Executive Order 12060 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12060—Executive Schedule

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Monday, May 15, 1978

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1 min read (202 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 Jimmy Carter on 1978-05-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "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, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(13) Executive Director, Federal Personnel Management Systems Study, United States Civil Service Commission".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

202

1,249 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12060, Jimmy Carter (May 15, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12060-executive-schedule.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

RELATING TO CERTAIN POSITIONS IN LEVELS IV AND V OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 5,317 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, as amended, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by inserting in numerical sequence "(6) Assistant Attorney General, United States Attorneys and Trial Advocacy, Department of Justice." and by deleting "Counselor to the Secretary for Congressional Affairs" in subsection (10) and inserting in lieu thereof, "Deputy Under Secretary for Regional Affairs". SEC. 2. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11861, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(13) Executive Director, Federal Personnel Management Systems Study, United States Civil Service Commission". SEC. 3. Executive Order No. 11189 of November 23, 1964, Executive Order No. 11195 of January 30, 1965, and Executive Order No. 11995 of June 8, 1977 are revoked. JIMMY CARTER The White House, May 15, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:14 a.m., May 16, 1978]