Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Ronald Reagan on 1983-05-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Level IV of the 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
▪12154, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new subsection: "(i) Executive Secretary of the National Security Council.".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
87
511 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12422, Ronald Reagan (May 20, 1983). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12422-level-iv-the-executive-schedule.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
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, in order to place an additional position in level IV of the Executive Schedule, Section 1-101 of Executive Order No. 12154, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following new subsection: "(i) Executive Secretary of the National Security Council.". RONALD REAGAN The White House, May 20, 1983. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:03 a.m., May 23, 1983]
