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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1937-07-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Subdivision II, Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules." 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
▪404), it is ordered that Subdivision II of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules be, and it is hereby, amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "4.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
73
425 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 7679, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 30, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7679-amendment-subdivision-ii-schedule-the-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404), it is ordered that Subdivision II of Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules be, and it is hereby, amended by adding thereto the following paragraph: "4. Chief and two assistant chiefs of the Foreign Service Buildings Office." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 30, 1937.
