Executive Order 11409 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11409—Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

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Monday, April 29, 1968

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1 min read (216 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1968-04-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, Executive Order No.

▪ 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, is further amended as follows: 1.

▪ Of that Order, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended by deleting " (15) Administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare", and inserting in lieu thereof " (15) Deputy Administrator, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare." LYNDON B.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

216

1,454 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11409, Lyndon B. Johnson (Apr 29, 1968). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11409-amending-executive-order-no-11248-placing-certain-positions-levels.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, is further amended as follows: 1. Section 1 of that Order, placing certain positions in level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended:: (a) by deleting " (3) Special Assistant to the Secretary (Food-For-Peace Program), State Department", and inserting in lieu thereof " (3) Administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare"; (b) by deleting " (4) Executive Secretary, President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice", and inserting in lieu thereof " (4) Administrator, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare"; and (c) by adding thereto the following: (8) Administrator, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (9) Executive Director, Cabinet Committee on Price Stability. 2. Section 2 of that Order, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended by deleting " (15) Administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare", and inserting in lieu thereof " (15) Deputy Administrator, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare." LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House April 29, 1968