Executive Order 10970

DELEGATING CERTAIN AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT
TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM PER-DIEM RATES FOR
GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL IN TRAVEL STATUS

     By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the Travel Expense, Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166), as amended by the act of August 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 339 (5 U.S.C. 836), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

     SECTION 1. There is hereby delegated; to the Secretary of State the authority, vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166), as amended (5 U.S.C. 836), to establish maximum rates of per-diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that such authority pertains to travel status at localities in foreign areas as defined in section 111 of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act (74 Stat. 792) .

     SEC. 2. Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954, entitled "Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President," as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of section 1 thereof the following new paragraph (v):

     " (v) The authority vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 63 Stat. 166, as amended (5 U.S.C. 836) to establish maximum rates of per-diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that such authority pertains to travel status other than at localities in foreign areas as defined in section 111 of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act (74 Stat. 792)."

     SEC. 3. Existing maximum per-diem allowances established by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget under the authority of section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166) shall remain in effect until changed by the Secretary of State or the Director of the Bureau of the Budget under the authority delegated to them by this order.

JOHN F. KENNEDY

THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 27, 1961.