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This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1978-04-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Waiver under the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Hungarian People's Republic." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Waiver under the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the Hungarian People's Republic.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
78
458 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12051, Jimmy Carter (Apr 7, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12051-waiver-under-the-trade-act-1974-with-respect-the-hungarian-peoples.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2057, 19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)), which continues to apply to the Hungarian People's Republic pursuant to Section 402(d), and having made the report to the Congress required by Section 402(c)(2), I waive the application of subsections (a) and (b) of Section 402 of said Act with respect to the Hungarian People's Republic.
