Executive Order 11994 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11994—United States Foreign Intelligence Activities

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Wednesday, June 1, 1977

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1 min read (223 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 Jimmy Carter on 1977-06-01, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "United States Foreign Intelligence Activities." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, and as President of the United States of America, in order to conform certain references in Executive Order No.

▪ 11905, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ 11985, is amended as follows: (a) Delete subparagraph (1) (i) and insert in lieu thereof: "(i) Chair the PRC when it carries out the duties assigned in Section 3 (b) of this Order.".

▪ 11985, is amended as follows: (a) Delete in paragraph (a) (6) "CFI" and "Operations Group" and substitute therefor "PRC" and "SCC" respectively.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

223

1,386 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11994, Jimmy Carter (Jun 1, 1977). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11994-united-states-foreign-intelligence-activities.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, and as President of the United States of America, in order to conform certain references in Executive Order No. 11905 to organizational changes made by Executive Order No. 11985 with respect to the direction and control of intelligence activities, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 3(d) of Executive Order No. 11905, as amended by Executive Order No. 11985, is amended as follows: (a) Delete subparagraph (1) (i) and insert in lieu thereof: "(i) Chair the PRC when it carries out the duties assigned in Section 3 (b) of this Order.". (b) Delete in subparagraph (1)(iii) "CFI" and substitute therefor "PRC". (c) Delete in paragraph (2) "(Committee on Foreign Intelligence)". SEC. 2. Section 4 of Executive Order No. 11905, as amended by Executive Order No. 11985, is amended as follows: (a) Delete in paragraph (a) (6) "CFI" and "Operations Group" and substitute therefor "PRC" and "SCC" respectively. (b) Delete in subparagraph (e)(1) (iii) "CFI" and substitute therefor "PRC". (c) Delete in subparagraph (e) (1) (v) "CFI" and substitute therefor "PRC". (d) Delete in paragraph (f)(2) the words "Committee on Foreign Intelligence" and substitute therefor "PRC". JIMMY CARTER The White House, June 1, 1977.