Federal Council for Science and Technology

Signed by Dwight David Eisenhower on March 13, 1959.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10807: Federal Council for Science and Technology}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10807}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10807; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1959.html; last checked October 30, 2026; accessed October 31, 2026}
}

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Amends EO 10521, March 17, 1954

Revokes EO 9912, December 24, 1947

Amended by EO 11381, November 8, 1967

See Public Law 94-282 (90 Stat. 472) (Council abolished)

Note The Council was physically located at the National Science Foundation. NSF assumed the functions of the old Office of Science and Technology under Reorganization Plan 1 of 1973. (Per Science and Technology Policy Office,

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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