Executive Order 12398 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12398—President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government

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Friday, December 31, 1982

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1 min read (149 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 1982-12-31, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government." 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 laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.

▪ 12369 of June 30, 1982, is amended as follows: (a) The second sentence of Section l(a) shall read: "The Committee shall be composed of not more than 170 members appointed by the President from among citizens in private life.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

149

894 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12398, Ronald Reagan (Dec 31, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12398-presidents-private-sector-survey-cost-control-the-federal-government.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1), and in order to increase the membership and extend the life of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12369 of June 30, 1982, is amended as follows: (a) The second sentence of Section l(a) shall read: "The Committee shall be composed of not more than 170 members appointed by the President from among citizens in private life.". (b) Section 4(b) shall read: "In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Committee shall terminate on June 30, 1983, unless sooner extended.". RONALD REAGAN The White House, December 31, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:25 p.m., January 3, 1983]