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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1974-03-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revoking the Authority of the Department of Agriculture to Inspect Income Tax Returns." 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
▪11709 of March 27, 1973, are hereby revoked and the authority conferred upon the Department of Agriculture by those Orders to inspect income tax returns is hereby revoked.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
64
375 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11773, Richard Nixon (Mar 21, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11773-revoking-the-authority-the-department-agriculture-inspect-income-tax.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, Executive Order No. 11697 of January 17, 1973, and Executive Order No. 11709 of March 27, 1973, are hereby revoked and the authority conferred upon the Department of Agriculture by those Orders to inspect income tax returns is hereby revoked. RICHARD NIXON The White House, March 21, 1974.
