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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including section
7103(b)(1) of title 5 of the United States Code, and having
determined that the Naval Special Warfare Development Group has
as a primary function intelligence, counter-intelligence,
investigative, or national security work and that the provisions
of Chapter 71 of title 5 of the United States Code cannot be
applied to this organization in a manner consistent with national
security requirements and considerations, Executive Order 12171
of November 19, 1979, as amended, is further amended by adding
the following at the end of section 1-205:

"(i) Naval Special Warfare Development Group."

                         /s/William J. Clinton


THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 11, 1997.