Executive Order 11312 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11312—Designating the Secretary of State to Perform Functions Relating to Certain Objects of Cultural Significance Imported Into the United States For Temporary Display or Exhibition

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Friday, October 14, 1966

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1 min read (242 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1966-10-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Secretary of State to Perform Functions Relating to Certain Objects of Cultural Significance Imported Into the United States For Temporary Display or Exhibition." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 985, entitled "An Act to render immune from seizure under judicial process certain objects of cultural significance imported into the United States for temporary display or exhibition, and for other purposes," and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to delegate within the Department of State the functions conferred upon him by this order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

242

1,431 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11312, Lyndon B. Johnson (Oct 14, 1966). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11312-designating-the-secretary-state-perform-functions-relating-certain.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965, 79 Stat. 985, entitled "An Act to render immune from seizure under judicial process certain objects of cultural significance imported into the United States for temporary display or exhibition, and for other purposes," and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to perform the functions conferred upon the President by the above-mentioned Act and shall be deemed to be authorized, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, (1) to determine that any work of art or other object to be imported into the United States within the meaning of the Act is of cultural significance, (2) to determine that the temporary exhibition or display of any such work of art or other object in the United States is in the national interest, and (3) to cause public notices of the determinations referred to above to be published in the Federal Register. SEC. 2. The Secretary of State, in carrying out this order, may consult with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and with such other officers and such agencies of the Government as may be appropriate. SEC. 3. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to delegate within the Department of State the functions conferred upon him by this order. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, October 14, 1966.