Executive Order 10536 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10536—Authorizing Certain Functions of Heads of Departments and Agencies Under Section 16 of the Federal Airport Act To Be Performed Without the Approval of the President
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1954-06-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Certain Functions of Heads of Departments and Agencies Under Section 16 of the Federal Airport Act To Be Performed Without the Approval of the President." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing Certain Functions of Heads of Departments and Agencies Under Section 16 of the Federal Airport Act To Be Performed Without the Approval of the President.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
120
694 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
19.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10536, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Jun 9, 1954). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10536-authorizing-certain-functions-heads-departments-and-agencies-under.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: The authority vested in the heads of departments and agencies by subsection (b) of section 16 of the Federal Airport Act, approved May 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 179), with the approval of the President and the Attorney General of the United States, to perform any acts and to execute any instruments necessary to make conveyances requested by the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics under subsection (a) of the said section 16 may be exercised by such heads of departments and agencies without the approval of the President. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, June 9, 1954.
