Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1978-11-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Industry and Trade Administration." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
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
▪COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS IN THE INDUSTRY AND TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 703 (a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
225
1,419 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12096, Jimmy Carter (Nov 2, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12096-industry-and-trade-administration.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS IN THE INDUSTRY AND TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 703 (a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2153(a) ), it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. The compensation for the position of Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Industry and Trade, Industry and Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, is fixed at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5316). 1-102. The compensation for the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Regulation, Bureau of Trade Regulation, Industry and Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, is fixed at the highest rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for grade 18 of the General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332). 1-103. The compensation for the positions of Deputy Director, Bureau of Trade Regulation, and Director, Office of Industrial Mobilization, Bureau of Trade Regulation, Industry and Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, are fixed at the highest rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for grade 17 of the General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332). 1-104. This order supersedes Executive Order No. 11759 of January 15, 1974. JIMMY CARTER The White House, November 9, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:29 a.m., November 9, 1978]
