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Executive Order 12561 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12561—Delegating Certain Functions of the President Relating to Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expenses

Tuesday, July 1, 1986
1 min read (294 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 Ronald Reagan on 1986-07-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating Certain Functions of the President Relating to Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expenses." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

10621 of July 1, 1955, as amended, is further amended by redesignating the current subsection (i) as subsection (g); by revoking the current subsection (o); and by adding the following new subsection (h): "(h) The authority vested in the President by Section 102(a) of the Federal Civilian Employee and Contractor Travel Expenses Act of 1985, 5 U.S.C.
There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of State the authority vested in the President by Section 102(a) of the Act (5 U.S.C.
11294 of August 4, 1966, is revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
294
1,787 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. 12561, Ronald Reagan (Jul 1, 1986). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12561-delegating-certain-functions-the-president-relating-federal-civilian.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)