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Executive Order 11540

Amending Executive Order No. 11248, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

Signed by Richard Milhous Nixon on Jul 1, 1970.

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJul 1, 1970

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Publication record35 FR 10735

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Later dispositionLater revoked or superseded

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eo-11540
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 11540: Amending Executive Order No. 11248, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule," last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11540

APA

Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 11540: Amending Executive Order No. 11248, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11540

Chicago

Vote Files. "Executive Order 11540: Amending Executive Order No. 11248, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11540.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 11540: Amending Executive Order No. 11248, placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-11540}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-11540; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1970.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-29}
}
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Amends EO 11248, October 10, 1965
Amended by EO 11715, April 24, 1973
Revoked by EO 11708 of March 23, 1973

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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