Delegating certain authority of the President to establish maximum per diem rates for Government personnel in travel status

Signed by John Fitzgerald Kennedy on October 27, 1961.

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Publication record26 FR 10149

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10970: Delegating certain authority of the President to establish maximum per diem rates for Government personnel in travel status}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10970}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10970; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1961-kennedy.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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Amends EO 10530, May 10, 1954

Amended by EO 11230, June 28, 1965

Superseded by EO 11294, August 4, 1966

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