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FEDERAL
VOLUM E 6

REGISTER
1934

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NUM BER 73

Washington, Tuesday, A p r il 15, 1941
The President E XEC U TIVE ORDER
Establishing
the O ffice of P rice A d m inistration and C iv il ia n Su p p l y in the Executive O ffice of the P resi dent and
D efining I ts F unctions
and
D uties By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and in order to define further the func tions and duties of the Office for Emer gency Management with respect to the national emergency as declared by the President on September 8, 1939, for the purpose of avoiding profiteering and un warranted price rises, and of facilitating an adequate supply and the equitable distribution of materials and commodi ties for civilian use, and finding that the stabilization o f prices is in the interest of national defense and that this Order is necessary to increase the efficiency o f the defense program, it is hereby or dered:
1. There shall be in the Office for Emergency Management o f the Executive Office of the President an Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply, at the head of which shall be an Adminis trator appointed by the President. The Administrator shall receive compensation at such rate as the President shall de termine and, in addition, shall be enti tled to actual and necessary transporta tion, subsistence, and other expenses in cidental to the performance of his duties.
2. Subject to such policies, regulations, and directions as the President may from time to time prescribe, and with such advice and assistance as may be necessary from the other departments and agen cies o f the Federal Government, and utilizing the services and facilities of such other departments and agencies to the fullest extent compatible with effi ciency, the Administrator shall:
a.
Take all lawful steps necessary appropriate in order 1 to prevent price spiraling, rising costs of living, profiteer ing, and inflation resulting from market
conditions caused by the diversion of large segments o f the Nations resources to the defense program, by interruptions to normal sources of supply, or by other influences growing out of the emergency;
2 to prevent speculative accumulation, withholding, and hoarding of materials and commodities; 3 to stimulate pro vision of the necessary supply o f m ateri als and commodities required for civilian use, in such manner as not to conflict with the requirements o f the War, Navy, and other departments and agencies of the Government, and of foreign govern ments, fo r materials, articles, and equip ment needed for defense such require ments are hereinafter referred to as m ilitary defense needs ; and 4 after the satisfaction of m ilitary defense needs, to provide, through the determination of policies and the formulation of plans and programs, for the equitable distribu tion o f the residual supply o f such mate rials and commodities among competing civilian demands.
b. Make studies of the Nations civilian requirements for materials and commodi ties, the supply of goods and services, the status and trend of prices and factors thereof, and the impact of the defense program upon civilian living standards;
exercise the powers of the President in requesting such studies pursuant to Sec tion 336 a of T itle I I I of the T ariff Act o f 1930 T itle 19, U.S.C., Sec. 1336 a ;
and conduct such investigations, hold such hearings, and obtain such reports as may be necessary or desirable to carry out this Order.
c. Determine and publish, after proper : investigation, such maximum prices, commissions, margins, fees, charges, or other elements of cost or price of m ateri als or commodities, as the Administrator may from time to time deem fa ir and reasonable; and take all lawful and ap propriate steps to facilitate their observ ance.
d. Advise and make recommendations to other departments and agencies, or whenever the Administrator deems it appropriate, in respect to the purchase or acquisition of materials and commodities by the Government, the prices to be
CONTENTS
TH E PR E SID E N T
Executive Order:
Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply estab lished in Executive Office of the President; functions and duties defined----- ------

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RULES, REG U LATIO N S, ORDERS
T itle 7 A griculture :
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine:
Japanese beetle administra tive instructions modi fied ______________________
Sugar Division, Agricultural A d justment Administration:
Sugar quotas, proration of 1941 deficit for Philippine Islands___________________
T itle 9 A nim als and A n im a l P roducts:
Bureau of Animal Industry:
Breeds and purebred animals, regulations am ended____

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T itle 19 C ustoms D u tie s :
Bureau of Customs:
Needlework tapestries, notice regarding invoices--------

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T it l e 21 F ood and D rugs:
Food and Drug Administration:
General regulations amendedT itl e 22 F oreign R elations :
Department o f State:
Commerce with states en gaged in armed conflict Y u g o s la v ia ____________
Solicitation and collection of funds and contributions Y u g o s la v ia ____________
Travel regulations amended T itle 30 M ineral R esources:
Bituminous Coal Division:
Minimum price schedules, re lief granted; petitions of:
District No. 2______________
District No. 14_____________
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