Executive Order 13682

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Executive Order 13682 (2014)
by President of the United States

Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 20141743323

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See the Notes section for a listing of Executive Orders affected by or related to the issuance of this Executive Order.

Signed by President Barack Obama Friday, December 5, 2014

Federal Register page & date: 79 FR 73459, Wednesday, December 10, 2014

1743323Executive Order 13682 — Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 201417433232014President of the United States

Executive Order 13682 of December 5, 2014

Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2014

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.

All executive branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Friday, December 26, 2014, the day after Christmas Day, except as provided in section 2 of this order.

Sec. 2.

The heads of executive branch departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that certain employees must report for duty on December 26, 2014, for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need.

Sec. 3.

Friday, December 26, 2014, shall be considered as falling within the scope of Executive Order 11582 of February 11, 1971, and of 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b) and other similar statutes insofar as they relate to the pay and leave of employees of the United States.

Sec. 4.

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement this order.

Sec. 5. General Provisions.

(a)

Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i)		the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii)		the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b)

This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c)

This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.