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This executive order, signed by President Ronald Reagan on 1982-08-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving." 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
▪12358 of April 14, 1982, is amended to read as follows: "The Commission shall be composed of no more than 28 members appointed by the President.".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
95
542 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
10.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12376, Ronald Reagan (Aug 5, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12376-presidential-commission-drunk-driving.
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 increase the membership of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving by two, it is hereby ordered that the second sentence of Section 1 of Executive Order No. 12358 of April 14, 1982, is amended to read as follows: "The Commission shall be composed of no more than 28 members appointed by the President.". RONALD REAGAN The White House, August 5, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:12 p.m., August 5, 1982]
