Executive Order 11123 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11123—Amendment of Executive Order No. 10853, Relating to Various Allowances to Certain Government Personnel on Foreign Duty

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Friday, October 18, 1963

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1 min read (242 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President John F. Kennedy on 1963-10-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 10853, Relating to Various Allowances to Certain Government Personnel on Foreign Duty." 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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 235 (a) of title 38 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 10853, or pursuant thereto as amended, shall be effective from such date or dates as he shall determine, but not in any case earlier than October 15, 1962, in respect of Europe (38 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

242

1,406 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11123, John F. Kennedy (Oct 18, 1963). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11123-amendment-executive-order-no-10853-relating-various-allowances.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 235 (a) of title 38 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Executive Order No. 10853 of November 27, 1959, headed "Delegating the authority of the President with respect to various allowances to certain Government personnel on foreign duty," as amended, is hereby amended by substituting for Section 2(c) thereof the following: "(c) The authority vested in the President by Section 235(a) of title 38 of the United States Code to prescribe rules and regulations, to the extent that such authority is in respect of the following: "(1) Section 285(a)(5) of title 38, except as that section pertains to allowance similar to that provided for in Section 911(9) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1136(9)), "(2) Section 235(a)(6) of title 38, and "(3) Section 235(a)(8) of that title." SEC. 2. The rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2 (c) of the said Executive Order No. 10853, or pursuant thereto as amended, shall be effective from such date or dates as he shall determine, but not in any case earlier than October 15, 1962, in respect of Europe (38 U.S.C. 230(c)) or earlier than January 9, 1961, in respect of territory of the Republic of the Philippines (38 U.S.C. 230 (b)). JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, October 18, 1963