Executive Order 12813 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.52)

Executive Order 12813—President's Commission on Management of the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs

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Tuesday, August 4, 1992

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2 min read (362 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 1992-08-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "President's Commission on Management of the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs." 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

▪ There is established the "President's Commission on Management of the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs" ("Commission").

▪ The Commission shall comprise five members from the private sector appointed by the President.

▪ The President shall designate the Chairman of the Commission from among its members.

▪ The Commission shall advise the Administrator of AID in the review and implementation of recommendations provided in the report to the President issued by the previous commission on management of AID programs (which was established by Public Law 101-513 and which terminated on May 16, 1992).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

362

2,365 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

15.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.52

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12813, George Bush (Aug 4, 1992). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12813-presidents-commission-management-the-agency-for-international.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the 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 commission on the management of the Agency for International Development (AID) programs, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment. There is established the "President's Commission on Management of the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs" ("Commission"). The Commission shall comprise five members from the private sector appointed by the President. The President shall designate the Chairman of the Commission from among its members. Sec. 2. Functions. The Commission shall advise the Administrator of AID in the review and implementation of recommendations provided in the report to the President issued by the previous commission on management of AID programs (which was established by Public Law 101-513 and which terminated on May 16, 1992). The Commission shall also report to the Deputy Secretary of State on the progress made in implementing the recommendations. Sec. 3. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by law, the Administrator of AID shall provide funding for the Commission. (b) Members of the Commission shall serve without any compensation for their work on the Commission. While engaged in the work of the Commission, they shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service -5707). (c) The Administrator of AID shall provide on a remibursable basis such administrative services as the Chairman of the Commission may request and the Administrator of AID deems appropriate. (d) To the extent permitted by law, the Chairman may, through the Administrator of AID, procure temporary and intermittent services. Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Notwithstanding any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amendded, that are applicable to the Commission, shall be performed by the Administrator of AID in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Admiistrator of General Services. (b) The Commission shall terminate not later than September 30, 1992. George Bush The White House, August 4, 1992.