Executive Order 12102 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12102—Trade Committees

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Friday, November 17, 1978

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1 min read (226 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 1978-11-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Trade Committees." 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 the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 242 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C.

▪ 11846, as amended, is further amended as it relates to the membership of the Trade Policy Committee by deleting the following paragraphs in Section 3 (a): "(10) The Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

226

1,392 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12102, Jimmy Carter (Nov 17, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12102-trade-committees.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 242 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1872), and Section 411 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2441), in order to adjust the membership of the Trade Policy Committee and the membership of the East-West Foreign Trade Board, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. Executive Order No. 11846, as amended, is further amended as it relates to the membership of the Trade Policy Committee by deleting the following paragraphs in Section 3 (a): "(10) The Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs. "(11) The Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy."; and substituting therefor: "(10) The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. "(11) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.". 1-102. Executive Order No. 11846, as amended, is further amended as it relates to the membership of the East-West Foreign Trade Board by deleting the following paragraph in Section 7(a): "(8) The Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy."; and substituting therefor: "(8) The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers."; and by also deleting: "(10) The Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, November 17, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:25 p.m., November 17, 1978]