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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1971-05-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget." 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 Delegating Certain Authority of the President to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
102
579 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
23.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11592, Richard Nixon (May 6, 1971). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11592-delegating-certain-authority-the-president-the-director-the-office.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is hereby designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the function of granting the approvals authorized or required to be granted by the President by any of the provisions of the River and Harbor Act of 1970 and the Flood Control Act of 1970, Public Law 91-611, approved December 31, 1970. RICHARD NIXON The White House May 6, 1971
