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EXECUTIVE ORDER 11160—PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS TO MEDICAL
CARE FOR RETIRED SHIPS' OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF CREWS OF
VESSELS OF THE COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY AND DEPENDENTS
OF ACTIVE AND RETIRED SHIPS' OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
SOURCE: Executive Order 11160 appears at 29 F.R. 9315, July 8, 1964.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the first section of the Act of July 19, 1963 (Public Law 88-71, 77 Stat. 83, 42 U.S.C. 253a), and as President of the United States, I hereby prescribe the following regulations relating to the medical care of certain retired personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and dependents of Coast and Geodetic Survey ships' officers and crew members, both active and retired.

SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in these regulations, the term:

(1) "Retired ships' officer and retired crew member" means a noncommissioned ships' officer or crew member of a vessel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey who either was on active duty as a vessel employee on July 19, 1963, and whose employment as such vessel employee was continuous from that date until the date of his retirement, or who had retired as a vessel employee on or before July 19, 1963.

(2) "Active duty ships' officer and active duty crew member" means a noncommissioned ships' officer or crew member on active duty as a vessel employee of the Coast and Geodetic Survey on July 19, 1963, and whose employment as such vessel employee has been continuous from that time.

(3) "Dependent members of families", with respect to active duty or retired ships' officers or crew members, means:

(A) the lawful wife;

(B) the unmarried legitimate child, including an adopted child or stepchild, who has not passed his twenty-first birthday; and

(C) the father or mother, if in fact dependent upon such active duty or retired ships' officer or crew member for over one-half of his or her support.

(4) "Relief stations" means Public Health Service outpatient clinics and outpatient offices.

(5) "Outpatient clinic" means a full-time outpatient medical facility, operated in Federally owned or leased space under the supervision of a commissioned medical officer or a full-time civil service medical officer (formerly known as a Second-Class Relief Station).

(6) "Outpatient office" means a part-time outpatient facility serving all classes of legal beneficiaries, located in other than Federal space, and in the charge of a local private physician under contract to the Service to provide medical care on an annual or fee basis (formerly known as a Third-Class Relief Station).

SEC. 2. Persons entitled to treatment. The following persons shall be entitled to medical care under these regulations:

(1) Retired ships' officers and retired crew members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey;

(2) Dependent members of families of persons described in paragraph (1) of this section;

(3) Dependent members of families of active duty ships' officers and crew members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

SEC. 3. Application for treatment; evidence of eligibility. Persons entitled to medical care under Section 2 of these regulations, when applying to Public Health Service medical care facilities for medical care, shall produce proper identification, as issued to them by the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and such identification shall be accepted as evidence of eligibility for such medical care by the Service.

SEC. 4. Extent of treatment; retired ships' officers and crew members. Subject to the limitation imposed by paragraph (2) of this section, retired ships' officers and crew members entitled to medical care under these regulations shall be furnished:

(1) Medical, surgical, and dental treatment at hospitals, outpatient clinics, and outpatient offices of the Service, and hospitalization at hospitals of the Service. The Service will not be responsible for defraying the cost of hospitalization, medical services, and supplies procured elsewhere.

(2) Dental treatment shall be furnished to the extent that facilities and services at hospitals and outpatient clinics of the Service having full-time dental officers on duty are available to provide such treatment. At other Service facilities, dental treatment shall be limited to emergency measures necessary to relieve pain.

SEC. 5. Extent of treatment; dependent members of families; charges. (a) Dependent members of families shall be furnished medical advice and outpatient treatment at hospitals, outpatient clinics, and outpatient offices of the Service and, if suitable accommodations are available, shall be furnished hospitalization at hospitals of the Service. The Service will not be responsible for defraying the cost of hospitalization, medical services, and supplies procured elsewhere.

(b) For the purpose of this section

(1) Medical advice and outpatient treatment may include such services and supplies as the Medical Officer in Charge may deem to be necessary for reasonable and adequate treatment.

(2) Hospitalization shall be furnished when, in the opinion of the Medical Officer in Charge, suitable accommodations are available and the condition of the patient is such as to require hospitalization. When hospitalization is authorized, it may include such services and supplies as the Medical Officer in Charge may deem to be necessary for reasonable and adequate treatment.

(c) Charges shall be made for hospitalization of dependent members of families at the same per diem rate as is prescribed for dependents of members of the uniformed services pursuant to section 1078 (a) of Title 10 of the United States Code.

(d) Dental treatment may be furnished to the extent that facilities and services at hospitals and outpatient clinics of the Service having full-time dental officers are available to provide such treatment. Dental care will not be furnished under any circumstances in private facilities at the expense of the Service.

SEC. 6. Prior orders. Executive Order No. 97031 of March 12, 1946, prescribing regulations relating to medical care of certain personnel of the Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health Service, and former Lighthouse Service, is hereby amended to the extent necessary to conform it to the provisions of this order.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11161-RELATING TO CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY

SOURCE: Executive Order 11161 appears at 29 F.R. 9317, July 8, 1964.

WHEREAS Section 302 (e) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 provides, in part, that in the event of war the President by Executive order may transfer to the Department of Defense any functions (including powers, duties, activities, facilities, and parts of functions) of the Federal Aviation Agency; and

WHEREAS it appears that the defense of the United States would require the transfer of the Federal Aviation Agency to the Department of Defense in the event of war; and

WHEREAS if any such transfer were to be made it would be essential to the defense of the United States that the transition be accomplished promptly and with maximum ease and effectiveness; and

WHEREAS these objectives require that the relationships that would obtain in the event of such a transfer as between the Federal Aviation Agency and the Department of Defense be understood in advance by the two agencies concerned and be developed in necessary detail by them in advance of transfer:

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 302 (e) (72 Stat. 746; 49 U.S.C. 1343 (c)), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. The Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency are hereby directed to prepare and develop plans, procedures, policies, programs, and courses of action in anticipation of the probable transfer of the Federal Aviation Agency to the Department of Defense in the event of war. Those plans, policies, procedures, programs, and courses of action shall be prepared and developed in conformity with the following-described standards and conditions

(A) The Federal Aviation Agency will function as an adjunct of the Department of Defense with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency being responsible directly to the Secretary of Defense and subject to his authority, direction, and control to the extent deemed by the Secretary to be necessary for the discharge of his responsibilities as Secretary of Defense.

13 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp. p. 515.

(B) To the extent deemed by the Secretary of Defense to be necessary for the accomplishment of the military mission, he will be empowered to direct the Administrator to place operational elements of the Federal Aviation Agency under the direct operational control of appropriate military commanders.

(C) While functioning as an adjunct of the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Agency will remain organizationally intact and the Administrator thereof will retain responsibility for administration of his statutory functions, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense to the extent deemed by the Secretary to be necessary for the discharge of his responsibilities as Secretary of Defense.

SEC. 2. In furtherance of the objectives of the foregoing provisions of this order, the Secretary and the Administrator shall, to the extent permitted by law, make such arrangements and take such actions as they deem necesary to assure

(A) That the functions of the Federal Aviation Agency are performed during any period of national emergency short of war in a manner that will assure that essential national defense requirements will be satisfied during any such period of national emergency.

(B) Consistent with the provisions of paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of Section 1 of this order, that any transfer of the Federal Aviation Agency to the Department of Defense, in the event of war, will be accomplished smoothly and rapidly and effective operation of the agencies and functions affected by the transfer will be achieved after the transfer.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11171-THE CANAL ZONE MERIT SYSTEM AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE CANAL ZONE

SOURCE: Executive Order 11171 appears at 29 F.R. 11897, Aug. 20, 1964.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 155 of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code (76A Stat. 19), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. As used in this order:

(1) The term "subchapter III" shall mean subchapter III of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code (76A Stat. 16-20).

(2) The terms "department," "position," "employee," and "continental United States" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 141 of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code.

(3) The term "competitive civil service" shall have the same meaning as the words "competitive service," "classified service," "classified (competitive) service," or "classified civil service" as defined in existing statutes and Executive orders.

SEC. 2. (a) Subject to the further provisions of this order, there is delegated to the Secretary of the Army the authority vested in the President by Sections 142 and 155 of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code: (1) To exclude any employee or position from any or all provisions of subchapter III.

(2) To extend to any employee, whether or not such employee is a citizen of the United States, the same rights and privileges as are provided by applicable laws and regulations for citizens of the United States employed in the competitive civil service of the Government of the United States.

(3) To coordinate the policies and activities of the respective departments under subchapter III.

(4) To promulgate such regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and accomplish the purposes of subchapter III.

(b) The Secretary of the Army may redelegate any of the authority delegated to him by subsection (a) of this section.

(c) In promulgating regulations pursuant to the authority delegated by this section (including regulations with respect to the matters covered by Sections 3 and 4 of this order), the Secretary of the Army shall give effect to the following-described policies:

(1) Employment standards, rates of basic compensation, availability of training facilities and programs shall be applied uniformly among all departments in the Canal Zone to all employees irrespective of whether they are citizens of the United States or of the Republic of Panama.

(2) Positions which are designated by the heads of agencies, under Section 147 of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as those which for security reasons shall be filled by a citizen of the United States may include, but are not limited to, (i) those involving security of property, (ii) those involving access to defense information classified pursuant to Executive Order No. 10501 of November 5, 1953, as amended, (iii) those which require the use of United States citizens to insure continuity and capability of operation and administration of activities in the Canal Zone by the United States Government. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to modify or supersede any provision of either Executive Order No. 10501 of November 5, 1953, as amended, or Executive Order No. 10450 of April 25, 1953.

(3) Exclusions of employees or positions from any or all provisions of subchapter III and the extension of rights and privileges to employees, as provided in Section 142 (b) of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, shall be made only in accordance with regulations issued under this order. Such regulations shall provide for excluding employees or positions from the Canal Zone Merit System only for reasons for which exclusions or exceptions are made from the competitive civil service.

(d) Prior to the promulgation of regulations under this order, the Secretary of the Army shall consult with the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, other components of the Department of Defense having employees in the Canal Zone, the Panama Canal Company, the Canal Zone Government, the Civil Service Commission, and such other agencies having employees in the Canal Zone as he may determine.

SEC. 3. (a) There is established, as provided for in Section 149 of Title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, a Canal Zone Merit System of selec

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