Executive Order 13745 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 13745—Delegation of Function to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management

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Monday, October 31, 2016

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1 min read (178 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 Barack Obama on 2016-10-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation of Function to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management." 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 OPM shall exercise this authority in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

178

1,060 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 13745, Barack Obama (Oct 31, 2016). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-13745-delegation-function-the-director-the-office-personnel-management.

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 the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1 . (a) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is hereby authorized to exercise the function vested in the President by section 6391 of title 5, United States Code, of directing OPM to establish an emergency leave transfer program. The Director of OPM shall exercise this authority in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) The Director of OPM shall notify the President of the establishment of any emergency leave transfer program pursuant to the authority in subsection (a). Sec. 2 . This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. BARACK OBAMA The White House, October 31, 2016.