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Executive Order 12610 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12610—Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan
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Wednesday, September 30, 1987
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2 min read (472 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 1987-09-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).
▪ 12196, as amended (Department of Labor).
▪ 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).
▪ 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
472
3,292 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12610, Ronald Reagan (Sep 30, 1987). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12610-continuance-certain-federal-advisory-committees.

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, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C., App.), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Each Advisory Committee listed below is continued until September 30, 1989: (a) Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business Ownership; Executive Order No. 12190 (Small Business Administration). (b) Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive Order No. 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior). (c) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Executive Order No. 12196, as amended (Department of Labor). (d) President's Committee on White House Fellowships; Executive Order No. 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management). (e) President's Committee on the International Labor Organization; Executive Order No. 12216 (Department of Labor). (f) President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Executive Order No. 11776 (Department of Health and Human Services). (g) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Executive Order No. 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation). (h) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive Order No. 12345, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services). (i) President's Economic Policy Advisory Board; Executive Order No. 12296 (Office of Policy Development). (j) President's Export Council; Executive Order No. 12131, as amended (Department of Commerce). (k) President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Executive Order No. 12382, as amended (Department of Defense). Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the committees listed in Section 1 of this Order, except that of reporting annually to the Congress, shall be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after each committee, in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. Sec. 3. The following Executive Orders, which established committees that have terminated or whose work is completed, are revoked: (a) Executive Order No. 12490, establishing the National Commission on Space. (b) Executive Order No. 12427, establishing the President's Advisory Council on Private Sector Initiatives. (c) Executive Order No. 12526, establishing the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management. (d) Executive Order No. 12511, establishing the President's Child Safety Partnership. (e) Executive Order No. 12503, as amended by Executive Order No. 12529, establishing the President's Commission on Americans Outdoors. (f) Executive Order No. 12435, establishing the President's Commission on Organized Crime. (g) Executive Order No. 12575, establishing the President's Special Review Board. (h) Executive Order No. 12546, establishing the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. Sec. 4. Executive Order No. 12534 is superseded. Sec. 5. This Order shall be effective September 30, 1987. RONALD REAGAN The White House, September 30, 1987. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:56 a.m., October 1, 1987]