Health and social policy

Executive Order 12911: Seal for the Office of National Drug Control Policy

President: Bill Clinton

Approved the official ONDCP seal and its design, identifying the office’s direct institutional link to the Executive Office of the President.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 12911 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 12911 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 12911 do?

EO 12911 approved a seal for the Office of National Drug Control Policy: the Arms of the United States above a gold scroll bearing the office name, within a border naming the Executive Office of the President. The action concerns official identity and authentication, not the substance of drug-control policy. ONDCP remains a statutory office, and no later order revoking the seal approval was identified.

Administration position: The design signifies a direct organizational link to the President and a national drug-policy role. That symbolism does not independently confer program authority.
SignedApril 25, 1994
OfficeOffice of National Drug Control Policy
Central emblemArms of the United States

Before and after

Before the order

ONDCP lacked the presidentially approved seal described in the order.

After the order

The office had an official seal for authorized institutional use.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentApprove the described seal and attached designEffective on signing
ONDCPUse and protect the official seal under applicable lawFor authorized purposes

What happened next

EO 12911 approved the official seal.

ONDCP remained within the Executive Office of the President.