Executive Order 12199 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12199—Executive Schedule

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Wednesday, March 12, 1980

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1 min read (110 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 1980-03-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Schedule." 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

▪ 12154 of September 4, 1979 (placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule) is amended by deleting "Deputy Adviser for Labor-Management, Council on Wage and Price Stability" and substituting therefor "Executive Director, White House Conference on Aging, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

110

676 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12199, Jimmy Carter (Mar 12, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12199-executive-schedule.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

LEVELS IV AND V OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 5317 of Title 5 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered that Section 1-101(e) of Executive Order No. 12154 of September 4, 1979 (placing certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule) is amended by deleting "Deputy Adviser for Labor-Management, Council on Wage and Price Stability" and substituting therefor "Executive Director, White House Conference on Aging, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, March 12, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:41 p.m., March 12, 1980]