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Executive Order 12691 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.44)

Executive Order 12691—President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation

George Bush George Bush
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Saturday, September 23, 1989
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2 min read (405 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 George Bush on 1989-09-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation." 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

▪ The Committee shall be composed of not more than five members to be appointed by the President.
▪ The Coommittee shall advise the President, by written report to be submitted within forty-five (45) days of the Committee's first meeting, with respect to the legal structure of the Points of Light Initiative Foundation and the legislation needed to establish the Foundation.
▪ However, members appointed from among private citizens of the United States shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in Government service -5707).
▪ The term of the Committee shall expire on June 30, 1991, unless sooner extended.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
405
2,577 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
18.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.44
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12691, George Bush (Sep 23, 1989). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12691-presidents-advisory-committee-the-points-light-initiative-foundation.

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 an advisory committee on the Points of Light Initiative, a foundation to be established to foster and promote community service, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the President's Advisory Committee on the Points of Light Initiative Foundation ("Committee"). The Committee shall be composed of not more than five members to be appointed by the President. (b) The President shall appoint a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among the members of the Committee. Sec. 2. Functions. The Coommittee shall advise the President, by written report to be submitted within forty-five (45) days of the Committee's first meeting, with respect to the legal structure of the Points of Light Initiative Foundation and the legislation needed to establish the Foundation. Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The Director of the Office of National Service in the Executive Office of the President and the heads of executive agencies shall provide, to the extent permitted by law, the Committee with such information with respect to community service issues and such other support as it may require for purposes of carrying out its functions under this order. (b) Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation for their work on the Committee. However, members appointed from among private citizens of the United States shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in Government service -5707). (c) The Office of National Service in the Executive Office of the President shall provide, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of funds, the Committee with administrative services, funds, and other support services as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions hereunder. (d) 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 Committee, shall be performed by the Director of the Office of National Service, in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. Sec. 4. General. The term of the Committee shall expire on June 30, 1991, unless sooner extended. George Bush The White House, September 23, 1989.