Executive Order 11581 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11581—Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

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Wednesday, January 20, 1971

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1 min read (129 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 1971-01-20, 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, Executive Order No.

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

▪ Of that Order, placing certain positions in level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended— (a) by deleting "(6) Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation."; and (b) by renumbering items (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) as (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

129

816 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11581, Richard Nixon (Jan 20, 1971). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11581-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 "(6) Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation."; and (b) by renumbering items (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) as (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively. 2. Section 2 of that Order, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended by adding thereto the following: (24) Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation. RICHARD NIXON The White House January 20, 1971