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FEDERAL
VOLME 18

1934

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NUMBER Id i
Washington, Tuesday, August 18, 1953

TITLE 3 THE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10479
Establishing the G overnment Contract C ommittee
WHEREAS it is in the interest of the Nations economy and security to pro mote the fullest utilization of all avail able manpower; and WHEREAS it is the policy of the United States Government to promote equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons employed or seeking employment on government contracts because such persons are entitled to fair and equitable treatment in all aspects of employment on work paid for from pub lic funds; and WHEREAS it is the obligation of the contracting agencies of the United States Government and government contrac tors to insure compliance with, and successful execution of, the equal em ployment opportunity program of the United States Government; and WHEREAS existing Executive orders require the government contracting agencies to include in their contracts a provision obligating the government con tractor not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin and obligating the government contractor to include a similar provision in all subcontracts; and WHEREAS a review and analysis of existing practices and procedures of gov ernment contracting agencies show that the practices and procedures relating to compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions must be revised and strength ened to eliminate discrimination in all aspects of employment:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitu tion and statutes, and as President of the United States, and pursuant to the authority conferred by and subject to the provisions, of section 214 of the act of May 3, 1945, 59 Stat. 134, 31 U. S. C.
691, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1. The head of each contract ing agency of the Government of the United States shall be primarily respon sible for obtaining compliance by any contractor or subcontractor with the
said nondiscrimination provisions of any contract entered into, amended, or modi fied by his agency and ofany subcon tract thereunder, and shall take appro priate measures to bring about the said compliance.
Sec. 2. The head of each contracting agency shall take appropriate measures, including but not limited to the estab lishment of compliance procedures, to carry out the responsibility set forth in section 1 hereof.
S ec . 3. There is hereby established th Government Contract Committee, here inafter referred to as the Committee.
The Committee shall be composed of fourteen members as follows:
a One representative of the fo l lowing-named agencies to be designated by the respective heads of such agencies:
the Atomic Energy Commission, the De partment of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the Gen eral Services Administration.
b Eight other members to be ap pointed by the President. The Chair man and Vice Chairman shall be desig nated by the President.

S ec. 4. The Committee shall make recommendations to the contracting agencies for improving and making more efféctive the nondiscrimination provi sions of government contracts. All con tracting agencies of the Government are directed and authorized to cooperate with the Committee and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish the Com mittee such information and assistance as it may require in the performance of its functions under this order. The Com mittee shall establish such rules as may be necessary fo r the performance of its functions under this order, and shall make annual or semiannual reports on its progress to the President.
Sec. 5. The Committee may receive complaints of alleged violations of the nondiscrimination provisions of govern ment contracts. Complaints received shall be transmitted by the Committee to the appropriate contracting agencies to be processed in accordance with the agencies procedure for handling such Continued on p. 4901

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Order Establishing the Government Con tract Committee_______________

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EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
Agriculture Department See Animal Industry Bureau;
Commodity Credit Corporation;
Production and Marketing Ad ministration.

Alien Property Office Notices:
J. M. Voith Co., Inc.; dissolu tion order___________________

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Anjmal Industry Bureau Rules and regulations:
Hog cholera, swine plague, and other communicable swine diseases; designation of areas in which swine are affected with vesicular exanthema-----

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Army Department See Engineers Corps.

Civil Aeronautics Administra tion Rules and regulations:
Alterations :
Designation of civil airways Designation of control areas, control zones, and reporting points_____________ -_______

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Civil Aeronautics Board Rules and regulations:
Classification and exemption of air taxi operators; operations by air taxi operators over cer tified helicopter passenger routes________________________

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Civil Service Commission Rules and regulations:
Competitive service, exceptions from :
Interior Department 2 docum ents__________ __________
Interstate Commerce Com mission____________________

Commerce Department See Civil Aeronautics Administration; National Production Au thority.
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