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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1966-08-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing an Additional Position in Level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule." 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
▪11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following: (9) Director, Urban Transportation Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
71
436 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
14.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11299, Lyndon B. Johnson (Aug 15, 1966). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11299-placing-additional-position-level-v-the-federal-executive-salary.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (f) of Section 303 of the Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964, and as President of the United States, Section 2 of Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto the following: (9) Director, Urban Transportation Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House August 15, 1966
