Executive Order 12109 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12109—Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance

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Thursday, December 28, 1978

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1 min read (170 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 1978-12-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance." 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

▪ Until the Office of Personnel Management is established (on or before January 1, 1979), pursuant to Reorganization Plan No.

▪ 2 of 1978 (43 FR 36037), the Civil Service Commission shall exercise the authority delegated under this Order to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

170

1,035 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12109, Jimmy Carter (Dec 28, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12109-federal-physicians-comparability-allowance.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 5948 of Title 5 and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the authority of the President under Section 5948 of Title 5 of the United States Code, to prescribe regulations, criteria, and conditions with regard to the payment of comparability allowances to recruit and retain certain Federal physicians. 1-102. Until the Office of Personnel Management is established (on or before January 1, 1979), pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (43 FR 36037), the Civil Service Commission shall exercise the authority delegated under this Order to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. JIMMY CARTER The White House, December 28, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:27 p.m., December 29, 1978]