# List of executive actions by Gerald Ford

There are various kinds of executive actions that United States presidents may take.
Executive orders are issued to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. Presidential memoranda are closely related, and have the force of law on the Executive Branch, but are generally considered less prestigious. Presidential memoranda do not have an established process for issuance, and unlike executive orders, they are not numbered. A presidential determination is a determination resulting in an official policy or position of the executive branch of the United States government. A presidential proclamation is a statement issued by a president on a matter of public policy issued under specific authority granted to the president by Congress and typically on a matter of widespread interest. Administrative orders are signed documents such as notices, letters, and orders that can be issued to conduct administrative operations of the federal government. A presidential notice or a presidential sequestration order can also be issued. National security directives operate like executive orders, but are only in the area of national security. They have been issued by different presidents under various names. Listed below are executive orders numbered 11798–11966 signed by United States President Gerald Ford (1974–1977). He issued 169 executive orders. His executive orders are also listed on Wikisource, along with his presidential proclamations.

## Executive orders
### 1974

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 1 | 11798 | Revoking Executive Order No. 11796 of July 30, 1974, and Continuing in effect Executive Order No. 11533 of June 4, 1970, relating to the administration of Export Controls | August 14, 1974 |
| 2 | 11799 | Amending Executive Order No. 11554 as it relates to the establishment of a maximum percentage of Navy and Marine Corps officers who may be recommended for promotion from below the appropriate promotion zone | August 17, 1974 |
| 3 | 11800 | Delegating certain authority vested in the President by the Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974 | August 17, 1974 |
| 4 | 11801 | The Honorable Rodger P. Davies | August 21, 1974 |
| 5 | 11802 | General Creighton W. Abrams, Chief of Staff, United States Army | September 4, 1974 |
| 6 | 11803 | Establishing a Clemency Board to review certain convictions of persons under section 12 or 6 (j) of the Military Selective Service Act and certain discharges issued because of, and certain convictions for, violations of Article 85, 86, or 87 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and to make recommendations for executive clemency with respect thereto | September 16, 1974 |
| 7 | 11804 | Delegation of certain functions vested in the President to the Director of Selective Service | September 16, 1974 |
| 8 | 11805 | Inspection by President and certain designated employees of the White House Office of Tax Returns made under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 | September 20, 1974 |
| 9 | 11806 | Amending Executive Order No. 11763 of January 17, 1974, to extend the life of the National Commission for the Observance of World Population Year | September 25, 1974 |
| 10 | 11807 | Occupational safety and health programs for Federal employees | September 28, 1974 |
| 11 | 11808 | Establishing the President's Economic Policy Board, and for other purposes | September 30, 1974 |
| 12 | 11809 | Establishing the President's Labor-Management Committee | September 30, 1974 |
| 13 | 11810 | Continuing the regulation of exports | September 30, 1974 |
| 14 | 11811 | Adjusting rates of pay for certain statutory pay systems | October 7, 1974 |
| 15 | 11812 | Adjusting the rates of basic pay, basic allowance for subsistence and basic allowance for quarters for members of the Uniformed Services | October 7, 1974 |
| 16 | 11813 | Permitting cooperative education students to be given career or career-conditional appointments | October 7, 1974 |
| 17 | 11814 | Activation of the Energy Resources Council | October 11, 1974 |
| 18 | 11815 | Delegating to the National Capital Planning Commission the function of establishing the metes and bounds of the National Capital Service Area | October 23, 1974 |
| 19 | 11816 | Delegation of certain reporting functions under the Foreign Assistance Act to the Secretary of the Treasury | October 23, 1974 |
| 20 | 11817 | Delegating the United States Civil Service Commission as the agent to concur with agency determinations fixing the age limits within which original appointments may be made with respect to law enforcement officer and firefighters positions | November 5, 1974 |
| 21 | 11818 | Revoking Executive Order No. 11810 of September 30, 1974, and continuing in effect Executive Order No. 11533 of June 4, 1970, relating to the administration of export control | November 5, 1974 |
| 22 | 11819 | Membership of the Energy Resources Council | November 16, 1974 |
| 23 | 11820 | International Council on Archives-Bicentennial Year Meeting | November 27, 1974 |
| 24 | 11821 | Inflation impact statements | November 27, 1974 |
| 25 | 11822 | Designation of certain officers to act as Secretary of the Treasury | December 10, 1974 |
| 26 | 11823 | Abolishing the National Commission for Industrial Peace | December 12, 1974 |
| 27 | 11824 | Exemption of Whitney Gillilland from mandatory retirement | December 28, 1974 |
| 28 | 11825 | Revocation of Executive orders pertaining to the regulation of the acquisition of, holding of, or other transactions in gold | December 31, 1974 |
| 29 | 11826 | Exemption of Willard Deason from mandatory retirement | December 31, 1974 |

### 1975

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 30 | 11827 | Continuance of certain Federal advisory committees | January 4, 1975 |
| 31 | 11828 | Establishing a commission on CIA activities within the United States | January 4, 1975 |
| 32 | 11829 | The Hopi-Navajo Land Settlement Interagency Committee | January 6, 1975 |
| 33 | 11830 | Enlarging the membership of the Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees | January 9, 1975 |
| 34 | 11831 | Amending Executive Order No. 11768, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | January 9, 1975 |
| 35 | 11832 | Establishing a National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975 | January 9, 1975 |
| 36 | 11833 | Withholding of city income or employment taxes by Federal agencies | January 13, 1975 |
| 37 | 11834 | Activation of the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission | January 15, 1975 |
| 38 | 11835 | Prescribing amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1969 (revised edition) | January 27, 1975 |
| 39 | 11836 | Increasing the effectiveness of the Transportation Cargo Security Program | January 27, 1975 |
| 40 | 11837 | Amending Executive Order No. 11803 of September 16, 1974, to extend the period for application for Clemency Board review of certain convictions and military service discharges | January 30, 1975 |
| 41 | 11838 | Amending Executive Order No. 11491, as amended by Executive Orders 11616 and 11636, relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service | February 6, 1975 |
| 42 | 11839 | Amending the civil service rules to except certain positions in regional offices from the career service | February 15, 1975 |
| 43 | 11840 | Waiver of certain provisions of law and limitations of authority | February 18, 1975 |
| 44 | 11841 | Amending Executive Order No. 10973, relating to administration of foreign assistance and related functions, to provide for a Development Coordination Committee | February 28, 1975 |
| 45 | 11842 | Amending Executive Order Nos. 11803 and 11837 to further extend the period for application for Clemency Board review of certain convictions and military service discharges | February 28, 1975 |
| 46 | 11843 | Amending Executive Order No. 11768, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | March 18, 1975 |
| 47 | 11844 | Designation of beneficiary developing countries for the Generalized System of Preferences under the Trade Act of 1974 | March 24, 1975 |
| 48 | 11845 | Delegating certain reporting functions to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget | March 24, 1975 |
| 49 | 11846 | Administration of the Trade Agreements Program | March 27, 1975 |
| 50 | 11847 | Exemption of Walter C. Sauer from mandatory retirement | March 28, 1975 |
| 51 | 11848 | Extending the reporting date for the Commission on CIA Activities Within the United States | March 29, 1975 |
| 52 | 11849 | Establishing the Collective Bargaining Committee in Construction | April 1, 1975 |
| 53 | 11850 | Renunciation of certain uses in war of chemical herbicides and riot control agents | April 8, 1975 |
| 54 | 11851 | Delegation of authority to issue regulations limiting imports of certain cheeses | April 10, 1975 |
| 55 | 11852 | Creating an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the carriers represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees | April 16, 1975 |
| 56 | 11853 | Amending Executive Order No. 11829, relating to the Hopi-Navajo Land Settlement Interagency Committee | April 17, 1975 |
| 57 | 11854 | Waiver under the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Socialist Republic of Romania | April 24, 1975 |
| 58 | 11855 | Membership of the Energy Resources Council | May 1, 1975 |
| 59 | 11856 | Amending the Civil Service Rules to except certain positions from the career service | May 7, 1975 |
| 60 | 11857 | Amending Executive Order Nos. 11803, 11837, and 11842 to provide authority to increase the number of members of the Presidential Clemency Board | May 7, 1975 |
| 61 | 11858 | Foreign investment in the United States | May 7, 1975 |
| 62 | 11859 | Inspection of income, estate, and gift tax returns by the Senate Committee on Government Operations | May 7, 1975 |
| 63 | 11860 | Establishing the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees | May 19, 1975 |
| 64 | 11861 | Placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | May 21, 1975 |
| 65 | 11862 | Amending Executive Order No. 11652 relating to classification and declassification of national security information | June 11, 1975 |
| 66 | 11863 | Withholding of city income or employment taxes by Federal agencies | June 12, 1975 |
| 67 | 11864 | Amending Executive Order No. 11861, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | June 13, 1975 |
| 68 | 11865 | Amending Executive Order No. 11808 of September 30, 1974 to increase the membership of the Executive Committee of the Economic Policy Board | June 16, 1975 |
| 69 | 11866 | Designating the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as a public international organization entitled to enjoy certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities | June 18, 1975 |
| 70 | 11867 | Delegating to the Administrator of General Services authority to issue joint funding regulations | June 19, 1975 |
| 71 | 11868 | President's Commission on Olympic Sports | June 19, 1975 |
| 72 | 11869 | Exemption of Arthur S. Flemming from mandatory retirement | June 24, 1975 |
| 73 | 11870 | Environmental safeguards on activities for animal damage control on Federal lands | July 18, 1975 |
| 74 | 11871 | Transferring the SCORE and ACE programs from the ACTION Agency to the Small Business Administration | July 18, 1975 |
| 75 | 11872 | Amending Executive Order No. 11861, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | July 21, 1975 |
| 76 | 11873 | Amending Executive Order No. 11868, on the President's Commission on Olympic Sports | July 21, 1975 |
| 77 | 11874 | Delegation of functions to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget | July 25, 1975 |
| 78 | 11875 | Delegating certain functions to the Secretary of Transportation | August 9, 1975 |
| 79 | 11876 | Creating an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the carriers represented by the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees | September 2, 1975 |
| 80 | 11877 | Amending Executive Order No. 11861, as amended, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | September 2, 1975 |
| 81 | 11878 | Assigning responsibilities relating to activities of the Presidential Clemency Board | September 10, 1975 |
| 82 | 11879 | Delegating to the Secretary of Commerce functions relating to orders for the provision of chemicals or substances for treatment of water | September 17, 1975 |
| 83 | 11880 | Designation of officers of the Department of Commerce to act as Secretary of Commerce | October 2, 1975 |
| 84 | 11881 | Delegation of authority to issue regulations with respect to section 459 of the Social Security Act | October 3, 1975 |
| 85 | 11882 | Membership of Energy Research and Development Administration on Established River Basin Commissions | October 6, 1975 |
| 86 | 11883 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | October 6, 1975 |
| 87 | 11884 | Prescribing the official coat of arms, seal, and flag of the Vice President of the United States | October 7, 1975 |
| 88 | 11885 | Amending Executive Order No. 11861, as amended, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | October 15, 1975 |
| 89 | 11886 | Abolishing the Culebra Island naval defensive sea area established by Executive Order No. 8684 | October 17, 1975 |
| 90 | 11887 | Amending the civil service rules to except certain positions from the career service | November 4, 1975 |
| 91 | 11888 | Implementing the Generalized System of Preferences | November 24, 1975 |
| 92 | 11889 | Amending Executive Order No. 11832 of January 9, 1975, to extend the existence of the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975 | November 25, 1975 |
| 93 | 11890 | Amending Executive Order No. 10422, as amended, prescribing procedures for making available to the Secretary General of the United Nations certain information concerning United States citizens employed or being considered for employment on the Secretariat of the United Nations | December 10, 1975 |
| 94 | 11891 | Providing for the closing of Government departments and agencies on Friday, December 26, 1975 | December 15, 1975 |
| 95 | 11892 | Amending Executive Order No. 11746 relating to Federal Regional Councils | December 31, 1975 |
| 96 | 11893 | Transferring certain functions from the General Services Administration to the Office of Management and Budget | December 31, 1975 |

### 1976

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 97 | 11894 | Adding to the membership of the East-West Foreign Trade Board | January 3, 1976 |
| 98 | 11895 | Delegating authority of the President to designate individuals appointed by the President to receive training | January 5, 1976 |
| 99 | 11896 | Establishing the United States Sinai Support Mission | January 13, 1976 |
| 100 | 11897 | Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it relates to special pay while on sea duty or duty at certain places | January 13, 1976 |
| 101 | 11898 | Amending Executive Order No. 11861, as amended, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | January 14, 1976 |
| 102 | 11899 | Providing for the protection of certain civil service employment rights of Federal personnel who leave Federal employment to be employed by tribal organizations pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act | January 22, 1976 |
| 103 | 11900 | Inspection of income, estate and gift tax returns by the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives | January 22, 1976 |
| 104 | 11901 | Amending Executive Order No. 11491, as amended by Executive Orders 11616, 11636, and 11838 relating to labor-management relations in the Federal service | January 30, 1976 |
| 105 | 11902 | Procedures for an export licensing policy as to nuclear materials and equipment | February 2, 1976 |
| 106 | 11903 | Membership of the Economic Policy Board | February 2, 1976 |
| 107 | 11904 | Establishing the Defense Superior Service Medal | February 6, 1976 |
| 108 | 11905 | United States foreign intelligence activities | February 18, 1976 |
| 109 | 11906 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | February 26, 1976 |
| 110 | 11907 | Relating to the administration of the Export Administration Act of 1969 | March 1, 1976 |
| 111 | 11908 | Amending Executive Order No. 11861, as amended, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | March 18, 1976 |
| 112 | 11909 | Exemption of Walter C. Sauer from mandatory retirement | March 31, 1976 |
| 113 | 11910 | Delegating legal services functions pursuant to the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 | April 13, 1976 |
| 114 | 11911 | Preservation of endangered species | April 13, 1976 |
| 115 | 11912 | Delegation of authorities relating to energy policy and conservation | April 13, 1976 |
| 116 | 11913 | Collection of information for import relief and adjustment assistance | April 26, 1976 |
| 117 | 11914 | Nondiscrimination with respect to the handicapped in Federally assisted programs | April 28, 1976 |
| 118 | 11915 | Abolishing the Energy Research and Development Advisory Council | May 10, 1976 |
| 119 | 11916 | Amending Executive Order No. 11649, regulations governing the seals of the President and the Vice President of the United States | May 28, 1976 |
| 120 | 11917 | Amending Executive Order No. 11643 of February 8, 1972, relating to environmental safeguards on activities for animal damage control on Federal lands | May 28, 1976 |
| 121 | 11918 | Compensation for damages involving nuclear reactors of United States warships | June 1, 1976 |
| 122 | 11919 | Delegating authority of the President to concur in designations of Commissioners, United States Parole Commission | June 9, 1976 |
| 123 | 11920 | Establishing executive branch procedures solely for the purpose of facilitating Presidential review of decisions submitted to the President by the Civil Aeronautics Board | June 10, 1976 |
| 124 | 11921 | Adjusting emergency preparedness assignments to organizational and functional changes in Federal departments and agencies | June 11, 1976 |
| 125 | 11922 | Amending Executive Order No. 11077 of January 22, 1963, entitled "Administration of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962" | June 16, 1976 |
| 126 | 11923 | The Honorable Francis E. Meloy, Jr. and Robert O. Waring | June 17, 1976 |
| 127 | 11924 | Exemption of Arthur S. Flemming from mandatory retirement | June 29, 1976 |
| 128 | 11925 | Promotion of Navy and Marine Corps Officers from below the appropriate promotion zone | June 29, 1976 |
| 129 | 11926 | The Vice Presidential Service Badge | July 19, 1976 |
| 130 | 11927 | Amending Executive Order No. 11861, as amended, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule | July 22, 1976 |
| 131 | 11928 | Exemption of Harold Council from mandatory retirement | July 26, 1976 |
| 132 | 11929 | Incentive pay for enlisted members of the Uniformed Services who are involuntarily removed from aerial flight duties | July 26, 1976 |
| 133 | 11930 | Performance by the Federal Energy Office of energy functions of the Federal Energy Administration | July 30, 1976 |
| 134 | 11931 | Extending diplomatic privileges and immunities to Permanent Observers to the Organization of American States and to members of their diplomatic staffs | August 3, 1976 |
| 135 | 11932 | Classification of certain information and material obtained from advisory bodies created to implement the international energy program | August 4, 1976 |
| 136 | 11933 | Termination of the Federal Energy Office | August 25, 1976 |
| 137 | 11934 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | August 30, 1976 |
| 138 | 11935 | Citizenship requirements for Federal employment | September 2, 1976 |
| 139 | 11936 | The President's Commission on Olympic Sports | September 8, 1976 |
| 140 | 11937 | Relating to appointments to the Quetico-Superior Committee | September 10, 1976 |
| 141 | 11938 | Relating to adjustment of cost of living allowances and post deferentials | September 29, 1976 |
| 142 | 11939 | Basic allowances for quarters | September 30, 1976 |
| 143 | 11940 | Continuing the regulation of exports | September 30, 1976 |
| 144 | 11941 | Adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | October 1, 1976 |
| 145 | 11942 | Exemption of Ashton C. Barrett from mandatory retirement | October 22, 1976 |
| 146 | 11943 | Amendment of adjustments of certain rates of pay and allowances | October 25, 1976 |
| 147 | 11944 | Authorizing delegation of authority to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands | October 25, 1976 |
| 148 | 11945 | Physical fitness and sports | October 25, 1976 |
| 149 | 11946 | White House fellowships | October 25, 1976 |
| 150 | 11947 | Reports and investigations relating to the administration of the Trade Agreements Program | November 8, 1976 |
| 151 | 11948 | Continuance of certain Federal advisory committees | December 20, 1976 |
| 152 | 11949 | Economic impact statements | December 31, 1976 |

### 1977

| Relative No. | Absolute No. | Title/Description | Date signed |
| 153 | 11950 | Conforming the Central Intelligence Agency and Civil Service Retirement and Disability Systems with respect to cost of living adjustments | January 6, 1977 |
| 154 | 11951 | Relating to the Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles | January 6, 1977 |
| 155 | 11952 | Conforming the Foreign Service and Civil Service Retirement and Disability Systems | January 7, 1977 |
| 156 | 11953 | Assigning emergency preparedness functions to the Energy Research and Development Administration and Nuclear Regulatory Commission | January 7, 1977 |
| 157 | 11954 | Federal property review | January 7, 1977 |
| 158 | 11955 | Permitting certain qualified employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be given career or career-conditional appointments | January 10, 1977 |
| 159 | 11956 | Relating to voluntary agreements | January 13, 1977 |
| 160 | 11957 | Designation of certain officers to act as Secretary of Agriculture | January 13, 1977 |
| 161 | 11958 | Administration of arms export controls | January 18, 1977 |
| 162 | 11959 | Administration of foreign assistance and related functions | January 18, 1977 |
| 163 | 11960 | Amending the Generalized System of Preferences | January 19, 1977 |
| 164 | 11961 | Administration of the International Investment Survey Act of 1976 | January 19, 1977 |
| 165 | 11962 | Establishing the President's Advisory Board on International Investment | January 19, 1977 |
| 166 | 11963 | Delegating reporting functions under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended | January 19, 1977 |
| 167 | 11964 | Implementation of the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 | January 19, 1977 |
| 168 | 11965 | Establishing the Humanitarian Service Medal | January 19, 1977 |
| 169 | 11966 | Designating certain public international organizations entitled to enjoy certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities | January 19, 1977 |