Executive Order 7879 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7879—Amending Section 6 of Executive Order No. 7845 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees

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Monday, May 9, 1938

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1 min read (184 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-05-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Section 6 of Executive Order No. 7845 of March 21, 1938, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Annual Leave of Government Employees." 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

▪ 1161), it is ordered that section 6 of Executive Order No.

▪ 7845, dated March 21, 1938, prescribing regulations relating to annual leave of Government employees, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Sec.

▪ 'Break in service' means separation from the service for a period of one or more work days." This order shall be effective as of January 1, 1938, and shall be published in the Federal Register .

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

184

1,085 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7879, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 9, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7879-amending-section-6-executive-order-no-7845-march-21-1938-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 7 of the act of March 14, 1936, entitled "An act to provide for vacations to Government employees and for other purposes" (49 Stat. 1161), it is ordered that section 6 of Executive Order No. 7845, dated March 21, 1938, prescribing regulations relating to annual leave of Government employees, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6. An employee transferred or reappointed without break In service from one permanent, emergency, or indefinite position to another permanent, emergency, or indefinite position within the same or a different governmental agency shall at the time of the transfer or reappointment be credited with such accumulated and current accrued leave as may be due him, or charged with any unaccrued leave which may have been advanced. 'Break in service' means separation from the service for a period of one or more work days." This order shall be effective as of January 1, 1938, and shall be published in the Federal Register . FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, May 9, 1938.