Executive Order 11226 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11226—Amending Executive Order No. 10358, Relating to the Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies

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Thursday, May 27, 1965

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2 min read (349 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1965-05-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 10358, Relating to the Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Executive Order 10358 of June 9, 1952, entitled "Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies," 1 is hereby amended (1) by changing section 7 to read as follows: "SEC.

▪ In administering the provisions of law relating to pay and leave of absence, the workdays referred to in sections 4, 5, 6, and 9 shall be treated as holidays in lieu of the corresponding calendar holidays." (2) by adding a new section 9 as follows: "SEC.

▪ "(b) If a holiday occurs on Saturday, the head of the department shall designate in advance either the Saturday or the preceding Friday as the employee's holiday and the employee's basic 40-hour tour of duty shall be deemed to include 8 hours on the day designated as the employee's holiday.

▪ "(c) If a holiday occurs on any other day of the week, that day shall be the employee's holiday, and the employee's basic 40-hour tour of duty shall be deemed to include 8 hours on that day.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

349

1,973 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11226, Lyndon B. Johnson (May 27, 1965). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11226-amending-executive-order-no-10358-relating-the-observance-holidays.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Executive Order 10358 of June 9, 1952, entitled "Observance of Holidays by Government Agencies," 1 is hereby amended (1) by changing section 7 to read as follows: "SEC. 7. In administering the provisions of law relating to pay and leave of absence, the workdays referred to in sections 4, 5, 6, and 9 shall be treated as holidays in lieu of the corresponding calendar holidays." (2) by adding a new section 9 as follows: "SEC. 9. The holiday for a full-time employee for whom the head of a department has established the first 40 hours of duty performed within a period of not more than six days of the administrative workweek as his basic workweek because of the impracticability of prescribing a regular schedule of definite hours of duty for each workday, shall be determined as follows: "(a) If a holiday occurs on Sunday, the head of the department shall designate in advance either Sunday or Monday as the employee's holiday and the employee's basic 40-hour tour of duty shall be deemed to include 8 hours on the day designated as the employee's holiday. "(b) If a holiday occurs on Saturday, the head of the department shall designate in advance either the Saturday or the preceding Friday as the employee's holiday and the employee's basic 40-hour tour of duty shall be deemed to include 8 hours on the day designated as the employee's holiday. "(c) If a holiday occurs on any other day of the week, that day shall be the employee's holiday, and the employee's basic 40-hour tour of duty shall be deemed to include 8 hours on that day. "(d) When a holiday is less than a full day, proportionate credit will be given under paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this section." Sec. 2. The amendment to Executive Order 10358 ordered by section 1 of this order, shall be effective upon issuance of this order. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, May 27, 1965.