Executive Order 11897 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11897—Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as It Relates to Special Pay While on Sea Duty or Duty at Certain Places

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Tuesday, January 13, 1976

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1 min read (180 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 1976-01-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as It Relates to Special Pay While on Sea Duty or Duty at Certain Places." 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

▪ 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ At the end of section 204, add the following: "Enlisted members shall be entitled to special pay under this section when attached to ships undergoing repair and overhaul in designated foreign duty areas for extended periods when entitlement to sea-duty pay has been terminated.

▪ Such enlisted members shall be entitled to special pay under the same conditions as an enlisted member on temporary additional duty or temporary duty in that designated foreign duty area.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

180

1,072 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11897, Gerald R. Ford (Jan 13, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11897-amending-executive-order-no-11157-it-relates-special-pay-while-sea.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 305(a) of title 37 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, part H of Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1. At the end of section 204, add the following: "Enlisted members shall be entitled to special pay under this section when attached to ships undergoing repair and overhaul in designated foreign duty areas for extended periods when entitlement to sea-duty pay has been terminated. Such enlisted members shall be entitled to special pay under the same conditions as an enlisted member on temporary additional duty or temporary duty in that designated foreign duty area.". SEC. 2. In section 205, delete "Unless otherwise entitled to special pay in accordance with the last sentence of section 204" and substitute therefor "Unless otherwise entitled to special pay in accordance with the second sentence of section 204". GERALD R. FORD The White House, January 13, 1976.