Executive Order 12406 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12406—President's Commission on Strategic Forces

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Friday, February 18, 1983

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1 min read (130 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 1983-02-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Commission on Strategic Forces." 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, and specifically the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.

▪ 12400, establishing the President's Commission on Strategic Forces, is amended as follows: Section 1.

▪ Section 2(b) of the Order is amended to provide as follows: "(b) The Commission shall report to the President no later than April 15, 1983.".

▪ Section 4(b) of the Order is amended to provide as follows: "(b) The Commission shall terminate 60 days after it has reported to the President, unless sooner extended.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

130

784 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12406, Ronald Reagan (Feb 18, 1983). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12406-presidents-commission-strategic-forces.

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, and specifically the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12400, establishing the President's Commission on Strategic Forces, is amended as follows: Section 1. Section 2(b) of the Order is amended to provide as follows: "(b) The Commission shall report to the President no later than April 15, 1983.". Sec. 2. Section 4(b) of the Order is amended to provide as follows: "(b) The Commission shall terminate 60 days after it has reported to the President, unless sooner extended.". RONALD REAGAN The White House, February 18, 1983. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:12 a.m., February 22, 1983]