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Executive Order 11540 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11540—Amending Executive Order No. 11248, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

Wednesday, July 1, 1970
1 min read (177 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1970-07-01, 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: 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 5317 of title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, Executive Order No.
11248 of October 10, 1965, as amended, is further amended as follows: 1.
Of that Order, placing certain positions in level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule, is amended (a) by deleting "(22) General Counsel, Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations"; and (b) by renumbering items (23) and (24) as (22) and (23), respectively.
This order shall be effective July 1, 1970.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
177
1,090 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11540, Richard Nixon (Jul 1, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11540-amending-executive-order-no-11248-placing-certain-positions-levels.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)