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This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1980-06-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Presidential Commission on World Hunger." 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
▪12078 of September 5, 1978, is hereby amended to read: "The Commission shall terminate on August 31, 1980.".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
79
455 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12219, Jimmy Carter (Jun 19, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12219-presidential-commission-world-hunger.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to extend the life of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger for two months, Section 1-402 of Executive Order No. 12078 of September 5, 1978, is hereby amended to read: "The Commission shall terminate on August 31, 1980.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, June 19, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:35 p.m., June 19, 1980]
