Executive Order 11875 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11875—Delegating Certain Functions to the Secretary of Transportation

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Saturday, August 9, 1975

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1 min read (150 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 1975-08-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating Certain Functions to the Secretary of Transportation." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Delegating Certain Functions to the Secretary of Transportation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

150

892 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11875, Gerald R. Ford (Aug 9, 1975). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11875-delegating-certain-functions-the-secretary-transportation.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation is hereby designated and empowered, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, and the heads of other appropriate agencies, to conduct the full and complete investigation and study, concerning the possible expansion of war risk insurance, required by Section 3 of H.R. 8564 which I have today signed into law, and to prepare a report on the results of the investigation and study, together with any recommendations for legislation. Since Section 3 (c) of H.R. 8564 provides for the President to transmit the report to the Congress within 90 days of enactment of this legislation, the proposed report should be submitted to me, through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, within 70 days. GERALD R. FORD The White House, August 9, 1975.