Executive Order 10970 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10970—Delegating Certain Authority of the President to Establish Maximum Per Diem Rates for Government Personnel in Travel Status

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Friday, October 27, 1961

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2 min read (326 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President John F. Kennedy on 1961-10-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating Certain Authority of the President to Establish Maximum Per Diem Rates for Government Personnel in Travel Status." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 166), as amended by the act of August 14, 1961, 75 Stat.

▪ There is hereby delegated; to the Secretary of State the authority, vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat.

▪ 10530 of May 10, 1954, entitled "Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President," as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of section 1 thereof the following new paragraph (v): " (v) The authority vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 63 Stat.

▪ Existing maximum per-diem allowances established by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget under the authority of section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

326

1,847 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10970, John F. Kennedy (Oct 27, 1961). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10970-delegating-certain-authority-the-president-establish-maximum-per.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the Travel Expense, Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166), as amended by the act of August 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 339 (5 U.S.C. 836), and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby delegated; to the Secretary of State the authority, vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166), as amended (5 U.S.C. 836), to establish maximum rates of per-diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that such authority pertains to travel status at localities in foreign areas as defined in section 111 of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act (74 Stat. 792) . SEC. 2. Executive Order No. 10530 of May 10, 1954, entitled "Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Vested in or Subject to the Approval of the President," as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of section 1 thereof the following new paragraph (v): " (v) The authority vested in the President by section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 63 Stat. 166, as amended (5 U.S.C. 836) to establish maximum rates of per-diem allowances for civilian officers and employees of the Government to the extent that such authority pertains to travel status other than at localities in foreign areas as defined in section 111 of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act (74 Stat. 792)." SEC. 3. Existing maximum per-diem allowances established by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget under the authority of section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166) shall remain in effect until changed by the Secretary of State or the Director of the Bureau of the Budget under the authority delegated to them by this order. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, October 27, 1961