Placing Certain Lands Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Navy Department, the War Department, and the United States Public Health Service; Puerto Rico

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 3, 1940.

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8337: Placing Certain Lands Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Navy Department, the War Department, and the United States Public Health Service; Puerto Rico." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8337.

BibTeX

@misc{votefiles_eo_8337,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8337: Placing Certain Lands Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Navy Department, the War Department, and the United States Public Health Service; Puerto Rico}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8337}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8337; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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Revokes Executive order of July 22, 1902 (unnumbered series)

Superseded by EO 8678, February 11, 1941

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