
Originally Posted by
LBJ
When you look at the previous legislation E.O. 11140, it reads:
Executive Order 11140--Delegating certain functions of the President relating to the Public Health Service
Source: The provisions of Executive Order 11140 of Jan. 30, 1964, appear at 29 FR 1637, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 177, unless otherwise noted.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 201 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is hereby authorized and empowered, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, to perform the following-described functions vested in the President under the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 682), as amended:
(a) The authority under Section 203 (42 U.S.C. 204) to appoint commissioned officers of the Reserve Corps.