November 4, 1982
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of
America, including Section 7103 (b) (2) of Title 5 and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States
Code, and having determined that it is necessary in the interest of national security to suspend
certain labor-management relations provisions with respect to overseas activities of the
Department of Defense, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Suspensions. With regard to United States citizen employees of the Department of
Defense, including the Military Departments, who are employed outside the United States as
defined in 5 U.S.C. 7103 (a) (18), with the exception of those employed in the Republic of
Panama:
(a) The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7105(a)(2) (D), (E), (G), and (H) and of 5 U.S.C. 7123(b) are
suspended with respect to any matter which substantially impairs the implementation by the
United States Forces of any treaty or agreement, including any minutes or understandings thereto,
between the United States and the Government of the host nation;
(b) The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7102(2), 7114(a)(1), 7114(a)(4), 7116(a)(5), and 7117(c) are
suspended with respect to any matter proposed for bargaining which would substantially impair
the implementation by the United States Forces of any treaty or agreement, including any minutes
or understandings thereto between the United States and the Government of the host nation;
(c) The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7116(a)(7) and 7117(b) are suspended with regard to any
regulation governing the implementation by the United States Forces of any treaty or agreement,
including any minutes or understandings thereto, between the United States and the Government
of the host nations; and
(d) The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 7121(b)(3)(C) are suspended with respect to any grievance
involving the implementation by the United States Forces of any treaty or agreement, including
any minutes or understandings thereto, between the United States and the Government of the host
nation.
Sec. 2. Disputes. Disputes between a labor organization and the United States Forces as to
whether a particular matter is covered by one or more of the suspensions set forth in this Order
shall be referred to the Secretary of Defense. The decision of the Secretary in such disputes shall
be made after consultation with the Secretary of State and shall be final. The Secretary of Defense
may delegate this authority, but only to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary of
Defense, or an Assistant Secretary of Defense. The functions assigned to the Secretary of State
may not be delegated or assigned to anyone below the rank of an Assistant Secretary of State.
Ronald Reagan
The White House,
November 4, 1982.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:04 a.m., November 5, 1982]