcement.

.General Provisions.

, January 21, 2009. [FR Doc. E9–1719 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am]Billing code 3195–W9–P