Executive Order 12505 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12505—Conversion of Appointments in the Office of Management and Budget

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Tuesday, February 12, 1985

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1 min read (281 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 1985-02-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Conversion of Appointments in the Office of Management and Budget." 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

▪ If the Director determines not to convert an employee's appointment to career or career-conditional status under the preceding Section, the employee shall be separated not later than the date of expiration of the current appointment.

▪ Employees whose appointments are converted under this Order shall become career-conditional employees, or career employees if they have completed the service requirements for career tenure, and all converted employees shall acquire a competitive status.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

281

1,798 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12505, Ronald Reagan (Feb 12, 1985). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12505-conversion-appointments-the-office-management-and-budget.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the laws of the United States of America, including Section 3301 and 3302 of Title 5, and Section 521 of Title 31 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. No later than April 1, 1985, any employee of the Office of Management and Budget serving under an appointment under Schedule A in a position not limited to one year or less, concerned with implementation of the President's paperwork reduction and regulatory review and planning programs, may have his or her appointment converted to a career or career-conditional appointment if the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines that: (a) The employee has completed at least one year of full-time continuous service in a position concerned with the paperwork reduction and regulatory program; (b) There is a continuing need for the position filled by the employee; (c) The employee's past performance has been satisfactory and the employee possesses the qualifications necessary to continue in the position; and (d) The employee meets the citizenship requirements and qualification standards appropriate for the position. Sec. 2. If the Director determines not to convert an employee's appointment to career or career-conditional status under the preceding Section, the employee shall be separated not later than the date of expiration of the current appointment. Sec. 3. Employees whose appointments are converted under this Order shall become career-conditional employees, or career employees if they have completed the service requirements for career tenure, and all converted employees shall acquire a competitive status. RONALD REAGAN The White House, February 12, 1985. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:12 a.m., February 13, 1985]