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Executive Order 11939 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11939—Basic Allowances for Quarters

Thursday, September 30, 1976
1 min read (247 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 1976-09-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Basic Allowances for Quarters." 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 24, 1964, as amended, is further amended by : (a) inserting "(a)" after "Sec.
The amount of such partial basic allowance for quarters shall equal the amount of any increases in basic pay which are allocated by the President to the basic allowance for quarters.".
This Order shall become effective on October 1, 1976.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
247
1,420 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11939, Gerald R. Ford (Sep 30, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11939-basic-allowances-for-quarters.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)