Executive Order 11778 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11778—Amending Executive Order No. 11692, Adjusting the Rates of Monthly Basic Pay for Members of the Uniformed Services

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Friday, April 12, 1974

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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 1974-04-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11692, Adjusting the Rates of Monthly Basic Pay for Members of the Uniformed Services." 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

▪ 11692 of December 15, 1972, is amended to read as follows: "Sec.

▪ This order shall take effect October 1, 1972." RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 12, 1974.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments

Total Words

458 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11778, Richard Nixon (Apr 12, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11778-amending-executive-order-no-11692-adjusting-the-rates-monthly-basic.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including the Act of December 16, 1967, and the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, section 2 of Executive Order No. 11692 of December 15, 1972, is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2. This order shall take effect October 1, 1972." RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 12, 1974.