Ronald Reagan Executive Orders - 1981



Decontrol of crude oil and refined petroleum products

Signed: January 28, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 9909; January 30, 1981

Executive Order 12288

Termination of the Wage and Price Regulatory Program

Signed: January 29, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 10135; February 2, 1981

Revokes: EO 12092, November 1, 1978; EO 12161, September 28, 1979

Executive Order 12289

Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System

Signed: February 14, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 12693; February 18, 1981

Amends: Pub. L. 96-465, Foreign Service Act of 1980

Executive Order 12290

Federal exports and excessive regulation

Signed: February 17, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 12943; February 19, 1981

Revokes: EO 12264, January 15, 1981

Executive Order 12291

Federal Regulation

Executive Order 12292

Foreign Service Act of 1980

Executive Order 12293

The Foreign Service of the United States

Executive Order 12294

Suspension of litigation against Iran

Executive Order 12295

Nuclear Cooperation with EURATOM

Executive Order 12296

President's Economic Policy Advisory Board

Executive Order 12297

International Coffee Agreement of 1976

Signed: March 12, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 16877; March 16, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12553, February 25, 1986

Executive Order 12298

Lake Tahoe region

Signed: March 12, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 16879; March 16, 1981

Revokes: EO 12247, October 15, 1980

Executive Order 12299

Presidential Advisory Board on Ambassadorial Appointments

Signed: March 17, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 17751; March 20, 1981

Revokes: EO 11960, February 5, 1977;

Revokes in part: EO 12258, December 31, 1980

Revoked by: EO 12553, February 25, 1986

Executive Order 12300

Exceptions from the Competitive Service

Signed: March 23, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 18683; March 26, 1981

Superseded by: EO 12940, November 28, 1994

Executive Order 12301

Integrity and efficiency in Federal programs

Signed: March 26, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 19211; March 30, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12625, January 27, 1988

Amended by: EO 13118, March 31, 1999

Executive Order 12302

Amending the Generalized System of Preferences

Signed: April 1, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 19901; April 2, 1981

Amends: EO 11888, November 24, 1975; Proc 4707, December 11, 1979; Proc. 4768, June 28, 1980

Executive Order 12303

Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism

Signed: April 8, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 21341; April 10, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12399, December 31, 1982

Executive Order 12304

Seal for the Panama Canal Commission

Signed: April 29, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 24521; May 1, 1981

Executive Order 12305

Termination of certain Federal advisory committees

Executive Order 12306

Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition)

Signed: June 1, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 29693; June 3, 1981

Amends: EO 11476, June 19, 1969 (which was rescinded by EO 12473, April 13, 1984)

See: EO 12198, March 12, 1980

Executive Order 12307

President's Commission on Hostage Compensation

Signed: June 4, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 30483; June 9, 1981

Amends: EO 12285, January 19, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12379, August 17, 1982

Executive Order 12308

Presidential Task Force on the Arts and Humanities

Signed: June 5, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 30485; June 9, 1981

Amended by: EO 12325, September 30, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12399, December 31, 1982

Executive Order 12309

President's Economic Policy Advisory Board

Signed: June 9, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 30997; June 12, 1981

Amends: EO 12296, March 2, 1981

Executive Order 12310

President's Commission on Housing

Signed: June 16, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 31869; June 18, 1981

Amended by: EO 12339, January 13, 1982

Revoked by: EO 12399, December 31, 1982

Executive Order 12311

Amending the Generalized System of Preferences

Signed: June 29, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 34305; July 1, 1981

Amends: EO 11888, November 24, 1975; Proc. 4768, June 28, 1981

Executive Order 12312

The Meritorious Service Medal

Signed: July 2, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 35251; July 8, 1981

Amends: EO 11448, January 16, 1969

Executive Order 12313

Specification of hostage return date under Hostage Relief Act of 1980

Signed: July 13, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 36689; July 15, 1981

Executive Order 12314

Federal Regional Councils

Signed: July 22, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 38329; July 27, 1981

Revokes: EO 12149, July 20, 1979

Revoked by: EO 12407, February 22, 1983

Executive Order 12315

Amending the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (Revised Edition)

Signed: July 29, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 39107; July 31, 1981

Amends: EO 11476, June 19, 1969 (which was rescinded by EO 12473, April 13, 1984)

See: EO 12198, March 12, 1980

Executive Order 12316

Responses to environmental damage

Signed: August 14, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 42237; August 20, 1981

Revokes: EO 12286, January 19, 1981

Amended by: EO 12418, May 5, 1983

Revoked by: EO 12580, January 23, 1987

Executive Order 12317

President's Commission on Hostage Compensation

Signed: August 14, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 42241; August 20, 1981

Amends: EO 12285, January 19, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12379, August 17, 1982

Executive Order 12318

Statistical policy functions

Executive Order 12319

River Basin Commissions

Executive Order 12320

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Signed: September 15, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 46107; September 17, 1981

Revokes: EO 12232, August 8, 1980

Revoked by: EO 12677, April 28, 1989

Executive Order 12321

Foreign assistance and arms export control

Signed: September 14, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 46109; September 17, 1981

Amends: EO 11958, January 18, 1977; EO 12163, September 29, 1979

Executive Order 12322

Water resources projects

Signed: September 17, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 46561; September 21, 1981

Revokes: EO 12113, January 4, 1979

Amended by: EO 12608, September 9, 1987

Executive Order 12323

Presidential Commission on Broadcasting to Cuba

Signed: September 22, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 47207; September 25, 1981

Amended by: EO 12366, May 25, 1982

Revoked by: EO 12399, December 31, 1982

Executive Order 12324

Interdiction of illegal aliens

Signed: September 29, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 48109; October 1, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12807, May 24, 1992

Executive Order 12325

Presidential Task Force on the Arts and Humanities

Signed: September 30, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 48617; October 2, 1981

Amends: EO 12308, June 5, 1981

Executive Order 12326

Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System

Signed: September 30, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 48889; October 5, 1981

Amended by: EO 12443, September 27, 1983

Executive Order 12327

Exemption for Fort Allen

Signed: October 1, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 48893; October 5, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12553, February 25, 1986

Executive Order 12328

Federal employees contracting or trading with Indians

Signed: October 8, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 50357; October 13, 1981

Amended by: EO 12608, September 9, 1987

Executive Order 12329

President's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives

Signed: October 14, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 50919; October 16, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12399, December 31, 1982

Executive Order 12330

Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances

Signed: October 15, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 50921, 51591; October 16, 1981

Supersedes: EO 12248, October 16, 1980; EO 12249, October 25, 1980

Superseded by: EO 12387, October 8, 1982

Executive Order 12331

President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

Signed: October 20, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 51705; October 22, 1981

Revoked by: EO 12537, October 28, 1985

Executive Order 12332

Establishment of the National Productivity Advisory Committee

Signed: November 10, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 55913; November 13, 1981

Committee continued by: EO 12399, December 31, 1982

Revoked by: EO 12534, September 30, 1985

Executive Order 12333

United States Intelligence Activities

Executive Order 12334

President's Intelligence Oversight Board

Signed: December 4, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 59955; December 8, 1981

Amended by: EO 12701, February 14, 1990

Revoked by: EO 12863, September 13, 1993

Executive Order 12335

National Commission on Social Security Reform

Signed: December 16, 1981

Federal Register page and date: 46 FR 61633; December 18, 1981

Amended by: EO 12397, December 23, 1982; EO 12402, January 15, 1983

Revoked by: EO 12534, September 30, 1985

Executive Order 12336

The Task Force on Legal Equity for Women