Executive Order 12147 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12147—United States International Development Cooperation Agency

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Thursday, July 19, 1979

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1 min read (104 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 1979-07-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "United States International Development Cooperation Agency." 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 United States International Development Cooperation Agency.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

104

588 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12147, Jimmy Carter (Jul 19, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12147-united-states-international-development-cooperation-agency.

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 9 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, both Houses of Congress having defeated a resolution of disapproval (S. Res. 140, 125 Cong. Rec. S 8829 (July 9, 1979); H. Res. 231, 125 Cong. Rec. H. 5729 (July 11, 1979)), it is hereby ordered that Sections 2, 3, and 4 of that Plan, providing for the offices of Director, Deputy Director, and Associate Directors, are effective immediately. JIMMY CARTER The White House, July 19, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:48 a.m., July 20, 1979]