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Executive Order 11531

Delegating authority of the President under section 4102(a)(2)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, to designate U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys for training

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on May 26, 1970.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordMay 26, 1970

The date the President signed it.

Publication record35 FR 8337

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater revoked or superseded

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Reference number
eo-11531
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 11531: Delegating authority of the President under section 4102(a)(2)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, to designate U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys for training," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11531

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 11531: Delegating authority of the President under section 4102(a)(2)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, to designate U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys for training [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11531

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11531: Delegating authority of the President under section 4102(a)(2)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, to designate U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys for training." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11531.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_11531,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11531: Delegating authority of the President under section 4102(a)(2)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, to designate U.S. marshals and U.S. attorneys for training}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11531}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11531; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1970.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
}
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Superseded by EO 11895, January 6, 1976

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

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