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Executive Order 12001 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12001—Bicentennial Functions

Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter
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Wednesday, June 29, 1977
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2 min read (399 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 1977-06-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Bicentennial Functions." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary, shall, through existing National park Service programs, provide for the continuation of appropriate commemoration of events relating to the American Revolution until December 31, 1983.
▪ The Secretary shall administer existing contracts and grants of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, hereinafter referred to as ARBA.
▪ All personnel, records, property and appropriations, including all funds and revenues described in Section 3(a) of this Order, as relate to the powers and functions assigned or transferred by this Order are hereby transferred to the Secretary.
▪ The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make such determinations and issue such orders as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the transfers provided by this Order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
399
2,401 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12001, Jimmy Carter (Jun 29, 1977). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12001-bicentennial-functions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
TRANSFERRING CERTAIN BICENTENNIAL FUNCTIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF THIS INTERIOR By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 7(b) of the Act of December 11, 1973 (87 Stat. 701), hereinafter referred to as the Act, Section 202(b) of the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 838, 31 U.S.C. 581c(b) ), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States of America it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary, shall, through existing National park Service programs, provide for the continuation of appropriate commemoration of events relating to the American Revolution until December 31, 1983. SEC. 2. The Secretary shall administer existing contracts and grants of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, hereinafter referred to as ARBA. SEC. 3. In performing the functions described in Section 1 and 2 of this Order, the Secretary may, in addition to any other available authority, exercise the following powers under the Act which are hereby transferred to him for such purposes until December 31, 1983, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Section: (a) All powers described in Section 2(f) of the Act with respect to the expenditure of funds donated to ARBA prior to the effective date of this Order, and the expenditure of revenues received or which may be received pursuant to contracts described in Section 2 of this Order. (b) Until December 31, 1977, all powers exercised by ARBA prior to the effective date of this Order which relate to enforcement of Section 2(i) of the Act. (c) All powers described in Section 5(a) of the Act. SEC. 4. All personnel, records, property and appropriations, including all funds and revenues described in Section 3(a) of this Order, as relate to the powers and functions assigned or transferred by this Order are hereby transferred to the Secretary. SEC. 5. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall make such determinations and issue such orders as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the transfers provided by this Order. SEC. 6. Executive Order No. 11840 of February 18, 1975, is hereby revoked. SEC. 7. This Order shall be effective June 30, 1977. JIMMY CARTER The White House, June 29, 1977. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:34 a.m., June 30, 1977]