Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1978-06-30, 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
▪118.61, as amended, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by deleting "Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Transportation" in subsection (9) and inserting in lieu thereof "Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation." JIMMY CARTER The White House, June 30, 1978.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
105
663 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12069, Jimmy Carter (Jun 30, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12069-executive-schedule.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
RELATING TO CERTAIN POSITIONS IN LEVEL IV OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 5317 of Title 5 of the United States Code, Section 1 of the Executive Order No. 118.61, as amended, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is further amended by deleting "Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Transportation" in subsection (9) and inserting in lieu thereof "Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation." JIMMY CARTER The White House, June 30, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:25 p.m. June 30, 1978]
