Executive Order 11817 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11817—Delegating the United States Civil Service Commission as the Agent to Concur With Agency Determinations Fixing the Age Limits Within Which Original Appointments May be Made With Respect to Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighters Positions

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Tuesday, November 5, 1974

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1 min read (125 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 1974-11-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating the United States Civil Service Commission as the Agent to Concur With Agency Determinations Fixing the Age Limits Within Which Original Appointments May be Made With Respect to Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighters Positions." 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

▪ 355), I hereby designate the United States Civil Service Commission as the agency to concur with determinations made by agencies to fix the minimum and maximum limits of age within which an original appointment may be made to a position as a law enforcement officer or firefighter, as defined by section 8331 (20) and (21), respectively, of title 5 of the United States Code.

▪ The designation made by this order shall be effective as of October 15, 1974.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

125

688 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11817, Gerald R. Ford (Nov 5, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11817-delegating-the-united-states-civil-service-commission-the-agent.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3307 (d) of title 5 of the United States Code, as added by the first section of the Act of July 12, 1974 (Public Law 93-350; 88 Stat. 355), I hereby designate the United States Civil Service Commission as the agency to concur with determinations made by agencies to fix the minimum and maximum limits of age within which an original appointment may be made to a position as a law enforcement officer or firefighter, as defined by section 8331 (20) and (21), respectively, of title 5 of the United States Code. The designation made by this order shall be effective as of October 15, 1974. GERALD R. FORD The White House, November 5, 1974.