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     By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in
order to extend the time to issue the National Industrial
Security Program Operating Manual, it is hereby ordered that
Executive Order No. 12829, which is entitled "National Industrial
Security Program," is amended as follows:

     Section 1. Section 20(f) of Executive Order No. 12829 is
amended to read:  "The Manual shall be issued to correspond as
closely as possible to pertinent decisions of the Secretary of
Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence made pursuant to
the recommendations of the Joint Security Review Commission and
to revisions to the security classification system that result
from Presidential Review Directive 29, but in any event no later
than June 30, 1994."

     Sec. 2. This order shall be effective immediately.

                              /s/William J. Clinton


THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 14, 1993.