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This executive order, signed by President John F. Kennedy on 1962-01-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10898, Establishing the Interdepartmental Highway Safety Board." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪10898 of December 2, 1960, entitled "Establishing the Interdepartmental Highway Safety Board," be, and it is hereby, amended by substituting for subsection (b) of section 1 thereof the following: (1) The Secretary of Commerce, who shall be the Chairman of the Board.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
110
676 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10986, John F. Kennedy (Jan 12, 1962). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10986-amendment-executive-order-no-10898-establishing-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 10898 of December 2, 1960, entitled "Establishing the Interdepartmental Highway Safety Board," be, and it is hereby, amended by substituting for subsection (b) of section 1 thereof the following: (1) The Secretary of Commerce, who shall be the Chairman of the Board. (2) The Secretary of Defense. (3) The Postmaster General. (4) The Secretary of Labor. (5) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare . (6) The Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. (7) The Administrator of General Services. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, January 12, 1962
