Executive Order 12656
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Executive Order 12656 is a U.S. presidential directive that outlines the national security emergency preparedness responsibilities of federal departments and agencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Executive Order 12656 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Executive Order 12656 Context triple: [Executive Order 13286, amends, Executive Order 12656]
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A.
Executive Order 12951
Executive Order 12951 is a U.S. presidential directive that establishes and governs policies and procedures for the classification, safeguarding, and declassification of national security information.
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B.
Executive Order 12148
Executive Order 12148 is a 1979 directive by President Jimmy Carter that reorganized federal emergency management functions and consolidated them into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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C.
Executive Order 12958
Executive Order 12958 is a U.S. presidential directive that established a comprehensive system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information.
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D.
Executive Order 12065
Executive Order 12065 is a U.S. presidential directive issued in 1978 that established a uniform system for classifying, declassifying, and safeguarding national security information.
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E.
Executive Order 12036
Executive Order 12036 is a 1978 U.S. presidential directive issued by Jimmy Carter that restructured and regulated the activities of the American intelligence community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Executive Order 12656 Target entity description: Executive Order 12656 is a U.S. presidential directive that outlines the national security emergency preparedness responsibilities of federal departments and agencies.
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A.
Executive Order 12951
Executive Order 12951 is a U.S. presidential directive that establishes and governs policies and procedures for the classification, safeguarding, and declassification of national security information.
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B.
Executive Order 12148
Executive Order 12148 is a 1979 directive by President Jimmy Carter that reorganized federal emergency management functions and consolidated them into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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C.
Executive Order 12958
Executive Order 12958 is a U.S. presidential directive that established a comprehensive system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information.
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D.
Executive Order 12065
Executive Order 12065 is a U.S. presidential directive issued in 1978 that established a uniform system for classifying, declassifying, and safeguarding national security information.
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E.
Executive Order 12036
Executive Order 12036 is a 1978 U.S. presidential directive issued by Jimmy Carter that restructured and regulated the activities of the American intelligence community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive order
ⓘ
presidential directive ⓘ |
| amended | Executive Order 12148 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal agencies
ⓘ
federal departments ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
emergency management law
ⓘ
national security law ⓘ |
| assignsResponsibilityTo |
Department of Agriculture
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Department of Commerce
Department of Defense ⓘ Department of Energy ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ Department of Justice ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
Department of Labor ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Labor
Department of State ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of State
Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Treasury
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ General Services Administration ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. General Services Administration
Office of Personnel Management ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | 3 C.F.R., 1988 Comp., p. 585 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defines | national security emergency ⓘ |
| designatesLeadAgency | Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil defense planning
ⓘ
continuity of essential federal functions ⓘ coordination among federal agencies during emergencies ⓘ emergency mobilization preparedness ⓘ resource management in national security emergencies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalAuthority |
national security and emergency preparedness authorities of the President
ⓘ
powers of the President as Commander in Chief ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Constitution
|
| purpose |
to assign national security emergency preparedness responsibilities to federal departments and agencies
ⓘ
to ensure the capability of the federal government to respond to national security emergencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War-era emergency planning
ⓘ
civil defense policy of the United States ⓘ continuity of government plans in the United States ⓘ |
| replaced | Executive Order 11490 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1988-11-18 ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
continuity of government
ⓘ
federal emergency preparedness ⓘ national security emergency preparedness ⓘ |
| title | Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Executive Order 12656 Description of subject: Executive Order 12656 is a U.S. presidential directive that outlines the national security emergency preparedness responsibilities of federal departments and agencies.
Referenced by (1)
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