Executive Order 11789 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11789—President's Committee on East-West Trade Policy

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Tuesday, June 25, 1974

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1 min read (258 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1974-06-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Committee on East-West Trade Policy." 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

▪ The East-West Trade Policy Committee is hereby redesignated as the President's Committee on East-West Trade Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), and is hereby continued.

▪ It shall be composed of the following-described members: (1) The Counsellor to the President for Economic Policy.

▪ The Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury who has been serving as the Executive Secretary of the East-West Trade Policy Committee, or his successor, shall continue to serve in that capacity with the Committee.

▪ The working group established by the Executive Secretary is hereby continued, and shall continue to include representation from the agencies represented on the Committee.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

258

1,658 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11789, Richard Nixon (Jun 25, 1974). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11789-presidents-committee-east-west-trade-policy.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The East-West Trade Policy Committee is hereby redesignated as the President's Committee on East-West Trade Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), and is hereby continued. It shall be composed of the following-described members: (1) The Counsellor to the President for Economic Policy. (2) The Secretary of State. (3) The Secretary of the Treasury. (4) The Secretary of Commerce. (5) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (6) The Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy. (7) The Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. SEC. 2. The Counsellor to the President for Economic Policy is designated Chairman of the Committee. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce are designated Co-Vice Chairmen of the Committee and Co-Chairmen of the Office of East-West Trade. SEC. 3. The Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury who has been serving as the Executive Secretary of the East-West Trade Policy Committee, or his successor, shall continue to serve in that capacity with the Committee. The working group established by the Executive Secretary is hereby continued, and shall continue to include representation from the agencies represented on the Committee. The Executive Secretary shall continue to serve as chairman of the working group. SEC. 4. Negotiation of major trade initiatives shall continue to be handled under the chairmanship of individuals to be designated for the specific negotiations involved. RICHARD NIXON The White House, June 25, 1974.