Executive Order 12819 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12819—Establishing a Presidential Youth Award for Community Service

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Wednesday, October 28, 1992

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1 min read (228 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 1992-10-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing a Presidential Youth Award for Community Service." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ A youth award for community service is hereby established.

▪ The award shall recognize outstanding voluntary community service contributions made byfd individuals between the ages of 5 and 22.

▪ The Director of the White House Office of National Service shall establish the criteria for the award.

▪ The criteria shall be based upon participation in voluntary community service activity.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

228

1,414 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

13.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12819, George Bush (Oct 28, 1992). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12819-establishing-presidential-youth-award-for-community-service.

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, including section 12651 of title 42 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. A youth award for community service is hereby established. The award shall recognize outstanding voluntary community service contributions made byfd individuals between the ages of 5 and 22. Section 2. The Director of the White House Office of National Service shall establish the criteria for the award. The criteria shall be based upon participation in voluntary community service activity. The award may bef bestowed upon any eligible individual who meets the established criteria. Section 3. The selection process for the award shal be administered by the Commission on National and Community Service and the White House Office of National Service. Such other individuals and entities as the Director of the White House Office of National Service deems approptiate may participate in the selection process. Section 4. The award shall be presented by the President, his designee or designees, or individuals designateed by the Director of the White House Office of National Service. Section 5. The name and design of the award shall be approved by the President upon the recommendation of the Director of the White House Office of National Service. George Bush The White House, October 28, 1992.