Executive Order 12652 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12652—Return of Authority To Administer Federal Employees' Compensation Act to the Department of Labor From the Panama Canal Commission

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Monday, September 19, 1988

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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 1988-09-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Return of Authority To Administer Federal Employees' Compensation Act to the Department of Labor From the Panama Canal Commission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ This Order shall be effective January 1, 1989.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

181

1,069 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12652, Ronald Reagan (Sep 19, 1988). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12652-return-authority-administer-federal-employees-compensation-act-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 452; 22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), section 8146 of Title 5 of the United States Code, section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to return to the Secretary of Labor from the Panama Canal Commission the administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act as it applies to the employees of the Panama Canal Commission, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Section 1-307 of Executive Order No. 12215 of May 27, 1980, is rescinded. Sec. 2. The transfer and other exercises of authority made pursuant to Section 1-307 of Executive Order No. 12215 in Department of Defense Memorandum, "Implementation of Executive Order 12215, 'Delegation of Panama Canal Functions'," July 18, 1980, are rescinded. Sec. 3. This Order shall be effective January 1, 1989. RONALD REAGAN The White House, September 19, 1988. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:25 p.m., September 20, 1988]