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E.O. 10925 Title 3--The President E. 0. 10925 et seq.), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTtON 1. Establishment o/t?ie Peace Corps. The Secretary of State shall es- tablish an agency in the Department of State which shall be known as the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps shall be headed by a Director. Szc. 2. Functions o! the Peace Cor?s. (a) The Peace Corps shall be responsible for the training and service abroad of men and women of the Uni?d States in new Drograms of assistance to nations and areas of the world, and in conjunc- tion with or in support of existing eco- nomic assistance programs of the United States and of the United Nations and other international organizations. (b) The Secretary of State shall dele- gate, or cause to be delegated, to the Di- rector of the Peace Corps such of the functions under the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, vested in the President and delegated to the Secre- tary, or vested in tl?e Secretary, as the Secretary shall deem necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of the Peace Corps. S?-c. 3. Fi?ncing o! the Peace Cor?s. The Secretary of State shall provide for the financing of the Peace Corps with funds available to the Secretary for the performance of functions under the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended. SEc. 4. Relation to Executive Order No. 10893. This order shall not be deemed to supersede or derogate from any provision of Executive Order No. 10893 ? of November 8, 1960, as amended, and any delegation made by or pursuant to this-order shall, unless otherwise spe- cifically provided therein, be deemed to be in addition to any delegation made by or pursuant to that order. JOHN 1 ?. KENNEDY THE WHITE HousE, March 1, 1961. Executive Order 10925 ESTABLISHING COMMITTEE PLOYMENT T H E PRESIDENT'S ON EQUAL EM- OPPORTUNITY WHEREAS discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin is contrary to the Constitutional principles and policies of the United States; and ?3 CFR 1960 Supp. WHEREAS it is the plain and positive obligation of the United States Govern- ment to promote and ensure equal opportunity for all qualified persorm, without regard to race. creed. color, or national origin, employed or seeking em- ployment with the Federal Government and on government contracts; and WHEREAS it is the policy of the ex- ecutive branch of the Government to encourage by positive measures equal opportunity for all qualified persons within the Government; and WHEREAS it is in the general interest and welfare of the United States to pro- mote its economy, security. and national defense through the most efficient and effective utilization of all available man- power; and WHEREAS a review and analysis of existing Executive orders. practices. and government agency procedures relating to government employment and com- pliance with existing non-discrimination contract provisions reveal an urgent need for expansion and strengthening of efforts to promote full equality of em- ployment opportunity; and WHEREAS a single governmental cornnuttee should be charged with re- sponsibility for accomplishing these ob- jectives: NOW, THEREInORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, it is ordered as follows: PART I ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESI- DENT'S COMMITTEE ON EQUAL EMPLOY- MENT OPPORTUNITY SECTION 101. There is hereby estab- lished the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Src. 102. The Committee shall be com- posed as follows: ?a) The Vice President of the United States, who is hereby designated Chair- man of the Committee and who shall preside at meetings of the Committee. (b) The Secretary of Labor, who is hereby designated Vice Chairman of the Committee and who shall act as Chair- man in the absence of the Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall have general supervision and direction of the work of the Committee and of the execution and implementation of the policies and pur- poses of this order. (c) The Chairman of the Atomic En- ergy Commission, the Secretary of Corn-

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