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This executive order, signed by President William J. Clinton on 1997-07-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Eligibility of Certain Overseas Employees for Noncompetitive Appointments." 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
▪The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement this order.
▪This order shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
228
1,415 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 13054, William J. Clinton (Jul 7, 1997). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13054-eligibility-certain-overseas-employees-for-noncompetitive.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301 and 3302 of title 5 and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to permit certain overseas employees to acquire competitive status upon returning to the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. A United States citizen who is a family member of a Federal civilian employee and who has separated from Federal service to accept employment with the American Institute in Taiwan pursuant to section 11 of Public Law 96-8 (93 Stat. 18, 22 U.S.C. 3310(a)) may be appointed noncompetitively, in accordance with Executive Order 12721 and implementing regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, to a competitive service position in the executive branch, provided such family member meets the qualifications and other requirements established by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, including an appropriate period of satisfactory overseas employment with the American Institute in Taiwan. Sec. 2. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement this order. Sec. 3. This order shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register. William J. Clinton The White House, July 7, 1997. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., July 9, 1997]
