Executive Order 10471 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10471—Authorizing the Heads of Departments and Agencies To Grant Leaves of Absence to Certain Persons

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Friday, July 17, 1953

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1 min read (155 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1953-07-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Heads of Departments and Agencies To Grant Leaves of Absence to Certain Persons." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1.

▪ This order shall be effective as of July 5, 1953.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

155

880 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10471, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jul 17, 1953). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10471-authorizing-the-heads-departments-and-agencies-grant-leaves-absence.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: 1. The heads of the several departments and agencies of the Government are hereby authorized and empowered, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, to exercise, with respect to personnel in their respective department or agency, the authority conferred upon the President by section 202 (c) (2) of the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951, as added by the act of July 2, 1953, Public Law 102, 83rd Congress, to authorize leaves of absence in accordance with the said section 202 (c) (2) to persons who receive compensation in accordance with section 411 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946. 2. This order shall be effective as of July 5, 1953. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 1953.