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Executive Order 12428 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.55)

Executive Order 12428—President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
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Tuesday, June 28, 1983
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2 min read (417 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 1983-06-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
▪ The Commission shall be composed of no more than twentyfive members appointed or designated by the President.
▪ These members shall have particular knowledge and expertise concerning the technological factors affecting the ability of United States firms to meet international competition at home and abroad.
▪ Members appointed from the private sector shall represent elements of industry, commerce, and labor most affected by high technology, or academic institutions prominent in the field of high technology.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
417
2,738 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.55
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12428, Ronald Reagan (Jun 28, 1983). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12428-presidents-commission-industrial-competitiveness.

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 in order to establish, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), an advisory committee on industrial competitiveness, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness. The Commission shall be composed of no more than twentyfive members appointed or designated by the President. These members shall have particular knowledge and expertise concerning the technological factors affecting the ability of United States firms to meet international competition at home and abroad. Members appointed from the private sector shall represent elements of industry, commerce, and labor most affected by high technology, or academic institutions prominent in the field of high technology. (b) The President shall designate a Chairman from among the members of the Commission. Sec. 2. Functions. The Commission shall review means of increasing the long-term competitiveness of United States industries at home and abroad, with particular emphasis on high technology, and provide appropriate advice to the President, through the Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade, and the Department of Commerce. Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of Executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Commission such information as it may require for purposes of carrying out its functions. (b) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation for their work on the Commission. However, members appointed from among private citizens of the United States may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent funds are available therefor. (c) The Secretary of Commerce shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of funds, provide the Commission with such administrative services, facilities, staff and other support services as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions. Sec. 4. General. (a) Notwithstanding any other Executive Order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, except that of reporting to the Congress, which are applicable to the Commission, shall be performed by the Secretary of Commerce, in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. (b) The Commission shall terminate on September 30, 1984, unless sooner extended. RONALD REAGAN The White House, June 28, 1983. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:27 a. m., June 29, 1983]