presidential memorandum

Definitions

1. A legally binding directive issued by the President of the United States, typically requiring one or more government agencies to carry out specified actions or to commence a regulatory process.
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2. Alternative letter-case form of presidential memorandum.
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Examples

“17 The Council on Economic Policy, established in February 1973 by Richard Nixon, was formally created by presidential memorandum, generally considered less prestigious than an executive order⟳. The September 19 Haig memorandum to ...”

“Not surprisingly, agencies faced with massive hiring have⟳ concerns about making the process⟳ both faster and more user-friendly, and the presidential memorandum responds to those concerns quite concretely. As we saw⟳ earlier, currently, ...”

“14, edited by L. Galambos and D. van Ee, Part II, Chapter 5, Document #373, p. 461 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press⟳, 1996). © 1996 The Johns Hopkins University Press⟳, used by permission. This presidential memorandum ...”

“... US assistance to refugees, presidential memorandum (4/21/99), 9510-1.375 Kosovo, conflict between Serbia authorities and ethnic Albanians, US emergency refugee admissions, presidential memorandum (4/30/99), 9510-1.394 Kosovo, ...”

“year unknown, Obama Administation’s Open⟳ Government Initiative: Issues for Congress, DIANE Publishing →ISBN The presidential memorandum included a series of staggered deadlines for implementing each part of the directive. Both the Administration and private organizations have⟳ examined federal agency efforts to meet⟳ the OGD's requirements.”

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