Executive Order 11499 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11499—Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

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Thursday, December 11, 1969

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1 min read (85 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 Richard Nixon on 1969-12-11, 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: 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, section 2 of Executive Order No.

▪ 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(21) Assistant Archivist, Office of Presidential Libraries, General Services Administration", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (21) Commissioner, Transportation and Communications Service, General Services Administration.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

570 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

18.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11499, Richard Nixon (Dec 11, 1969). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11499-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, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(21) Assistant Archivist, Office of Presidential Libraries, General Services Administration", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (21) Commissioner, Transportation and Communications Service, General Services Administration. RICHARD NIXON The White House December 11, 1969