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Executive Orders - Parts of the Reference

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Exec. Order No. 13,676, 3 C.F.R. 294 (2014). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2015-title3-vol1/pdf/CFR-2015-title3-vol1-eo13676.pdf

In-text citation:

(Exec. Order No. 13,676, 2014)

Most executive order APA citations have these basic elements:

1. Order number
2. Volume number and name of the code in which the order appears (e.g., executive orders always in appear in 3 C.F.R.)
3. Page number
4. Year that the order was promulgated
5. URL

Parts of the Reference

Order number

Exec. Order No. 13,676,

Volume Number & Name of Code

3 C.F.R.

Page number

294

Year Order was Promulgated

(2014).

URL

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2015-title3-vol1/pdf/CFR-2015-title3-vol1-eo13676.pdf

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See Publication Manual, 11.7

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