Executive Order 9979

By virtue of the authority vested in me by title I of the Selective Service Act of 1948, approved June 24, 1948, it is ordered as follows:

1. I hereby prescribe the following portions of the regulations governing the administration of title I of the said Act, which shall constitute portions of parts 602, 603, 604, 606, 609, 611, 612, and 617 of title 32, chapter VI, Code of Federal Regulations, such regulations to be known as the Selective Service Regulations:

2. The Director of Selective Service is hereby authorized to appoint, and to fix, in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, the compensation of, State Directors of Selective Service and to appoint members of local boards, members of appeal boards, medical advisors to the State Directors of Selective Service, medical advisors to the local boards, government appeal agents, and associate government appeal agents provided for in Part 604, Selective Service Regulations.

, July 20, 1948.