Executive Order 12388 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12388—United States Information Agency

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Thursday, October 14, 1982

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1 min read (261 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 Ronald Reagan on 1982-10-14, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "United States Information Agency." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 12047 are amended by deleting "International Communication Agency" and substituting therefor "United States Information Agency." Sec.

▪ 12048 is amended by adding thereto the following new Section: "Sec.

▪ In accord with the name change provisions of Section 303 of Public Law 97241 and effective on August 24, 1982, references in this Order to the International Communication Agency shall be deemed to be references to the United States Information Agency.".

▪ 12260, as amended, is further amended by deleting "United States International Communication Agency" from item number 50 and substituting therefor "United States Information Agency".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

261

1,674 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12388, Ronald Reagan (Oct 14, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12388-united-states-information-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, and in order to effectuate the provisions of Section 303 of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 273), which changed the name of the International Communication Agency back to its original name of the United States Information Agency, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Executive Order No. 12047 are amended by deleting "International Communication Agency" and substituting therefor "United States Information Agency." Sec. 2. Executive Order No. 12048 is amended by adding thereto the following new Section: "Sec. 10. In accord with the name change provisions of Section 303 of Public Law 97241 and effective on August 24, 1982, references in this Order to the International Communication Agency shall be deemed to be references to the United States Information Agency.". Sec. 3. The Annex to Executive Order No. 12260, as amended, is further amended by deleting "United States International Communication Agency" from item number 50 and substituting therefor "United States Information Agency". Sec. 4. Section 2 of Executive Order No. 12293 is amended by deleting "International Communication Agency" and substituting therefor "United States Information Agency". Sec. 5. Subsections (b)(2) and (c) of Section 9 of Executive Order No. 12293, as amended, are further amended by deleting "International Communication Agency" and substituting therefor "United States Information Agency". Sec. 6. This order shall be effective as of August 24, 1982. RONALD REAGAN The White House, October 14, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:27 a. m., October 15, 1982]