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This executive order, signed by President Gerald R. Ford on 1976-03-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Relating to the Administration of the Export Administration Act of 1969." 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
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Export Administration Act of 1969, as amended, and as President of the United States of America, Executive Order No.
▪11533 of June 4, 1970, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1.
▪Is amended to read: "The power, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by the provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1969, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Act (50 U.S.C.
▪2401 et seq.), are hereby delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with power of successive re-delegation, except that, the power, authority and discretion conferred upon the President in Section 4(h) of "the Act (50 U.S.C.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
288
1,725 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
11.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11907, Gerald R. Ford (Mar 1, 1976). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11907-relating-the-administration-the-export-administration-act-1969.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Export Administration Act of 1969, as amended, and as President of the United States of America, Executive Order No. 11533 of June 4, 1970, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 is amended to read: "The power, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by the provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1969, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), are hereby delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with power of successive re-delegation, except that, the power, authority and discretion conferred upon the President in Section 4(h) of "the Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2403(h)) is retained by the President". SEC. 2. Section 2 is amended to read: "The Export Control Review Board established by Section 2 of Executive Order No. 10945 of May 24, 1961, is hereby re-established as the Export Administration Review Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board. The Board shall be composed of the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be Chairman of the Board, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the East-West Foreign Trade Board (Section 7 of Executive Order No. 11846, as amended). No alternative Board members shall he designated, but the acting head of any department may serve in lieu of the head of the department concerned. In the case of the East-West Foreign Trade Board, the Deputy Chairman may serve in lieu of the Chairman. The Board may invite the heads of other Government organizations and agencies to participate in the activities of the Board when matters of interest to such organizations and agencies are under consideration.". GERALD R. FORD The White House, March 1, 1976.
