Executive Order 12271 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12271—Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

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Thursday, January 15, 1981

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1 min read (140 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 1981-01-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory 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 by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

140

858 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12271, Jimmy Carter (Jan 15, 1981). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12271-continuance-certain-federal-advisory-committees.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), and in order to correct typographical errors, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. So much of Section 1-101(h) of Executive Order No. 12258 (relating to the President's Advisory Committee for Women) that reads "Executive Order No. 12050" is corrected to read "Executive Order No. 12135". 1-102. So much of Section 1-101 (o) of Executive Order No. 12258 (relating to the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health) that reads "Executive Order No. 12195" is corrected to read "Executive Order No. 12196". JIMMY CARTER The White House, January 15, 1981. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:31 p.m., January 15, 1981]