Executive Order 11733 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11733—Further Amending Executive Order No. 10122 of April 14, 1950, Entitled "Regulations Governing Payment of Disability Retirement Pay Hospitalization, and Re-Examination of Members and Former Members of the Uniformed Services"

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Monday, July 30, 1973

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1 min read (179 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 1973-07-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Further Amending Executive Order No. 10122 of April 14, 1950, Entitled "Regulations Governing Payment of Disability Retirement Pay Hospitalization, and Re-Examination of Members and Former Members of the Uniformed Services"." 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

▪ 10122 of April 14,1950, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 10400 of September 27, 1952, is further amended as follows: 1.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

179

1,069 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11733, Richard Nixon (Jul 30, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11733-further-amending-executive-order-no-10122-april-14-1950-entitled.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1216 (c) of title 10 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. 10122 of April 14,1950, as amended by Executive Order No. 10400 of September 27, 1952, is further amended as follows: 1. The first proviso of section 5 is deleted. 2. The second proviso of section 5 is amended to read as follows: "Provided, that all the duties, powers, and functions incident to hospitalization for such members or former members who elect to receive hospitalization in uniformed services facilities shall, subject to the availability of space and facilities and the capabilities of the medical and dental staff, be vested in the Secretary concerned: ". 3. The words "Coast and Geodetic Survey" in the last sentence of section 5 and in section 6 are deleted and the words "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (formerly Coast and Geodetic Survey)" are substituted therefor. RICHARD NIXON The White House, July 30, 1973.