Executive Order 11715 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11715—Amending Executive Order No. 11708, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive Schedule

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Tuesday, April 24, 1973

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1 min read (211 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 1973-04-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11708, Placing Certain Positions in Levels IV and V of the Executive 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, Executive Order No.

▪ 11708, dated March 23, 1973, is amended as follows: 1.

▪ Of that order, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is amended by deleting "(8) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Model Cities, Department of Housing and Urban Development." RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 24, 1973.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

211

1,329 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11715, Richard Nixon (Apr 24, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11715-amending-executive-order-no-11708-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, Executive Order No. 11708, dated March 23, 1973, is amended as follows: 1. Section 1 of that order, placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule, is amended (a) by deleting " (8) Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President." and inserting in lieu thereof " (8) Associate Directors, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President (4).", (b) by deleting " (9) Assistant Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President." and inserting in lieu thereof " (9) Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Labor.", (c) by deleting "(10) Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Legislative Affairs, Department of Defense." and inserting in lieu thereof "(10) Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Department of Defense.", and (d) by adding at the end thereof " (15) Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Commerce.". 2. Section 2 of that order, placing certain positions in level V of the Executive Schedule, is amended by deleting "(8) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Model Cities, Department of Housing and Urban Development." RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 24, 1973.