United States Intelligence Activities

Signed by Ronald Wilson Reagan on Dec 4, 1981.

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Publication record46 FR 59941

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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12333: United States Intelligence Activities," last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12333

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Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 12333: United States Intelligence Activities [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12333

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Vote Files. "Executive Order 12333: United States Intelligence Activities." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12333.

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@misc{votefiles_eo_12333,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12333: United States Intelligence Activities}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12333}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-12333; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1981-reagan.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-29}
}

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Amends EO 12139, May 23, 1979

Amended by EO 13284, January 23, 2003; EO 13355, August 27, 2004; EO 13470, July 30, 2008

Revokes EO 12036, January 24, 1978

See EO 12564, September 15, 1986; Pub. L. 102-396 (106 Stat. 1910); EO 12829, January 6, 1993; EO 13231, October 16, 2001; EO 13283, January 21, 2003; EO 13354, August 27, 2004; EO 13355, August 27, 2004; EO 13356, August 27, 2004; EO 13462, February 29, 2008; EO 13467, June 30, 2008; EO 13470, July 30, 2008; EO 13516, October 28, 2009; EO 13526, December 29, 2009; EO 13549, August 18, 2010; EO 13618, July 6, 2012

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