Assigning policy development and direction functions with respect to the oil import control program

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on February 7, 1973.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11703: Assigning policy development and direction functions with respect to the oil import control program}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11703}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11703; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1973.html; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed October 29, 2026}
}

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Amends Proc. 3279, March 10, 1959

Amended by EO 12188, January 2, 1980

Superseded by EO 11743, October 23, 1973

See Treasury Decision No. 225 (38 FR 12939) creating an Office of the Energy Advisor in the Department of the Treasury

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