98-14689. Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
    [Presidential Documents]
    [Page 30097]
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                    Executive Order 13087 of May 28, 1998
    
                    
    Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal 
                    Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government
    
                    By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                    Constitution and the laws of the United States, and in 
                    order to provide for a uniform policy for the Federal 
                    Government to prohibit discrimination based on sexual 
                    orientation, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 
                    11478, as amended, is further amended as follows:
    
                    Section 1. The first sentence of section 1 is amended 
                    by substituting ``age, or sexual orientation'' for ``or 
                    age''.
    
                    Sec. 2. The second sentence of section 1 is amended by 
                    striking the period and adding at the end of the 
                    sentence ``, to the extent permitted by law.''.
    
                        (Presidential Sig.)
    
                    THE WHITE HOUSE,
    
                         May 28, 1998.
    
    [FR Doc. 98-14689
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Document Information

Published:
06/02/1998
Department:
Executive Office of the President
Entry Type:
Presidential Document
Document Type:
Executive Order
Document Number:
98-14689
Pages:
30097-30097 (1 pages)
EOCitation:
E.O. 13087 of 1998-05-28
EONotes:
Amends: EO 11478, August 8, 1969 See: Proc. 7316, June 2, 2000 (65 FR 36051) Note: This Executive order expands equal employment policy in the Federal Government by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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