Executive Order 11680 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11680—Designation of Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury

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Monday, August 21, 1972

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1 min read (212 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1972-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designation of Certain Officers To Act as Secretary of the Treasury." 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 3347 of title 5 and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the following officers of the Treasury Department shall, in the order of the succession indicated, act as Secretary of the Treasury until a successor is appointed or until the absence or sickness of the incumbent shall cease: 1.

▪ 10941 of May 15, 1961, entitled "Designation of Certain Officers to Act as Secretary of the Treasury", is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

212

1,203 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11680, Richard Nixon (Aug 21, 1972). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11680-designation-certain-officers-act-secretary-the-treasury.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3347 of title 5 and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the following officers of the Treasury Department shall, in the order of the succession indicated, act as Secretary of the Treasury until a successor is appointed or until the absence or sickness of the incumbent shall cease: 1. Under Secretary for Monetary Affairs. 2. Under Secretary (or Counselor). 3. General Counsel. 4. The Assistant Secretaries and the Deputy Under Secretaries of the Treasury (a) in such order of succession as the Secretary of the Treasury may by order fix from time to time, or (b) if no order of succession is so fixed at the time, then in the order in which they have taken office as Assistant Secretary or Deputy Under Secretary, as the case may be. SEC. 2. Executive Order No. 10941 of May 15, 1961, entitled "Designation of Certain Officers to Act as Secretary of the Treasury", is hereby revoked. RICHARD NIXON The White House, August 21, 1972