Executive Order 11759 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11759—Prescribing the Compensation of Certain Officials in the Domestic and International Business Administration, Department of Commerce

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Tuesday, January 15, 1974

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1 min read (140 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 1974-01-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing the Compensation of Certain Officials in the Domestic and International Business Administration, Department of Commerce." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 703 (a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.

▪ 2153 (a)), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The compensation for the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic and International Business, Department of Commerce, is hereby fixed at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C.

▪ 11567 of November 16, 1970, is hereby superseded.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

140

829 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11759, Richard Nixon (Jan 15, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11759-prescribing-the-compensation-certain-officials-the-domestic-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 703 (a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2153 (a)), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The compensation for the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic and International Business, Department of Commerce, is hereby fixed at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5316). SEC. 2. The compensation for the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, is hereby fixed at the highest rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for grade 18 of the General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332). SEC. 3. Executive Order No. 11567 of November 16, 1970, is hereby superseded. RICHARD NIXON The White House, January 15, 1974.