Executive Order 11938 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11938—Relating to Adjustment of Cost of Living Allowances and Post Differentials

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Wednesday, September 29, 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 1976-09-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to Adjustment of Cost of Living Allowances and Post Differentials." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 10000 of September 16, 1948, as amended, is further amended by revising Section 210 to read as follows: "SEC.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

180

1,147 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

23.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11938, Gerald R. Ford (Sep 29, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11938-relating-adjustment-cost-living-allowances-and-post-differentials.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 5941 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, in order to authorize the gradual reduction of allowances and differentials payable in nonforeign areas if the reduction is based on program or methodology revisions, Executive Order No. 10000 of September 16, 1948, as amended, is further amended by revising Section 210 to read as follows: "SEC. 210. Periodic review. The Civil Service Commission shall periodically, but at least annually, review the places designated, the rates fixed, and the regulations prescribed pursuant to this Part, with a view to making such changes therein as will insure that payment of additional compensation under the provisions of this Part shall continue only during the continuance of conditions justifying such payment and shall not in any instance exceed the amount justified: Provided, That if program or methodology revisions would substantially reduce an established differential or allowance rate, then the rate of such additional compensation may be reduced gradually.". GERALD R. FORD The White House, September 29, 1976.