Executive Order 12273 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12273—Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System

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Friday, January 16, 1981

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1 min read (248 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 1981-01-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System." 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

▪ By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 292 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended (50 U.S.C.

▪ The amendment made by subsection 1-101 (a) hereof shall apply with respect to annuities commencing after January 19, 1981.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

248

1,498 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12273, Jimmy Carter (Jan 16, 1981). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12273-central-intelligence-agency-retirement-and-disability-system.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 292 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended (50 U.S.C. 403 note), and in order to further conform the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System to certain amendments to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Section 291(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended, shall be deemed to be amended (a) by striking out paragraph (1) thereof, and (b) by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) The first cost-of-living increase (if any) made to an annuity which is payable from the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund to a participant who retires, or to the widow or widower of a deceased participant, shall be equal to the product (adjusted to the nearest of 1/10 of one percent) of: a. 1/6 of the applicable percent change computed under subsection (a) of this Section, multiplied by b. the number of full months for which the annuity was payable from the Fund before the effective date of the increase (counting any portion of a month as a full month).". 1-102. The amendment made by subsection 1-101 (a) hereof shall apply with respect to annuities commencing after January 19, 1981. JIMMY CARTER The White House, January 16, 1981. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:21 a.m., January 19, 1981]