Executive Order 11899 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11899—Providing for the Protection of Certain Civil Service Employment Rights of Federal Personnel Who Leave Federal Employment to be Employed by Tribal Organizations Pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

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Thursday, January 22, 1976

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2 min read (313 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 1976-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing for the Protection of Certain Civil Service Employment Rights of Federal Personnel Who Leave Federal Employment to be Employed by Tribal Organizations Pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ The Secretary of Labor is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without approval, ratification, or other action by the President, the authority vested in the President by section 105 (i) of the act to issue regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of section 105 (e) (1) of the act, except as provided in section 1 of this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

313

1,913 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11899, Gerald R. Ford (Jan 22, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11899-providing-for-the-protection-certain-civil-service-employment-rights.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 105 (i) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (88 Stat. 2210, 25 U.S.C. 450 (i)), section 3301 of title 5 of the United States Code, section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The United States Civil Service Commission is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without approval, ratification, or other action by the President, but after consultation with the Department of the Interior and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the authority vested in the President by Section 105(i) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act), to issue regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of subsections (e) 2, (e) 3, (e) 4, (f), and (h) of section 105 of the act, to carry out the provisions of subsection (e) (1) of section 105 of the United States Code, and to protect and assure any other civil service employment rights which it finds appropriate. SEC. 2 The United States Civil Service Commission shall, after consultation with the Department of the Interior and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, issue regulations, as it deems appropriate, providing for the establishment, granting, and exercise of reemployment rights for employees who leave Federal employment for employment by an Indian tribal organization under provisions of the act. SEC. 3. The Secretary of Labor is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without approval, ratification, or other action by the President, the authority vested in the President by section 105 (i) of the act to issue regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of section 105 (e) (1) of the act, except as provided in section 1 of this order. GERALD R. FORD The White House, January 22, 1976.