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This executive order, signed by President Gerald R. Ford on 1975-07-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11868, on the President's Commission on Olympic Sports." 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
▪11868 of June 19, 1975, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC.
▪The Commission shall consist of a Chairman and thirteen other members, who shall be appointed by the President.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
103
594 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11873, Gerald R. Ford (Jul 21, 1975). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11873-amending-executive-order-no-11868-the-presidents-commission-olympic.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11868 of June 19, 1975, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. The Commission shall consist of a Chairman and thirteen other members, who shall be appointed by the President. In addition, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate are requested to appoint four members of the House of Representatives and four members of the Senate, respectively, to serve as members of the Commission." GERALD R. FORD The White House, July 21, 1975.
