Executive Order 12541 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12541—Amending Executive Order 11157 as It Relates to a Basic Allowance for Quarters While on Sea Duty

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Monday, December 30, 1985

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1 min read (145 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 1985-12-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order 11157 as It Relates to a Basic Allowance for Quarters While on Sea Duty." 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

▪ 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended: (a) by adding at the end of subsection (c) of section 401, Part IV, the following sentence: "Duty for less than three months is not considered to be sea duty.

▪ This Executive Order shall be effective as of January 1, 1986.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

145

817 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12541, Ronald Reagan (Dec 30, 1985). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12541-amending-executive-order-11157-it-relates-basic-allowance-for.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me by Section 403(j)(1) of title 37, United States Code, and in order to define the term "sea duty," it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Section 401, Part IV, of Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended: (a) by adding at the end of subsection (c) of section 401, Part IV, the following sentence: "Duty for less than three months is not considered to be sea duty. Duty for more than three months under temporary orders which provide for return to the member's same permanent station is not considered sea duty.". (b) by striking all of subsection (f). Sec. 2. This Executive Order shall be effective as of January 1, 1986. RONALD REAGAN The White House, December 30, 1985. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:05 p.m., January 6, 1986]