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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1969-08-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Atomic Energy Commission to Make Certain Awards Without the Approval of the President." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪2187 (b) (3)) which authorizes the Commission to grant awards for especially meritorious contributions to the development, use, or control of atomic energy.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
126
735 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
20.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11477, Richard Nixon (Aug 7, 1969). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11477-authorizing-the-atomic-energy-commission-make-certain-awards-without.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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: The Atomic Energy Commission is hereby designated and empowered, without approval, ratification, or other action by the President, to grant by the unanimous affirmative vote of all of its members not more than five awards in any calendar year, not exceeding the sum of $5,000 each, pursuant to the last sentence of section 157b (3) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2187 (b) (3)) which authorizes the Commission to grant awards for especially meritorious contributions to the development, use, or control of atomic energy. RICHARD NIXON The White House August 7, 1969
