Executive Order 11819 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11819—Membership of the Energy Resources Council

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Saturday, November 16, 1974

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1 min read (225 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 1974-11-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Membership of the Energy Resources Council." 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

▪ 11814 of October 11, 1974, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

225

1,430 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11819, Gerald R. Ford (Nov 16, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11819-membership-the-energy-resources-council.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, by the Constitution and laws of the United States, particularly section 108 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11814 of October 11, 1974, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2. The Council shall consist of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall be its Chairman, the Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Transportation, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration (upon entry into office), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Executive Director of the Domestic Council, the Administrator of General Services, the Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs, and such other members as the President may, from time to time, designate. The Chairman of the Federal Power Commission is invited to attend meetings of the Council." GERALD R. FORD The White House, November 16, 1974.