Executive Order 11816 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11816—Delegation of Certain Reporting Functions Under the Foreign Assistance Act to the Secretary of the Treasury

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Wednesday, October 23, 1974

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1 min read (99 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 Gerald R. Ford on 1974-10-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation of Certain Reporting Functions Under the Foreign Assistance Act to the 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 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, section 301 (a) of Part III of Executive Order No.

▪ 10973, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) The functions conferred upon the President by subsection (a) (2) and (b) of section 514 of the Act, by the second sentence of section 612 (a) of the Act, and by subsections (f) and (g) of section 634 of the Act." GERALD R.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

520 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11816, Gerald R. Ford (Oct 23, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11816-delegation-certain-reporting-functions-under-the-foreign-assistance.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, section 301 (a) of Part III of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) The functions conferred upon the President by subsection (a) (2) and (b) of section 514 of the Act, by the second sentence of section 612 (a) of the Act, and by subsections (f) and (g) of section 634 of the Act." GERALD R. FORD The White House, October 23, 1974.