Executive Order 11060 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11060—Prescribing Certain Regulations and Delegating to the Attorney General Certain Authority of the President to Prescribe Other Regulations Relating to the Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons of the Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United States

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Wednesday, November 7, 1962

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1 min read (129 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 1962-11-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Prescribing Certain Regulations and Delegating to the Attorney General Certain Authority of the President to Prescribe Other Regulations Relating to the Recovery From Tortiously Liable Third Persons of the Cost of Hospital and Medical Care and Treatment Furnished by the United States." 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 the Bureau of the Budget shall, for the purposes of the Act of September 25, 1962, from time to time, determine and establish rates that represent the reasonable value of hospital, medical, surgical or dental care and treatment (including prostheses and medical appliances) furnished or to be furnished.

▪ Except as provided in Section 1 of this order, the Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of the Act of September 25, 1962.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

129

738 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11060, John F. Kennedy (Nov 7, 1962). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11060-prescribing-certain-regulations-and-delegating-the-attorney-general.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Title 3 of the United States Code and by Section 2(a) of the Act of September 25, 1962 (Public Law 87-693), it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall, for the purposes of the Act of September 25, 1962, from time to time, determine and establish rates that represent the reasonable value of hospital, medical, surgical or dental care and treatment (including prostheses and medical appliances) furnished or to be furnished. SEC. 2. Except as provided in Section 1 of this order, the Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of the Act of September 25, 1962. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, November 7, 1962