Executive Order 12517 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12517—Delegation Concerning the United States- India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation

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Wednesday, May 29, 1985

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1 min read (181 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 1985-05-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation Concerning the United States- India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Delegation Concerning the United States- India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Financial Institutions & Monetary Authorities

Total Words

181

1,091 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12517, Ronald Reagan (May 29, 1985). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12517-delegation-concerning-the-united-states-india-fund-for-cultural.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to delegate certain functions concerning the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation to the Secretary of State, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. All functions vested in the President by the United States-India Fund for Cultural, Educational, and Scientific Cooperation Act (Title IX of Public Law 98164, 97 Stat. 1051; "the Act") are delegated to the Secretary of State. Sec. 2. India rupees provided to the President for purposes of Title IX of the Act and under Title III of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-411, 98 Stat. 1545) are allocated to the Secretary of the Treasury for investment to generate earnings for purposes of Title IX of the Act. RONALD REAGAN The White House, May 29, 1985. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:05 a.m., May 30, 1985]