Executive Order 11504 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11504—Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

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Wednesday, January 14, 1970

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1 min read (84 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 Richard Nixon on 1970-01-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and 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: 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 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, section 2 of Executive Order No.

▪ 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(19) Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (19) Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

497 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11504, Richard Nixon (Jan 14, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11504-amending-executive-order-no-11248-placing-certain-positions-levels.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is further amended by deleting "(19) Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense", and inserting in lieu thereof the following: (19) Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense. RICHARD NIXON The White House January 14, 1970