Executive Order 12656

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Executive Order 12656 is a U.S. presidential directive that outlines the national security emergency preparedness responsibilities of federal departments and agencies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order
presidential directive
amended Executive Order 12148 NERFINISHED
appliesTo federal agencies
federal departments
areaOfLaw emergency management law
national security law
assignsResponsibilityTo Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED
Department of Commerce NERFINISHED
Department of Defense NERFINISHED
Department of Energy NERFINISHED
Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
Department of Housing and Urban Development NERFINISHED
Department of Justice NERFINISHED
Department of Labor NERFINISHED
Department of State NERFINISHED
Department of Transportation NERFINISHED
Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED
Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED
General Services Administration NERFINISHED
Office of Personnel Management NERFINISHED
codifiedAs 3 C.F.R., 1988 Comp., p. 585
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defines national security emergency
designatesLeadAgency Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED
focusesOn civil defense planning
continuity of essential federal functions
coordination among federal agencies during emergencies
emergency mobilization preparedness
resource management in national security emergencies
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalAuthority national security and emergency preparedness authorities of the President
powers of the President as Commander in Chief
legalBasis Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED
purpose to assign national security emergency preparedness responsibilities to federal departments and agencies
to ensure the capability of the federal government to respond to national security emergencies
relatedTo Cold War-era emergency planning
civil defense policy of the United States
continuity of government plans in the United States
replaced Executive Order 11490 NERFINISHED
signedBy Ronald Reagan
signingDate 1988-11-18
signingPresident Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
status in force
subject continuity of government
federal emergency preparedness
national security emergency preparedness
title Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities NERFINISHED

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Executive Order 13286 amends Executive Order 12656