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This executive order, signed by President George Bush on 1992-03-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Order Establishing the Southwest Asia Service Medal." 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
▪By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including my authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is herby ordered that Executive Order No.
▪12754 of March 12, 1991, is amended as follows: Section 1.
▪Is amended by deleting in the second sentence "Armed Forces" and by inserting in lieu thereof "Uniformed Services." Sec.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
170
1,019 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12790, George Bush (Mar 3, 1992). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12790-amending-the-order-establishing-the-southwest-asia-service-medal.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including my authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is herby ordered that Executive Order No. 12754 of March 12, 1991, is amended as follows: Section 1. Section 1 is amended by deleting in the second sentence "Armed Forces" and by inserting in lieu thereof "Uniformed Services." Sec. 2. Section 3 is amended to read: "The Secretaries of the Military Departments, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy; the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the Public Health Service, are directed to prescribe uniform regulations governing the award and wearing of the Southwest Asia Service Medal." George Bush The White House, March 3, 1992.
