Executive Order 12249 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12249—Foreign Service Salary Schedule

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Saturday, October 25, 1980

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1 min read (150 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 1980-10-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Foreign Service Salary 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

▪ Salary classes for certain members of the Foreign Service are established as set forth in the Foreign Service Schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof.

▪ 12248, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 2101 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, the salary rates set forth in the attached Foreign Service Schedule shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after October 1, 1980.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

150

877 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12249, Jimmy Carter (Oct 25, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12249-foreign-service-salary-schedule.

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 under Section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465 approved October 17, 1980), and in order to establish a new Foreign Service Schedule, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Salary classes for certain members of the Foreign Service are established as set forth in the Foreign Service Schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof. 1-102• Notwithstanding the provisions of Executive Order No. 12248, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 2101 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, the salary rates set forth in the attached Foreign Service Schedule shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after October 1, 1980. JIMMY CARTER The White House, October 25, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:31 a.m., October 27, 1980]