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Executive Order 12869 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12869—Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

William J. Clinton William J. Clinton
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Thursday, September 30, 1993
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3 min read (522 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 William J. Clinton on 1993-09-30, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
▪ 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior); (b) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Executive Order No.
▪ 12196, as amended (Department of Labor); (c) President’s Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive Order No.
▪ 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management); (d) President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities; Executive Order No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
522
3,512 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.23
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12869, William J. Clinton (Sep 30, 1993). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12869-continuance-certain-federal-advisory-committees.

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 accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Each advisory committee listed below is continued until September 30, 1995: (a) Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive Order No. 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior); (b) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health; Executive Order No. 12196, as amended (Department of Labor); (c) President’s Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive Order No. 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management); (d) President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities; Executive Order No. 12367, as amended (National Endowment for the Arts); (e) President’s Committee on the International Labor Organization; Executive Order No. 12216 (Department of Labor); (f) President’s Committee on Mental Retardation; Executive Order No. 11776, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services); (g) President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science; Executive Order No. 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation); (h) President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Executive Order No. 12345, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services); (i) President’s Export Council; Executive Order No. 12131, as amended (Department of Commerce); and (j) President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Executive Order No. 12382, as amended (Department of Defense). Sec. 2. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Executive Order No. 12700, as amended (Office of Science and Technology Policy), the authority for which expired on June 30, 1993, is hereby reestab- lished in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order No. 12700, as amended, and shall continue until September 30, 1995. Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the committees listed in sections 1 and 2 of this order, except that of reporting annually to the Congress, shall be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after each committee, in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. Sec. 4. The following Executive orders or sections thereof, which established committees that have terminated or whose work is completed, are revoked: (a) Executive Order No. 12792, establishing the National Commission on America’s Urban Families; (b) Executive Order No. 12813, as amended by Executive Order No. 12815, establishing the President’s Commission on the Management of the Agency for International Development (AID) Programs; (c) Executive Order No. 12720, as amended by Executive Order No. 12783, establishing the President’s Council on Rural America; (d) Executive Order No. 12696, as amended by Executive Order No. 12756, establishing the President’s Drug Advisory Council; (e) Executive Order No. 12687, as amended by Executive Orders Nos. 12741 and 12785, establishing the President’s Education Policy Advisory Committee; and (f) Section 5 of Executive Order No. 12675, establishing the Vice President’s Space Policy Advisory Board. Sec. 5. Executive Order No. 12774 is superseded. Sec. 6. This order shall be effective September 30, 1993. William J. Clinton THE WHITE HOUSE, September 30, 1993.