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This executive order, signed by President Gerald R. Ford on 1975-03-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating Certain Reporting Functions to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Delegating Certain Reporting Functions to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
150
892 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11845, Gerald R. Ford (Mar 24, 1975). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11845-delegating-certain-reporting-functions-the-director-the-office.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344; 88 Stat. 332, hereinafter referred to as the Act), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, as of October 1, 1974, without ratification or other action of the President (1) the functions required by sections 1014(b) and 1014(d) of the act of transmitting to the Comptroller General of the United States and to the Office of the Federal Register copies of special messages transmitted pursuant to section 1012 or 1013 of. the act; and (2) the function conferred upon the President by section 1014(e) of the act of submitting to the Congress cumulative reports of proposed rescissions, reservations, and deferrals of budget authority. GERALD R. FORD The White House, March 24, 1975.
