Executive Order 12716 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12716—Extending the National Commission on Superconductivity

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Thursday, May 24, 1990

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1 min read (127 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 1990-05-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Extending the National Commission on Superconductivity." 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

▪ 12661, as amended, is further amended by deleting the date "March 31, 1990," and inserting in lieu thereof the date "August 7, 1990," and that the first sentence of Section 3-401(7) of the same Executive order is amended to read "The Commission shall disband no later than August 7, 1990." George Bush The White House, May 24, 1990.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

127

745 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12716, George Bush (May 24, 1990). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12716-extending-the-national-commission-superconductivity.

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, including the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418, 102 Stat. 1107) and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and to give the National Commission on Superconductivity additional time to complete its report, it is hereby ordered that Section 3-401(5) of Executive Order No. 12661, as amended, is further amended by deleting the date "March 31, 1990," and inserting in lieu thereof the date "August 7, 1990," and that the first sentence of Section 3-401(7) of the same Executive order is amended to read "The Commission shall disband no later than August 7, 1990." George Bush The White House, May 24, 1990.