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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-10-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Proclamation 3279, as Amended, With Respect to the Oil Policy Committee." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.
Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪The Oil Policy Committee, as reconstituted by this order is hereby continued.
▪3279, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC.
▪The Oil Policy Committee shall consist of the Director of the Energy Policy Office as Chairman, and the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Transportation, the Attorney General, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
▪581c (b)), shall be transferred at such time or times as he shall direct for use in connection with the functions transferred.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities
Total Words
277
1,677 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
14.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11743, Richard Nixon (Oct 23, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11743-modifying-proclamation-3279-amended-with-respect-the-oil-policy.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Oil Policy Committee, as reconstituted by this order is hereby continued. SEC. 2. Sec. 8 of Proclamation No. 3279, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 8. The Oil Policy Committee shall consist of the Director of the Energy Policy Office as Chairman, and the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Transportation, the Attorney General, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The President may, from time to time, designate other officials to serve as members of the Committee." SEC. 3. So much of the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, or to be made available in connection with the functions transferred by section 2 of this order from the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, to the Director of the Energy Policy Office, as Chairman of the Oil Policy Committee, as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine, in conformity with section 202 (b) of the Budget and Accounting Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 581c (b)), shall be transferred at such time or times as he shall direct for use in connection with the functions transferred. SEC. 4. Executive Order No. 11703 of February 7, 1973, is hereby superseded. RICHARD NIXON The White House, October 23, 1973.
