EXECUTIVE ORDER 10660 PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL DEFENSE EXECUTIVE RESERVE

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: February 15, 1956
• Content Type: REGULATION

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EXECUTIVE ORDER
10660
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTAALI8 OF A
NATIONAL DEFENSE EXECUTIVE EVE
By virtue of the authority vested in as by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, including sections 703(a) and 710(e) of the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2153(a);
2160(e)), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established in the executive branch
of the Goverment a National Defense Executive Reserve to be composed of
persons selected from various segments of the civilian econoW and from
government to be trained for employment in executive positions in the
Federal Government during periods of emergency.
Section 2. The Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
is Ibereby directed to institute and administer the Executive Reserve
progr?r; to coordinate the activities of other agencies in establishing
units of the Reserve; to provide for appropriate standards of recruitment
and training; and to issue necessary rules and regulations in connection
with such program.
Section 3. The Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
in carrying out his responsibilities under this order may utilize the
services of other departments and agencies in the maintenance of agency
and ccntzalized rosters and in the development of training programs and
materiials.
Section 4. Heads of departments and agencies of the Government
desiated by the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, after
appropriate consultation, are authorized to establish units of the Executive
Reserve and to select and designate persons to serve as members of the units.
Section 5. Activities of persons by reason of designation as
Executive Reservists under this order shall not include acting or advising
on any matter pending before any department or agency but shall be limited
to receiving training for mobilization assignments udder the Reserve program.
With respect to activities as so limited, reservists who are not full"4iie
Govern .ent employees shall be exempt from the operation of sections 281, 283,
284, 434, and 1914 of Title 18, United States Code, and section 190 of the
Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C.
99).
Section 6. The Director of the Office of Defines Mobilization
shall report to the President annually, and at such other times as may be
appropriate, on the progress made in the development and operation of the
Executive Reserve program.
THE WHITE HOUSE, C
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OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION
DEFENSE MOBILIZATTCN ORDER-1-21
SUBJECT: PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL DEFENSE E(ECUTIVE RESERVE
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By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 710(e) of the Defense
Prodzction Act of 1950, as amended, and by Executive Order 10660, of February 15,
1956, establishing a National Defense Motive Reserve, and in order to facilitate
the development of the National Defense Executive Reserve program as part of the
program for readiness for any future mobilization, it is hereby ordered:
1. Departments and agencies of the Executive Branch having major mobili-
zation responsibilities are authorized after consultation with the Assistant Direc-
tor for Manpower, Office of Defense Mobilization, to establish units of the
Executive Reserve, select'and designate members of such units, and institute
program for their training. Each unit of the Executive Reserve shall be civilian
and shall be under the supervision of the head of the department or agency, or an
official designated by him and responsible to him for the conduct of the program.
2. An Interagency Executive Reserve Committee is hereby established
to advise the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization on the coordination of
programs of the several Executive Reserve units, so that a reasonable uniformity
in administration, training methods, and adequacy of coverage of mobilization functions
can be assured. The Chairman of this Committee shall be designated by the Director
of the Office of Defense Mobilization. The members shall be
appointed Assistant Director for Manpower, ODM and shall be from among the persons designated
to direct the programs in the participating agencies.
3. There is also established an Advisory Committee to the Director of
the Office of Defense Mobilization drawn from persona in private life to assist
him in the furtherance of the program.
4. Members of the Reserve units shall be drawn as appropriate-from all
segments of the econa ', for example from industrys professions,, professional aocietieso and from private and rwd public e8 blic c labor, the
They may include persons serving inatitutionsn
wing in government an a full- or part-time basis,
Reservists shall be persons with broad experience in such important functional,
areas as production, manpower, transportation, etc., and qualified to partici-
pate in an executive capacity in such areas in theevent of an emergency. The
numbers of Reservists shall be limited to those for which there is a demonstrable
need in essential mobilization functions.
5. Each department and agency shall be responsible for avoiding the
issuanceor invitations to persons already in the Reserve and avoiding governmental demands on a s excessive
le employer. To assist the departments and agencies
in this responsibility, a central register of Reserve members will,be maintained
by the Civil Service Commission for reference. Each department shall notify the
Commission of persons designated as members .of the Reserve.
6. Each member of the Reserve will be asked to submit a statement of
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(1) A statement of the .Reservist : s willingness to attend a
course of training at least once a year at Washington
or regional points; ODM 151,39
(2) A statement of the Reservist's immediate availability for
assignment in the event of a national emergency barring
unforeseen and overriding reasons to the contrary;
(3) The concurrence in (1) and (2) above of the Reservist's
private employer, or in the case of a government employee,
of a responsible official of his agency;
ODM 15.39
(4) A statement that the Reservist will notify the designating
department or agency when his employment or personal statue
changes in such a manner as to make it unlikely that he
would be available for full-time service in the event of
national emergency.
7. The degree of security clearance necessary for each Reservist
will be determined by the department or agency involved in accordance with ex-
isting security standards. The official designation of Executive Reservists
will be withheld until such security clearance is obtained.
S. Each Department and agency establishing a unit of the Reserve shll
establish a training program which shall include, but not be limitid to, orienta-
tion sessions; continuous and up-to-date information on the government organize.-
tion and program planned in the event of mobilization; information to keep the
Reservist fully abreast of developments in his field which affect the capacity of
the United States to mobilize its resources in an emergency. The training
programs trill be carried out at Washington and regional levels and will include
the actual participation in the testing of mobilization plans at relocation sites.
Appropriate manuals or handbooks shall be maintained. The Civil Service
Commission Shall assist in preparation of these materials as required.
9. With respect to training activitites under the reserve program,
reservists who are not full-time Government employees are exempt in accord-
ance with the provisions of Executive Order 10660 from the operation of sections
281, 283, 2C4, 434, and 1914 of Title 18, United States Code, and section 190 of
the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99). Reservist training within the meaning of this
section shall not include advising, consulting or acting an any matter pending
before the department or agency concernedo In the event that proper training of
the reservist who is not a Government employee entails one or more of such
activities, he shall be appointed by such department or agency under appropriate
authority, including sections 710(b) and 710(c) of the Defense Production Act of
1950, as amended. With respect to such activities, exemption from the operation
of the conflict of interest statutes will depend upon the provisions of the statute
and regulations under which the appointment is made.
10. Each department and agency having a unit of the Executive Reserve
shall report annually to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
regarding the organization, training, and state of readiness of its Executive
Reserve Unit, indicating its size, composition, and representation, together with
recommendations thereon.
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