82 FR 16723 - Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 64 (April 5, 2017)

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Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 64 / Wednesday, April 5, 2017 / 
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                Executive Order 13787 of March 31, 2017

                
Providing an Order of Succession Within the 
                Department of Justice

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
                1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., it is hereby ordered that:

                Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the 
                provisions of section 2 of this order, the following 
                officers, in the order listed, shall act as and perform 
                the functions and duties of the office of Attorney 
                General during any period in which the Attorney 
                General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate 
                Attorney General, and any officers designated by the 
                Attorney General pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 508 to act as 
                Attorney General, have died, resigned, or otherwise 
                become unable to perform the functions and duties of 
                the office of Attorney General, until such time as at 
                least one of the officers mentioned above is able to 
                perform the functions and duties of that office:

                    (a) United States Attorney for the Eastern District 
                of Virginia;
                    (b) United States Attorney for the Eastern District 
                of North Carolina; and
                    (c) United States Attorney for the Northern 
                District of Texas.

                Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in 
                an office listed in section 1 of this order in an 
                acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as 
                Attorney General pursuant to this order.

                    (b) No individual listed in section 1 shall act as 
                Attorney General unless that individual is otherwise 
                eligible to so serve under the Federal Vacancies Reform 
                Act of 1998.
                    (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, 
                the President retains discretion, to the extent 
                permitted by law, to depart from this order in 
                designating an acting Attorney General.

                Sec. 3. Revocation of Executive Order. Executive Order 
                13775 of February 9, 2017, is revoked.

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                Sec. 4. General Provision. This order is not intended 
                to, and does not, create any right or benefit, 
                substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in 
                equity by any party against the United States, its 
                departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, 
                employees, or agents, or any other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    March 31, 2017.

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$Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 5, 2017 / Presidential Documents 16723 Presidential Documents Executive Order 13787 of March 31, 2017 Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., it is hereby ordered that: Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2 of this order, the following officers, in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General during any period in which the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, and any officers designated by the Attorney General pursu- ant to 28 U.S.C. 508 to act as Attorney General, have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General, until such time as at least one of the officers mentioned above is able to perform the functions and duties of that office: (a) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; (b) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina; and (c) United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1 of this order in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Attorney General pursuant to this order. (b) No individual listed in section 1 shall act as Attorney General unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this order in designating an acting Attorney General. Sec. 3. Revocation of Executive Order. Executive Order 13775 of February 9, 2017, is revoked. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PRES DOCS VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:11 Apr 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4790 Sfmt 4790 E:\FR\FM\05APE2.SGM 05APE2$

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Presidential Documents
FR Citation		82 FR 16723