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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-07-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revising the Membership of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science." 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
▪11287 of June 28, 1966, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting "(1) The President's Science Adviser," and by inserting in lieu thereof "(1) The Science Adviser." RICHARD NIXON The White House, July 30, 1973.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
58
336 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11734, Richard Nixon (Jul 30, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11734-revising-the-membership-the-presidents-committee-the-national-medal.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, subsection (c) of Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11287 of June 28, 1966, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting "(1) The President's Science Adviser," and by inserting in lieu thereof "(1) The Science Adviser." RICHARD NIXON The White House, July 30, 1973.
