Executive Order 12935 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12935—Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to the Definition of "Field Duty"

•

Friday, October 28, 1994

•

1 min read (171 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 William J. Clinton on 1994-10-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to the Definition of "Field 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 by striking out "— (1) the member is under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential; or (2)".

▪ 11157 made in this order shall take effect at 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time on October 28, 1994.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

171

1,001 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

📜

Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12935, William J. Clinton (Oct 28, 1994). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12935-amending-executive-order-no-11157-it-relates-the-definition-field.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 402(e)(1) of title 37, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Amendments to Executive Order No. 11157. (a) Section 303(e) of Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended by striking out "— (1) the member is under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential; or (2)". (b) Section 401(b) of Executive Order No. 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended, is further amended by striking out "service by a member under orders with troops operating against an enemy, actual or potential, or" in the first sentence. Sec. 2. Effective Date. The amendments to Executive Order No. 11157 made in this order shall take effect at 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time on October 28, 1994. William J. Clinton The White House, October 28, 1994. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:30 a.m., October 28, 1994]