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Executive Order 12684 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12684—Conforming the Central Intellegence Agency and Civil Service Retirement and Disability Systems

George Bush George Bush
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Thursday, July 27, 1989
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2 min read (364 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President George Bush on 1989-07-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Conforming the Central Intellegence Agency and Civil Service Retirement and Disability Systems." 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

▪ Section 1(a) of this order shall be given retroactive effect to April 7, 1986.
▪ Section 1(b) and (c) of this order shall be effective on the date of signature.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
364
2,193 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
24.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12684, George Bush (Jul 27, 1989). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12684-conforming-the-central-intellegence-agency-and-civil-service.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 292 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended note) (the "Act"), and in order to conform the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System to certain amendments to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. The Director of Central Intelligence shall maintain the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System in accordance with the following principles: (a) In computing and annuity for an employee who service includes service on a part-time basis performed on or after April 7, 1986, such service, other than service subject to the Federal Employees Retirement System, shall be computed as follows: (1) the average pay of the employee, to the extent that it includes pay for service performed in any position on a part-time basis, shall be determined by using the annual rate of basic pay that would be payable for full-time service in the position; and (1) the benefit so computed shall then be multipled by a fraction equal to the ratio that the employee's actual service, as determined by prorating and employee's total service to reflect the service that was performed on a part-time basis, bears to the total service that would be creditable for the employee if all of the service had been performed on a full-time basis. (b) The provision of section 221(b)(3)(C) of the Act regarding the termination of annuity to surviving spouses due to remarriage prior to age 60 shall herafter be administered by the Central Intelligence Agency by substituting age 55 in lieu of age 60. (c) The provisions of section 221(g)(1) or the Act regarding the remarriage of surviving spouses before, on, and after age 60 shall hereafter be administered by the Central Intelligence Agency by substituting age 55 in lieu of age 60. Sec. 2. Section 1(a) of this order shall be given retroactive effect to April 7, 1986. Section 1(b) and (c) of this order shall be effective on the date of signature. George Bush The White House, July 27, 1989.