Executive Order 12337 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12337—Basic Allowance for Subsistence for Uniformed Services

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Monday, January 11, 1982

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1 min read (251 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 Ronald Reagan on 1982-01-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Basic Allowance for Subsistence for Uniformed Services." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 11157, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new subsection: "(f) the term "sea duty" for purposes of the third sentence of subsection (b) of Section 402 of Title 37, United States Code, shall mean service performed by a member in a self-propelled vessel that is in an active status, in commission or in service and is equipped with berthing and messing facilities.".

▪ This Order shall be effective as of September 15, 1981.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

251

1,464 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. 12337, Ronald Reagan (Jan 11, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12337-basic-allowance-for-subsistence-for-uniformed-services.

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 402(e) of Title 37, United States Code, and in order to define "field duty" and "sea duty" as they affect basic allowances for subsistence, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Section 303(e) of Executive Order No. 11157, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: "(e) the term "field duty" for purposes of the third sentence of subsection (b) of Section 402 of Title 37, United States Code, shall mean service by a member when the member is subsisted in a Government mess or with an organization drawing field rations, and— "(1) the member is under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential; or "(2) the member is serving with troops on maneuvers, war games, field exercises, or similar types of operations.". Sec. 2. Section 303 of Executive Order No. 11157, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new subsection: "(f) the term "sea duty" for purposes of the third sentence of subsection (b) of Section 402 of Title 37, United States Code, shall mean service performed by a member in a self-propelled vessel that is in an active status, in commission or in service and is equipped with berthing and messing facilities.". Sec. 3. This Order shall be effective as of September 15, 1981. RONALD REAGAN The White House, January 11, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:15 a.m., January 12, 1982]