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7 shown · Jan '82
This executive order establishes the line of succession for acting Secretary of State when both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary are unavailable due to absence, disability, or vacancy. It specifies that Senate-confirmed State Department officers shall act in an order prescribed by the Secretary, or by descending rank if no such order exists.
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This executive order reassigns presidential responsibilities under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 for Cuban and Haitian entrants. It delegates assistance functions to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General, while revoking the prior Executive Order 12251 that had established the original framework.