He will not lessen opposition to gay marriage or undo the directive stating that men with "deeply rooted homosexual tendencies" should not be ordained as priests.
In 1995, the Office of Management and Budget, which coordinates the activities of all federal statistical agencies, issued a directive stating that self-identification should be encouraged.
For example, in February , 2002 President Bush issued a written directive stating that, even though he had determined that the Geneva Conventions did not apply to the war on terror, all detainees should be treated "humanely".
In March 2003, just as the United States embarked on its war with Iraq, the Pentagon issued a directive stating that there would be no news coverage of "deceased military personnel returning to or departing from" air bases.
Lee Snead, the Patchogue village attorney, said the village code gave the power to enforce traffic laws to its constables, who number about 18. "To my understanding there has not been any directive stating that they do not have the power, nor has a court of competent jurisdiction told the village that it doesn't have such enforcement powers," Mr. Snead said.
According to Begler, once other cities learn from pioneering efforts such as the one in Växjö, they, too, will invest in passive-house construction, "and thanks to the EU directive stating that by 2020 all new buildings have to be close to zero energy consumption, there are strong incentives for these kinds of initiatives".
The directive stated that people detained as part of the fight against terrorism be treated humanely, the White House said.
The European Commission (EC) Euratom directive stated that clinical audit should be carried out in relation to nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology using ionising radiation and radiotherapy.
A Reagan administration national-security directive stated that "No restrictions may be placed upon the conduct or reporting of federally funded research that has not received national-security classification". That policy was reaffirmed just a year ago by Condoleeza Rice, the current national security adviser.
Furthermore, the directive stated that "[i]nternal tensions in Yugoslavia will be encouraged by giving political assurances to the Croats".
Last week, when Maureen Castaneda, a former Enron executive, disclosed that the company was continuing to shred documents in its accounting department, the company insisted that it had issued several directives stating that "all relevant documents should be preserved in light of pending litigation".
