Executive Order 11949 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11949—Economic Impact Statements

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Friday, December 31, 1976

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1 min read (89 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 1976-12-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Economic Impact Statements." 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

▪ 11821 of November 27, 1974 is amended to read "Economic Impact Statements".

▪ 11821 of November 27, 1974 is amended by deleting "December 31, 1976" and substituting therefor "December 31, 1977".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

517 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11949, Gerald R. Ford (Dec 31, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11949-economic-impact-statements.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The title of Executive Order No. 11821 of November 27, 1974 is amended to read "Economic Impact Statements". SEC. 2. Section 5 of Executive Order No. 11821 of November 27, 1974 is amended by deleting "December 31, 1976" and substituting therefor "December 31, 1977". GERALD R. FORD The White House, December 31, 1976.