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Executive Order 11449 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11449—Participation in the International Coffee Organization

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson
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Friday, January 17, 1969
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2 min read (498 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 1969-01-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Participation in the International Coffee Organization." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 288), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.
▪ Subject to the provisions of this order, the powers of the President involved in the participation of the United States of America in the Agreement, including so much of the functions conferred upon the President by the Act as is neither reserved nor delegated to other officers herein, are hereby delegated to the Secretary of State.
▪ The functions conferred upon the President by subsections (1) (A) and (B) and (2) of section 302 of the Act, together with the authority to issue and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to perform those functions, are hereby delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury.
▪ There are hereby reserved to the President the functions conferred upon him by sections 304, 305, 306 and subsections (1) (C) and (4) of section 302 of the Act.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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Total Words
498
3,098 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 11449, Lyndon B. Johnson (Jan 17, 1969). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11449-participation-the-international-coffee-organization.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the United States of America, the International Coffee Agreement Act of 1968 (Title III of Public Law 90-634, approved October 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1348), hereinafter referred to as the Act, the International Coffee Agreement, 1962, as continued by the International Coffee Agreement, 1968, ratified November 1, 1968, and proclaimed November 18, 1968 (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Secretary of State. Subject to the provisions of this order, the powers of the President involved in the participation of the United States of America in the Agreement, including so much of the functions conferred upon the President by the Act as is neither reserved nor delegated to other officers herein, are hereby delegated to the Secretary of State. SEC. 2. Secretary of the Treasury. The functions conferred upon the President by subsections (1) (A) and (B) and (2) of section 302 of the Act, together with the authority to issue and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to perform those functions, are hereby delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury. SEC. 3. Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor. The functions conferred upon the President by subsection (3) of section 302 of the Act, together with the authority to issue and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to perform those functions, are hereby delegated to the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, severally. SEC. 4. Functions reserved. There are hereby reserved to the President the functions conferred upon him by sections 304, 305, 306 and subsections (1) (C) and (4) of section 302 of the Act. SEC. 5. Coordination. The functions assigned by the provisions of this order shall be performed under effective coordination. The measures of coordination hereunder shall include the following: (1) In effecting and carrying out the participation of the United States of America in the Agreement, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate heads of Federal agencies, including the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor. (2) The delegates under section 3 of this order shall use the functions delegated thereunder as they and the Secretary of State shall mutually agree. SEC. 6. Redelegation. Each Secretary mentioned in this order is hereby authorized to redelegate within his Department the functions hereinabove assigned to him. SEC. 7. Prior orders. (a) Executive Order No. 11225 of May 22, 1965 shall continue in force subject to the following amendment: Insert the phrase "as continued by the International Coffee Agreement, 1968" after the phrase "TIAS 5055)". (b) Executive Order No. 11229 of June 14, 1965 is hereby revoked. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House January 17, 1969