Executive Order 11617 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11617—Amending Executive Order No. 11615, Providing for Stabilization of Prices, Rents, Wages, and Salaries

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Thursday, September 2, 1971

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1 min read (72 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 1971-09-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11615, Providing for Stabilization of Prices, Rents, Wages, and Salaries." 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

▪ 11615 of August 15, 1971, is amended by inserting after the comma following the words "the Secretary of Labor", the following: "the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

435 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11617, Richard Nixon (Sep 2, 1971). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11617-amending-executive-order-no-11615-providing-for-stabilization-prices.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-379, 84 Stat. 799), section 2 (b) of Executive Order No. 11615 of August 15, 1971, is amended by inserting after the comma following the words "the Secretary of Labor", the following: "the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,". RICHARD NIXON The White House September 2, 1971