Executive Order 10989 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10989—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10168, of October 11, 1950, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Right of Enlisted Members of the Uniformed Services to Additional Pay for Sea and Foreign Duty

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Monday, January 22, 1962

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1 min read (239 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 John F. Kennedy on 1962-01-22, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10168, of October 11, 1950, as Amended, Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Right of Enlisted Members of the Uniformed Services to Additional Pay for Sea and Foreign Duty." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 206 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C.

▪ 237), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 10168 of October 11, 1950, as amended, be further amended as follows: 1.

▪ Is amended by striking out the words "and (3)" and inserting the words", (3), (5),and (6)" in place thereof.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

239

1,373 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10989, John F. Kennedy (Jan 22, 1962). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10989-amendment-executive-order-no-10168-october-11-1950-amended.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 206 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C. 237), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10168 of October 11, 1950, as amended, be further amended as follows: 1. Section 2(a) is amended by adding the following new clauses at the end thereof: " (5) While assigned to an artificial island (such as a Texas Tower) located on the outer Continental Shelf outside the territorial waters of the United States pursuant to orders issued by competent authority, including periods not in excess of fifteen consecutive days each while on duty ashore or temporarily based ashore. "(6) While on an artificial island (such as a Texas Tower) located on the outer Continental Shelf outside the territorial waters of the United States pursuant to orders issued by competent authority although based or stationed ashore, but only when such duty is eight consecutive days or more in duration in each case." 2. Section 3 is amended by striking out the words "and (3)" and inserting the words", (3), (5),and (6)" in place thereof. The amendments made by this order shall be effective as of the first day of the first month after the month in which this order is issued. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, January 22, 1962