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Executive Order 11803
Establishing a Clemency Board to review certain convictions of persons under section 12 or 6 (j) of the Military Selective Service Act and certain discharges issued because of, and certain convictions for, violations of Article 85, 86, or 87 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and to make recommendations for executive clemency with respect thereto
Signed by Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. on September 16, 1974.
Later amendedThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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title = {{Executive Order 11803: Establishing a Clemency Board to review certain convictions of persons under section 12 or 6 (j) of the Military Selective Service Act and certain discharges issued because of, and certain convictions for, violations of Article 85, 86, or …}},
year = {2026},
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Amended by
EO 11837, January 30, 1975; EO 11842, February 28, 1975; EO 11857, May 7, 1975; EO 11878, September 10, 1975 (Board terminated, functions transferred to Attorney General)
See
EO 11967, January 21, 1977
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.