Executive Order 11927 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11927—Amending Executive Order No. 11861, as Amended, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule

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Thursday, July 22, 1976

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1 min read (127 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 1976-07-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11861, as Amended, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule." 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

▪ 11861 of May 21, 1975, as amended, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by deleting "Assistant" in subsection (10) and by inserting "Counselor" in lieu thereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

127

744 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11927, Gerald R. Ford (Jul 22, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11927-amending-executive-order-no-11861-amended-placing-certain-positions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 5317 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11861 of May 21, 1975, as amended, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by deleting "Assistant" in subsection (10) and by inserting "Counselor" in lieu thereof. SEC. 2. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11861 of May 21, 1975, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by adding thereto "(9) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development.". GERALD R. FORD The White House, July 22, 1976.