Executive Order 12177 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12177—Federal Government Pension Plans

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Monday, December 10, 1979

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2 min read (330 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1979-12-10, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Federal Government Pension Plans." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 121 (a) ( 1 ) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, as amended (92 Stat.

▪ As follows: 1-101, All the functions vested in the President by Section 121(a) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, as amended (31 U.S.C.

▪ The Director may, from time to time, designate other officers or agencies of the Federal Government to perform any or all of the functions hereby delegated to the Director, subject to such instructions, limitations, and directions as the Director deems appropriate.

▪ The head of an Executive agency responsible for the administration of any Federal Government pension plan within the meaning of Section 123(a) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, as amended (31 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

330

1,968 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12177, Jimmy Carter (Dec 10, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12177-federal-government-pension-plans.

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 121 (a) ( 1 ) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, as amended (92 Stat. 2541, Public Law 95595, 31 U.S.C. 68a), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to provide consistency among the financial and actuarial statements of Federal Government pension plans, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101, All the functions vested in the President by Section 121(a) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, as amended (31 U.S.C. 68a), are delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Director may, from time to time, designate other officers or agencies of the Federal Government to perform any or all of the functions hereby delegated to the Director, subject to such instructions, limitations, and directions as the Director deems appropriate. 1-102. The head of an Executive agency responsible for the administration of any Federal Government pension plan within the meaning of Section 123(a) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, as amended (31 U.S.C. 68c), except subsection (a) (9) and (b) , shall ensure that the administrators of those plans comply with the form, manner, and time of filing as required by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 1-103. Subject to the provisions of Section 1-101 of this Order, and in the absence of any contrary delegation or direction by the Director, the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to the development of the form and content of the annual reports, shall perform the functions set forth in Section 121 (a) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950, as amended (31 U.S.C. 68a). In performing this function, the Secretary shall also be responsible for consulting with the Comptroller General. JIMMY CARTER The White Home, December 10, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:05 a.m., December 11, 1979]