Executive Order 11173 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11173—Amending Executive Order No. 11073, Relating to Federal Salary Administration

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Thursday, August 20, 1964

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1 min read (148 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1964-08-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11073, Relating to Federal Salary Administration." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Amending Executive Order No. 11073, Relating to Federal Salary Administration.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

148

887 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

24.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11173, Lyndon B. Johnson (Aug 20, 1964). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11173-amending-executive-order-no-11073-relating-federal-salary.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (d) of section 504 of the Federal Salary Reform Act of 1962 (as added by section 123 of the Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964), and as President of the United States, section 301 of Executive Order No. 11073 of January 2, 1963, entitled "Providing for Federal Salary Administration," is hereby amended by inserting "(a)" immediately after "Section 301" and by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (b) as follows: "(b) The Civil Service Commission is hereby designated and authorized to exercise the authority conferred upon the President by the provisions of section 504(d) of the Federal Salary Reform Act of 1962 (as added by section 123 of the Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964) to prescribe the rules and regulations required by section 504(d)." LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, August 20, 1964.