[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2004)]
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[FR Doc No: 03-32332]


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                Executive Order 13323 of December 30, 2003

                
Assignment of Functions Relating to Arrivals in 
                and Departures From the United States

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including section 215 of the Immigration and 
                Nationality Act (INA), as amended (8 U.S.C. 1185), and 
                section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to 
                strengthen the national security of the United States 
                through procedures and systems to manage and control 
                the arrival and departure of persons from the United 
                States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Functions of the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security. The Secretary of Homeland Security is 
                assigned the functions of the President under section 
                215(a) of the INA with respect to persons other than 
                citizens of the United States. In exercising these 
                functions, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not 
                issue, amend, or revoke any rules, regulations, or 
                orders without first obtaining the concurrence of the 
                Secretary of State.

                Sec. 2. Functions of the Secretary of State. The 
                Secretary of State is assigned the functions of the 
                President under section 215(a) and (b) of the INA with 
                respect to citizens of the United States, including 
                those functions concerning United States passports. In 
                addition, the Secretary may amend or revoke part 46 of 
                title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, which concern 
                persons other than citizens of the United States. In 
                exercising these functions, the Secretary of State 
                shall not issue, amend, or revoke any rules, 
                regulations, or orders without first consulting with 
                the Secretary of Homeland Security.

                Sec. 3. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to, 
                and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive 
                or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a 
                party against the United States, its departments, 
                agencies, entities, officers, employees or agents, or 
                any other person.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    December 30, 2003.

[FR Doc. 03-32332
Filed 12-31-03; 11:22 am]
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