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Executive Order 13724: Amending Executive Order 12137

President: Barack Obama

Delegated presidential authority over the official Peace Corps seal or emblem to the Peace Corps Director.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13724 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13724 remains the unrevoked amendment that delegated authority over the Peace Corps seal to the agency's Director. The Federal Register records its amendment to Executive Order 12137 and identifies no later revocation. Sources: Office of the Federal Register: current 2016 executive order disposition table; Executive Order 13724: signed text.

What does Executive Order 13724 do?

EO 13724 made a narrow amendment to EO 12137. It delegated the statutory functions of adopting, altering and using an official Peace Corps seal or emblem to the Peace Corps Director and deleted an older provision in the base order. It did not change volunteer benefits, overseas programs or the agency’s statutory mission.

Administration position: The order concerns agency symbols; it does not change volunteer benefits, overseas programs or the Peace Corps’ statutory mission.
SignedApril 8, 2016
Base orderEO 12137
Delegated officialPeace Corps Director

Before and after

Before the order

The statute placed the seal function with the President without this express delegation.

After the order

The Peace Corps Director could manage the official seal or emblem directly.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Peace Corps DirectorAdopt alter and use the agency seal or emblemContinuing authority
Peace CorpsProtect and administer official brandingContinuing

What happened next

EO 12137 organized Peace Corps delegations.

EO 13724 delegated seal authority and deleted the older provision.