Executive Order 12070 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12070—Federal Cost-of-Living Allowances

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Friday, June 30, 1978

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1 min read (251 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 Jimmy Carter on 1978-06-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Federal Cost-of-Living Allowances." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 10000, as amended, that consideration be given to quarters or subsistence, commissary or other purchasing privileges, in determining cost of living allowance rates, is suspended except to the extent that such privileges are furnished as a result of Federal civilian employment.

▪ Quarters or subsistence, commissary or other purchasing privileges, shall not be taken into consideration in determining cost of living allowance rates of employees who are furnished such facilities as a result of Federal civilian employment but who do not use them.

▪ This Order shall take effect .July 30, 1978 and shall operate prospectively.

▪ The United States Civil Service Commission shall conduct a study of problems associated with the implementation of Section 5941 of Title 5 of the United States Code.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

251

1,609 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12070, Jimmy Carter (Jun 30, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12070-federal-cost-living-allowances.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

ADJUSTMENT OF COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 5941 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and in order to authorize the temporary restoration of the cost of living allowance to certain employees, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-1. Suspension of Applicable Requirements. 1-101. The requirement of Section 205 (b) (2) of Executive Order No. 10000, as amended, that consideration be given to quarters or subsistence, commissary or other purchasing privileges, in determining cost of living allowance rates, is suspended except to the extent that such privileges are furnished as a result of Federal civilian employment. 1-102. Quarters or subsistence, commissary or other purchasing privileges, shall not be taken into consideration in determining cost of living allowance rates of employees who are furnished such facilities as a result of Federal civilian employment but who do not use them. 1-2. Administrative Matters. 1-201. This Order shall take effect .July 30, 1978 and shall operate prospectively. 1-202. The United States Civil Service Commission shall conduct a study of problems associated with the implementation of Section 5941 of Title 5 of the United States Code. The Commission's findings and recommendations for longterm solutions to problems encountered with respect to the cost of living allowance and differential compensation authorized by that statute shall be submitted to the President. JIMMY CARTER The White House, June 30, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:05 a.m., July 3, 1978]