Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-04-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to Incentive Pay for Hazardous Duty." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪This order shall be effective as of September 26, 1972.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
Total Words
139
800 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11716, Richard Nixon (Apr 26, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11716-amending-executive-order-no-11157-it-relates-incentive-pay-for.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301(a) of title 37 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended by substituting for the first paragraph (1) of section 106 (b) the following: "(1) during one calendar month, so serves 48 hours; however, hours served underway in excess of 48 as a member of a submarine operational command staff during any of the immediately preceding five calendar months and not already used to qualify for incentive pay may be applied to satisfy the underway time requirements for the current month,". This order shall be effective as of September 26, 1972. RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 26, 1973.
