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Executive Order 11797

Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the function of submitting an annual report to the Congress concerning the location of new Federal facilities in rural areas

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on July 31, 1974.

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Signed recordJuly 31, 1974

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Publication record39 FR 27893

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 11797: Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the function of submitting an annual report to the Congress concerning the location of new Federal facilities in rural areas," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11797

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 11797: Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the function of submitting an annual report to the Congress concerning the location of new Federal facilities in rural areas [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11797

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 11797: Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the function of submitting an annual report to the Congress concerning the location of new Federal facilities in rural areas." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11797.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11797: Delegating to the Secretary of Agriculture the function of submitting an annual report to the Congress concerning the location of new Federal facilities in rural areas}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-11797}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-11797; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1974-nixon.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Revoked by EO 12553, February 25, 1986

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