Executive Order 12461 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12461—District of Columbia Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Disability System

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Friday, February 17, 1984

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1 min read (166 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 1984-02-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "District of Columbia Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Disability System." 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

▪ In discharging the responsibilities delegated by this Order, the Secretary shall be guided by the information and recommendations provided by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

▪ This Order shall be effective as of January 1, 1984.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

166

1,050 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12461, Ronald Reagan (Feb 17, 1984). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12461-district-columbia-police-and-firefighters-retirement-and-disability.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Designating a Federal Retirement System Under Public Law 98-168 By the authority vested in me as President by the Federal Employees' Retirement Contribution Temporary Adjustment Act of 1983 (title II of Public Law 98-168) ("the Act"), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. The District of Columbia Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Disability System, insofar as it applies to Federal employees who are covered under section 203(a)(1) of the Act, is designated a covered retirement system under section 203(a)(2)(D) of the Act. The Secretary of the Treasury is designated the appropriate agency head with respect to such system, under section 205(a)(2)(D) of the Act. In discharging the responsibilities delegated by this Order, the Secretary shall be guided by the information and recommendations provided by the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. This Order shall be effective as of January 1, 1984. RONALD REAGAN The White House, February 17, 1984. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:17 a. m., February 21, 1984]