Executive Order 5691 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5691—Amendment of Schedule A of the Civil-Service Rules to Except Certain Positions in the Veterans' Administration from Examination

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Friday, August 21, 1931

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1 min read (153 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 Herbert Hoover on 1931-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule A of the Civil-Service Rules to Except Certain Positions in the Veterans' Administration from Examination." 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

▪ Subdivision XVIII of Schedule A, positions excepted from examination under section 3 of Civil-Service Rule II, is hereby amended to read as follows: XVIII.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

153

1,082 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5691, Herbert Hoover (Aug 21, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5691-amendment-schedule-the-civil-service-rules-except-certain-positions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Subdivision XVIII of Schedule A, positions excepted from examination under section 3 of Civil-Service Rule II, is hereby amended to read as follows: XVIII. Veterans' Administration 1. Three assistant administrators. 2. One solicitor. 3. One executive assistant to administrator. 4. One medical director. 5. One director of construction service. 6. One special counsel on insurance claims. 7. Two head attorneys (grade seven of the Professional and Scientific Service). 8. Ten control officers. 9. Any local physician employed on a fee basis or a part-time basis, where, in the opinion of the commission, the establishment of registers is impracticable. 10. Professional or technical specialists when employed temporarily for consultation purposes. 11. Persons employed as chefs, cooks, and bakers, attendants (including kitchen helpers, barbers, matrons, housekeepers, maids, laundry helpers, seamstresses, orderlies, waiters, and waitresses), where, in the opinion of the commission, the establishment of registers is impracticable. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 21, 1931.