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Executive Order 12987

Amendment to Executive Order No. 12964

Signed by William Jefferson Clinton on January 31, 1996.

Later revoked or superseded
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Signed recordJanuary 31, 1996

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Publication record61 FR 4205

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  title        = {{Executive Order 12987: Amendment to Executive Order No. 12964}},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12987}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-12987; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/02/02/96-2407/amendment-to-executive-order-no-12964; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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Amends EO 12964, June 21, 1995
See EO 13032, December 26, 1996
Revoked by EO 13062, September 29, 1997
Amends EO 12964, June 21, 1995;; ;
See EO 13032, December 26, 1996;; ;
Revoked by EO 13062, September 29, 1997

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

Federal Register table of later actionsAmends: EO 12964, June 21, 1995;; ; See: EO 13032, December 26, 1996;; ; Revoked by: EO 13062, September 29, 1997

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